Postcard from Europe: Bradley's checklist for 2014
Some adjustments are needed ahead of next World Cup cycle
MLSsoccer.com
September 8, 2010 9:09 PM
AMSTERDAM
US National Team boss Bob Bradley has been signed up for another World Cup cycle, which of course means it's time for another round of entirely unsolicited advice.
Though there is a great big forthcoming slate of activities before that next chance at the big stage, let's look beyond all the qualifying and Gold Cupping to come.
Instead, let's...
Rookie Jasseh continues to develop for SJ
Speedy winger has looked sharp, but struggled to get playing time
September 8, 2010 8:08 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif.
As the schedule draws to a close, so, too, does the window for rookies to make an impact in the 2010 MLS season.Just ask defender Justin Morrow, a second-round selection of San Jose who was loaned Tuesday to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USSF D-2. Or Steven Beitashour, another second-round pick who was passed over at right back against Houston on...
Hernandez and Jasseh visit O.B. Whaley Elementary
Amway Kicks for Kids made an appearance in San Jose on Wednesday
September 8, 2010 7:07 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif.
San Jose Earthquakes defender Jason Hernandez and midfielder Omar Jasseh visited O.B. Whaley Elementary on Wednesday afternoon in San Jose as a part of the Amway Kicks for Kids program. The Amway Kicks for Kids program, in its second year, helps teach local youth about the importance of a healthy diet and an active lifestyle. The students...
Roundup: MLS players in CONCACAF action
Pappa, Johnson help teams to win; Márquez quiet again for Mexico
MLSsoccer.com
September 8, 2010 4:04 AM
The US National Team wasn’t in action on this FIFA international fixture date, but Major League Soccer was still well represented all over CONCACAF on Tuesday.In Washington, Chicago Fire attacker Marco Pappa helped Guatemala beat Central American neighbors El Salvador 2-0 at RFK Stadium. Pappa nearly opened the scoring in the 26th minute, but...
Pappa, Guatemala top El Salvador 2-0 at RFK
Chicago star helps Chapines top MLS-laden Salvadoran squad; Arturo Alvarez comes on in second half
FútbolMLS.com
September 8, 2010 3:03 AM
WASHINGTON
With goals from Fredy Thompson and Tránsito Montepeque at the tail end of each half, Guatemala beat El Salvador 2-0 in an international friendly Tuesday at RFK Stadium.A handful of current MLS players dressed for both teams. Deris Umanzor (Chicago Fire), Osael Romero (Chivas USA) and Arturo Alvarez (San Jose Earthquakes) donned El Salvador’s...
FIFA delegation kicks off five-city US tour
World Cup group tours nation to evaluate stadiums, infrastructure
MLSsoccer.com
September 7, 2010 7:07 PM
NEW YORK
For the USA Bid Committee, one of the biggest challenges it faces in landing either the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cups is the international community's often negative perception of soccer in the United States.
US Soccer president Sunil Gulati made the admission Tueday during a press conference in which an official FIFA delegation began its five-...
Training Report: Ending Wright rumors
Former Premier League goalkeeper is in town to train; Cronin disagrees with booking
September 7, 2010 3:03 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif.
San Jose Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop put an abrupt end to the Richard Wright speculation created by report from the Mercury News on Tuesday.Wright, a former goalkeeper for Everton and Arsenal of the English Premier League, trained with the Quakes on Tuesday. According to Yallop, there's nothing more to the story - Wright is in town to...
Quakes, A's choose 360 Architecture for stadium designs
Co-owner Lew Wolff selects 360 Architecture for joint projects on A's, Quakes stadiums
September 7, 2010 2:02 PM
SAN JOSE, Calif.
Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes and Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics announced today the formal selection of an architect for the teams’ proposed new stadiums. Lew Wolff, co-owner of the Earthquakes and A’s, said that sports venue design innovator 360 Architecture had been selected for both projects. “During the past...
