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US Roster For Argentina And Paraguay Friendlies

After a good and long vacation, I am back and ready to talk about the upcoming friendlies for the US. There have been some changes from the original squad due to injuries including Stuart Holden as well as Steve Cherundolo,

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United States Gold Cup Roster February Edition

The month is almost complete, but here is a new version of the lineup. There was no friendly against Egypt, so there is not a lot to change especially with MLS not even starting up yet. Here is a look

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US Gold Cup Squad End Of January Addition

It is getting late in the process for deciding the Gold Cup roster as there are only three friendlies before June when the squad will be selected. Those friendlies are on FIFA International dates and are games against Egypt in

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A Closer Look At The USA-Chile Friendly

In their friendly against Chile, the United States got a 1-1 draw but the point of the game was to look at the depth of the national team pool and see which players jumped out as possible players for the

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United States 1, Chile 1: Player Ratings

The United States earned a 1-1 draw against Chile. Chile took the lead through Esteban Paredes before the United States equalized through a penalty that was converted by Teal Bunbury after Juan Agudelo had been taken down in the box.

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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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Who Should Be At The US January Camp?

The January Camp roster will be announced at 1 pm Tuesday. The group will consist of MLS and Scandinavian League players as they group prepares for a friendly against Chile. Here is my projected roster. Goalkeepers: Kevin Hartman (FC Dallas),

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US Gold Cup Roster November 2010 Edition And Look Ahead To 2011

The games for 2010 are complete. The US ended the year on a high note as they defeated South Africa 1-0 in Cape Town. It is the squad’s first victory since the World Cup and it was an impressive performance

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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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United States vs. South Africa Preview

This is an interesting friendly as the United States compete in the Mandela Challenge Cup. The United States are bringing a very young squad as they left most of the regulars at home. The complete roster is listed here. There

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