All Entries in the "May 2010" Category
Thoughts On Czech Match, Final Roster
At the end of the day, Tuesday’s 4-2 “Send-Off Series” loss to the Czech Republic was, if nothing else, a “friendly” reminder that while the World Cup is the pinnacle and embodiment of why we call soccer the “Beautiful Game,” the process of selecting World Cup squads is anything but beautiful. It is cruel, it is difficult, [...]
US Roster Battle: Attacking Midfielder
(Photo courtesy of Tifosi) One position to watch tonight is the battle in the midfield, where several players will fight it out for one or two spots on Bob Bradley’s 23-man World Cup roster, which will be released Wednesday live on ESPN (1 pm EST). In all likelihood, Bradley will take nine midfielders to South [...]
US/Czech Republic Live Chat!
If you’re not going to be in Hartford or at a bar for tonight’s match, then you should join us for a live chat with The Yanks Are Coming staff and readers. We will have live commentary, be taking your questions and guzzling a few beers (whiskey for Jon Levy). Tell your friends and join [...]
Clint Dempsey: Looking Forward And Looking Back
[EDITOR'S NOTE]: Our good friend, Eric Beard of A Football Report, had the opportunity to chat with USMNT star Clint Dempsey on Monday after practice. Beard, a rising junior at Emory University, has interviewed countless star athletes over the course of his burgeoning journalism career — yet none left him so affected as his time [...]
US Soccer: What To Look For Tonight
Photo by Eric Beard/AFootballReport.com The Yanks will clash with Petr Cech and the Bohemians this evening in East Hartford in the first match of their World Cup tune-up schedule, appropriately dubbed “The Send-Off Series.” New Czech coach Michal Bílek is trying to put his stamp on the national team by auditioning a cast of anything [...]
Donovan Gears Up For World Cup
Another week, another slew of USMNT-driven content from the ol’ four-letter. After purchasing a snazzy new dress shirt (he traded the Italian one he was wearing to Jozy), Josh Elliott’s back in the studio interviewing Landon Donovan. Interestingly enough, like the announcers in “Winning Eleven,” Elliott has trouble pronouncing Chuck D’s last name as he [...]
The World Cup In America (Part Two)
Saudi Arabia’s stay was only temporary as Germany beat them 3-2 in the first of the knock-out matches to proceed; Spain overcoming a disappointing Swiss 3-0 in the next game. Saudi Arabia’s fairytale came to an end at the hands of Sweden 3-1, and a Hagi-inspired Romania dumped Argentina in the out pile 3-2 in [...]
US Soccer: Four Reasons To Believe
If you read the reader comments on my previous piece, “US Soccer: Four Pressing Questions,” then you probably experienced heart palpitations from the all “the US will fail if’s” and the doom and gloom. Hell, fellow TYAC senior writer Jon Levy had me up until the wee hours of the morning thinking about Aaron Lennon [...]
The World Cup In America (Part One)
This is the 14th in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1994 World Cup The 1994 World Cup was held, I’m sure I don’t need [...]
The English Brooklyn Dodgers Return!
There is a generation of men for whom sport is set in stone. Certain teams are good, some are bad and some are indifferent and will always remain so. In the USA, this would be the Brooklyn Dodgers generation. No matter that they moved more than 4000 miles away, to these guys they will always [...]
