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Written by: tyler ransburgh
US Soccer coach Bob Bradley named the 23-man roster that will be going to the World Cup in South Africa. The biggest surprise to most was striker Brian Ching not being included in the squad, and striker Robbie Findley making the team. Other than that the squad was as expected. While I am not surprised [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
Nike released a great new soccer video called ‘Write The Future’. The piece stars Ronaldo, Drogba, Rooney, Fabio Cannavaro, Ribery, Fabregas, Ronaldinho, Landon Donovan, and Tim Howard among others. Update: Nike’s ‘Write The Future’ video became the most viewed viral video in its first week ?according to web video analytics company Visible Measures. The video had 7.8 [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
The bigger story that swarmed the internet this afternoon was not the players who made the preliminary 30-man roster, but the fact that Charlie Davies was not included. Tweets from both Davies (@CharlieDavies9) and Altidore (@JozyAltidore17) expressed disappointment and support. There was less shock but still disappointment that Freddy Adu did not get a chance [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
Toeball Tyler’s Prediction Currently the European members have not looked so great on the field. Between the injuries and head butting opponents, this was not the best build to a World Cup. Goalkeepers (4) – One of the strongest postions produced by the Americans will see plenty of depth: Tim Howard (obvious) Brad Guzan (obvious) Marcus [...]
Written by: Gabe
Bob Bradley’s crazyman approach to player testing for the World Cup has left many of us confused by the USA manager’s approach to defining his final 23. He has scoured the crevices of MLS while breezing past glimmers of hope in players abroad. In short, he’s not winning many staunch supporters for his methods, just [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
We at Astroheader have complained about the FIFA World Rankings before. FIFA has outdone themselves with the October 2009 version. Just an FYI, these rankings came out after the last round of World Cup qualifying on October 14th. UEFA still has to play their play-off rounds. To start the BS, Croatia, who failed to qualify [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
American keepers have been successful at the highest levels of English football. Everton’s Tim Howard (who started his English footballing career at Manchester United) might be one of the best. Howard has been instrumental in leading Everton to the 2009 FA Cup Final against Chelsea. The final will be played May 30th at Wembley, and [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
Beckham has secured a new deal with AC Milan and the LA Galaxy. The dual contract will allow Beckham to stay with AC Milan till the end of the Serie A season and wont return to the United States till mid July. Beckham will miss 3+ months of the MLS season. On the other hand, [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
United States Head Coach Bob Bradley has named his 20-man roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Mexico on February 11th in Columbus, Ohio. Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton) Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce [...]
Written by: tyler ransburgh
I like to follow how Americans do in foreign countries, especially in Europe. Yanks Abroad is a great site that I watch closely. One of my favorite columns is 23 Tickets to South Africa. It is an article that places the top American talent in buckets based on the likelihood that they will be a [...]
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