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Major League Soccer: Midseason Awards

The MLS All-Star game is tonight where the All-Stars will face Manchester United at Reliant Stadium in Houston. The All-Star game marks the halfway point of the season so it seems like a good time to take a look at

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Bradley Announces US World Cup Squad

The decisions have been made as Bob Bradley has announced the 23-man squad for the United States going to South Africa. Here is the squad, Bradley selected. Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, ENGLAND), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, ENGLAND), Tim Howard (Everton,

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United States World Cup Roster: Final Predictions

Bob Bradley will announce his 23-man squad today at 1 pm EST on ESPN. The final test for those teams was given last night in their game against the Czech Republic where most of the starters were rested. Based on

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Czech Republic 4, United States 2: Player Ratings

It was not a particularly impressive performance by a United States squad that did not feature some of their best offensive weapons. However, the game showed some frailties in defense as the team surrendered 4 goals in a loss to

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United States 30-Man Squad: Midfielders And Forwards

Here is the second part of my look at the 30-Man US roster looking at the midfield players as well as the wide open race for the forward spots. One of the big questions in this group will be whether

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The Battle Of The US Forwards Continues

The hot topic in American soccer for the past couple weeks has been the top performances of two American strikers: Edson Buddle (Los Angeles) and Herculez Gomez (Puebla). Both have kept the conversation going as they each scored two goals

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Major League Soccer: Edson Buddle And His US National Team Hopes

It is still early in the MLS season, but the top performer so far has been Edson Buddle of the Los Angeles Galaxy. In three games, he has scored all five goals for the Galaxy and has put himself into

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