Archive for February, 2010
Soccer And The Lost Art Of Running
Recently, it has come to my attention that people throw around the word “hate” a little too casually. I hate her. I hate him. I hate Wayne Rooney. Really? Do you really detest this certain person that much? I don’t think so. So it gives me great pleasure (or displeasure, I can’t decide) to talk [...]
Davies: Taking The Kid Gloves Off
(Photo courtesy of Tifosi) During the halftime coverage of the US/El Salvador match, Rob Stone and John Harkes made several points about the injured Yanks that are currently on the mend. Hopefully Ricardo Clark, Clint Dempsey, Gooch, and The Maestro are all making an excellent recovery as these four are without question “on the plane” [...]
Announcing US/Netherlands Live Chat
Join us this Wednesday for the US/Netherlands friendly as senior writer Neil W. Blackmon will be taking your questions and comments during the match. We’ll be chatting live starting at 2:30 p.m. so have your questions ready! We look forward to hearing from you. If you’re usually on Twitter for matches, we encourage you to [...]
Six Players Who Stole The Show
Over the years, the World Cup has featured an astounding array of legendary players performing extraordinary feats. But occasionally, a player comes along who commands the attention of the entire globe, grabbing the headlines and bringing glory to himself, and quite often, his country. Sometimes it’s a relative unknown who bursts into international superstardom overnight. [...]
Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
We’ve all been there; two mates arguing over the same woman, or maybe seeing the same woman, or even worse, diddling the same woman. Everybody pretends that it’s all fine and everybody are mates after all and it’s a wonderful sentiment to enjoy for the few seconds it takes you to realize that, like open [...]
Who’s Going To Amsterdam?
Fresh off the presses from US Soccer comes word that Bob Bradley has announced his roster for the March 3rd friendly against the Netherlands. While the glut of European-based players is a gimme, some of the names set to join the squad at Amsterdam ArenA may garner a degree of surprise. For me, my attention [...]
US v El Salvador: Player Ratings
On the same night Mexico’s non-European based players drilled Bolivia 5-0 in San Francisco, the US bubble boys struggled to put away a depleted El Salvador side. The dreary match conditions eventually took their toll on Los Cuscatlecos; after taking the lead in the 59th minute the ever-flagging visitors conceded two, the latter coming in [...]
And The Jersey Winner Is…
Before we get to the winner, everyone at The Yanks Are Coming would like to once again thank you for your continued support. We had a great time meeting some of you yesterday at our tailgate in Tampa. While we wish more of you came out, Dan currently has seven cases of Bud Light sitting [...]
Live From Tampa, FL!
EDITOR’S NOTE: Instead of boring you with a paragraph or two regarding what we’re doing today, I decided to break it up into a series of bullet points. Use the extra time to chug copious amounts of warm beer. Have a hell of a day. If You’re Going To Be In Tampa We’re drinking manly [...]
Previewing The US/El Salvador Match
Tonight’s match in Tampa will be Bob Bradley’s last chance to assess several of his team’s fringe players prior to selecting the squad that will fly to South Africa. El Salvador is no joke, but at this point they should be a better measuring stick for the Yanks B/C team than the starting unit. Yeah [...]
