Archive for December, 2009
Player To Watch #26: Wilson Palacios
Number 26: Wilson Palacios Position: Central Midfielder Country: Honduras Club Team: Tottenham Hotspur FC, English Premier League American-Based Professional Athletic “Soulmate”: (A YOUNGER!!!) Jason Kidd, PG, Dallas Mavericks First of all, let me be the first at The Yanks Are Coming to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and best wishes, health and [...]
The Rundown: Best Links Of The Week
While the content here at The Yanks Are Coming is nothing short of top-notch, we want you to know it’s OK to venture elsewhere in the blogosphere. To spare you from reading hours and hours of worthless crap, we present you five of the best stories of the week from other sources. Excuse us while [...]
Bubble Boys
Many of the men on the 30 man roster have the same chance of making the plane as Taylor Twellman — none. On Tuesday, USMNT coach Bob Bradley announced the 30 man roster that will begin training in Carson, CA on January 4th – not exactly the usual suspects. Eschewing the four-letter website’s tendency to [...]
The American Dream on Foreign Turf
Success in American sports can have many different implications and meanings. For those faithful to the New York Yankees, a season without bringing home another World Series ring is unacceptable. Every single Detroit Red Wings supporter come playoff time would rather give away their children than gloomily wander out of Joe Louis Arena in the [...]
Enter Our Twitter Contest
In an effort to reach 1,000 followers on Twitter, The Yanks Are Coming is launching a contest. Simply log on to Twitter and retweet the message: @yanksarecoming: Retweet this message with your fav USMNT player & have a chance to win a USA 09/10 Classic Soccer Jacket! The jacket is super nice. As you can [...]
Player To Watch #27: Roque Santa Cruz
Number 27: Roque Santa Cruz Country: Paraguay Position: Striker Club Team: Manchester City American-Based Professional Sport “Soulmate”: Carson Palmer, QB, Cincinnati Bengals Roque (pronounced “Rocky” just like your favorite fictional boxer or flying squirrel) Santa Cruz is a pure striker. He possesses a coveted blend of the talents which make him a versatile and powerful [...]
Team USA and Zakumi Do Disco
Bob makes a good elf… We here at The Yanks Are Coming have been known to enjoy a good time. Well, we may have taken it too far with our latest offering. For your viewing pleasure, we proudly present members of the USMNT (including Coach Bradley) along with Zakumi dancing to disco music. In elf [...]
Player To Watch #28: Clint Dempsey
Number 28: Clint Dempsey Country: USA Position: Flank Midfielder/Forward Club Team: Fulham FC American Based Professional “Soulmate”: Joe Johnson G Atlanta Hawks Some may be wondering, “Why hasn’t Landon appeared on the players to watch list for the United States?” The answer is simple – the most important player for the Yanks to be successful [...]
The Yanks Are Coming Store
The Yanks Are Coming is pleased to announce the launch of our new store. Partnered with Amazon.com, the store features soccer items ranging from the new FIFA 2010 video game to the latest in Adidas footwear. Hell, it’s not quite the Apple Store on Fifth, but we’re pretty proud of it. Questions? Problems? Concerns? Shoot [...]
Yanks for the Memories
Regardless of what the modern day media would have you believe, the history of US soccer players in England and Scotland is actually quite a long one. The first American to make a name for himself was Bill Regan who played for Romford in 1948/49 and played in the 1949 Amateur Cup Final – becoming [...]
