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Sunil and his megaphone have a World Cup bid update

June 10th, 2009 | By: Brooks Peck | No Comments »

This is from the day of the US vs. Honduras match in Chicago, where a group of supporters apparently stopped off at USSF headquarters on their way to Soldier Field.
My favorite part? Both Sunil and Don Garber standing like Captain Morgan as they address the masses.

USWNT vs Japan CANCELLED

May 12th, 2009 | By: Melissa | 2 Comments »

I’m gonna go out on a limb here and assume today’s news that Japan pulled out of it’s two upcoming friendlies in the US are perhaps a bit of an overreaction to the news that the two remaining Mexican teams in the Copa Libertadores dropped out of the competition because CONMEBOL teams refused to enter [...]

Special USA WCB Transfer Announcement

March 12th, 2009 | By: Brooks Peck | 9 Comments »

Listen up, Nose Bleeders –
We’ve got a bit of personnel news for you. See, Carter is finally getting put away for his many crimes against humanity, leaving him unable to contribute to USA World Cup Blog for the next 30 to life. So, to replace him, we have called upon one of your own.
Ladies [...]

This is a Megan Rapinoe post

March 9th, 2009 | By: Melissa | No Comments »

Here’s Megan, courtesy of the USWNT blog, channeling another popular national team player:

Here’s Megan at a radio station in Portland kicking a ball at a station employee. I counted two times she kicked him in the balls. Also, I found this clip because her boss posted it on Twitter today. Lulz:

And here’s [...]

Looking for a company to boycott? How about Blockbuster.

February 7th, 2009 | By: Brooks Peck | 10 Comments »

Laurie posted the image to the left on the mainpage earlier today, but here’s a development that we all seem to have missed — after Radio Shack dropped out of the voodoo doll promotion, a new US based corporate sponsor stepped in as the treasonous distributor of these things:
Blockbuster stores in Mexico City began trading [...]

Mexico Needs Voodoo to Beat the US

January 28th, 2009 | By: Brooks Peck | 6 Comments »

Carter already posted this at Dirty Tackle, but I figured you guys would enjoy this, as well…
The AP reports that a Mexican newspaper has joined forces with Radio Shack (yes, the US electronics store) to start a voodoo campaign against the US MNT ahead of the US vs. Mexico World Cup Qualifying match in a [...]

The ‘Du Boys Give Their Political Support

October 30th, 2008 | By: Brooks Peck | 6 Comments »

Alright, I really don’t want to get too into politics on a soccer blog, but it’s been slow on the US MNT news front (meanwhile, things are bustling over at DirtyTackle.net), so screw it…
According to Goal.com, both Freddy Adu and Maurice Edu have supported a certain presidential candidate in recent interviews (hint: it’s not the [...]

Introducing: DirtyTackle.Net

October 28th, 2008 | By: Brooks Peck | 8 Comments »

Alright everyone, pay attention. It’s announcement time:
Over the last few days, Carter and I have been working feverishly to create something truly awesome that will enrich your lives and bring about world peace.
Well, that project failed miserably, so instead we created a new website called DirtyTackle.net. There you will find our same trademark horribleness, [...]

Video Evidence: Frankie Hejduk Found A Cure For That Whole “Sleep” Thing

October 23rd, 2008 | By: Brooks Peck | 4 Comments »

We already know that Frankie Hejduk can down a beer with the best of them, but what about his love for caffeinated beverages? In this video from USSoccer.com, we learn many things about the US MNT veteran, including his love of espresso. Like, he really loves it. Seriously. Dude is pretty hardcore addicted to it. [...]

Germans Shut Door On Subotic

October 17th, 2008 | By: Brooks Peck | 11 Comments »

When we last left the Neven Subotic saga, our young friend was reported to be on the verge of adding to his collection of nationalities by becoming a German citizen. There were rumors that the German national team was very interested in the up and coming defender and the citizenship process was moving quickly to [...]


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