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Player Ratings: United States 1, Ecuador 1

Landon Donovan had his national team farewell, where he was solid for the US before making way to a younger group who did well for most of the game taking the lead early in the 5th minute through Mix Diskerud

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United States 2, Korea Republic 0: Player Ratings

The United States finished off their January camp with a 2-0 victory over Korea Republic in Los Angeles. Chris Wondolowski scored both goals showing the poaching instincts he has at the MLS level. The US defense had some scary moments

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United States 4, Germany 3: Player Ratings

It was a tremendous victory by the United States celebrating 100 years of existence as they defeated Germany 4-3 in Washington DC. There were lots of positives to take away from the performance, especially in attack, while the defense made

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United States 1, Mexico 1: Player Ratings

Juergen Klinsmann’s debut as US coach was another mixed game. The team looked confused in the first half and some players were fielded in unfamiliar positions. The second half was better as the team’s energy picked up as they pressured

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United States vs. Chile Preview: Players To Watch

The United States finish off their January camp with a friendly against Chile. The game should provide an opportunity to figure out if there are a set of youngsters ready to take a lineup. For me, the big questions that

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United States 1, South Africa 0: Player Ratings

It was an impressive performance by a young group as the team were solid defensively and were able were dangerous on the counter as they even scored a nice goal in the 85th minute when Mikkel Diskerud played a ball

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A Closer Look At The US Roster For South Africa Friendly

There were quite a few surprises with the national team roster selected by Bob Bradley. Almost none of the regulars were called into this group with Jonathan Bornstein, Jonathan Spector, Clarence Goodson, Brad Guzan, and Alejandro Bedoya as the only

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United States Announce Roster For South Africa Game

Here is the roster selected by Bob Bradley for next week’s friendly with South Africa. It is a young group and I will have more reaction to it later. Goalkeepers: Bradley Guzan (Aston Villa, ENGLAND), Dominic Cervi (Celtic, SCOTLAND) Defenders:

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A Closer Look At The United States-Colombia Game

This was another game where Bob Bradley experimented with the lineup and once again the results were mixed to say the least. Defensively, the team appeared much more solid. He stuck with a 4 man backline. He changed both full

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United States 0, Colombia 0: Player Ratings

This was an ugly game. Neither team did much in terms of attack and most chances were created out of mistakes of their opponents. The first half was terrible as both teams clogged the middle and few chances were created.

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