That’s Blanco, Lampard, and…Kljestan on the North American cover of FIFA 10, continuing EA’s interesting choices of American cover boys (last year was Maurice Edu).
Anyway, for everyone like Sacha who won’t be at the Azteca for the big Mexico vs. USA World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday, we’ll be liveblogging it right here. Hooray! So [...]

Bob Bradley has named his 20-man roster for the World Cup Qualifier in Mexico City. Here it is:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton FC: 11/7 SO)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 21/3), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, 2/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover: 18/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford: 2/0), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew: 1/0), Oguchi [...]

While NBC Universal is keeping the USA vs. Mexico World Cup Qualifier on the obscure mun2, they have apparently taken notice to the outcry by offering a free preview of the channel on the day of the match.
They’ve been fervently contacting all the sites that took part in the effort to get the game [...]

Alright, Marlon already gave his thoughts on that crapfest in Costa Rica, so here’s mine:

Moving on…this Saturday night matchup against Honduras shouldn’t be nearly as soul crushing. First of all, the game is in Chicago, so the US MNT won’t be scared to death by the riotous locals. Secondly, this game isn’t against Costa Rica [...]

There’s too much to say about last night’s game. The USA were thoroughly outplayed and out coached. I could name every single player who took the field for the US and list a host of things they did wrong. Instead, because I don’t have that kind of fortitude, here is a short list of my [...]

Alright, you all know the drill. The game is at 10 pm ET. It’s down in Costa Rica. And it should be a good one.
Also, be sure to check out the special half hour pregame show on ESPN2 just before kickoff. See you then.
UPDATE: Here’s the US lineup via the US Soccer Twitter…
USMNT [...]

And we’re back! After another break in international play to finish up the European domestic seasons, the focus now turns back to WCQs and the upcoming Confederations Cup and Gold Cup, and several other super exciting, non-World Cup tournaments this summer.
When we last left the US MNT, Jozy Altidore was making us all mess [...]

After a very disappointing showing in El Salvador los Estados Unidos responded with a 3 – 0 walloping of Trinidad & Tobago. The US bossed the game all night, and Landon Donovan played remarkably on the left with help from DeMarcus Beasley. The star of the night, however, was Jozy Altidore.
Last night Altidore became [...]

Marlon and I will be live blogging tonight’s match against Trinidad & Tobago. So please return to this very webspace just before game time and join us for what is sure to be another patented Bob Bradley thrillfest.
Oh, wait…
USA vs. T&T: Yet Again

We were lucky. There’s no reason this game couldn’t have ended as a 2 – 0 loss. The application of Altidore late in the game gave a bit more fire power going forward and he did well to score, but ultimately the style of play was not greatly changed by his presence. Bob Bradley may [...]