Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com When U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced his final 23-man roster for the FIFA World Cup, L.A. Galaxy forward Landon Donovan stole the headlines, but he was just one of seven players who had to return home after training with the team. Another one of those players was 30-year-old Michael Parkhurst, who was aiming for his first-ever World Cup finals appearance. Parkhurst, a defender for the Columbus Crew, said hearing the decision was difficult, but
A player like Brian McBride comes around once in a lifetime. The prolific striker got the job done in every situation at every level, whether it was winning games for the Columbus Crew, scoring goals for the U.S. Men’s National Team or playing with England’s best at Fulham. Photo Credit: Allstate/Taylor Strategy Allstate, one of the nation’s leading supporters of American soccer, has wisely teamed up with McBride to help promote awareness for the beautiful game. It’s such an important time,
Soccer is in Good Hands with Meola Photo Credit: Allstate Tony Meola is the kind of person you want representing your sport. A consummate professional, Meola has everything you look for when you talk about growing the game. He was an absolute legend on the pitch, a name that always comes up when you talk about great American goalkeepers. He has an incredible passion for the sport, someone who is always looking to pass his unbridled enthusiasm to a new generation. He did just
Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman will speak on behalf of the U.S. bid to host the FIFA World Cup™ in 2022 when the U.S. team makes its final presentation to the FIFA Executive Committee on Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Zurich. Freeman, a member of the USA Bid Committee’s board of directors, is the fourth person to be named to the U.S. team that will make a final 30-minute presentation. The others are: U.S. President Bill Clinton, the honorary chairman of the USA
Photo/Gatorade, Susan Goldman Lead Major League Soccer in goals. Check. Lead the Galaxy to an 11-2-3 record, good for first in the West. Check. Earn a spot on the USMNT’s 23-man roster for the World Cup. Check. Make two appearances at the World Cup in South Africa. Check. Undergo a battery of tests that included an air displacement chamber, the MOXUS Metabolic Cart System, and cognitive function speed tests. Check. The last item seems to be out of place, but it is actually quite a
The day after the historic and dramatic 1-0 victory against Algeria that sent the USA to the Round of 16 at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, United States President Barack Obama called the team and addressed the players and staff via speakerphone. The call came after dinner tonight to the meal room at the team hotel. U.S. head coach Bob Bradley first thanked the President for taking the time to address the team. Photo Credit: United States Soccer Federation The President then congratulated
Tuesday’s Outside the Lines (3 p.m. ET, ESPN) will feature a live report from Jeremy Schaap in Cape Town, a match-fixing discussion, and Landon Donovan live in the studio. Sunday’s telecast of La Liga’s Clasico live on ESPN Deportes was the highest-rated and most-watched European soccer telecast in Spanishlanguage cable television history.