US National Team Ticker
A roundup of recent USMNT news
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USMNT / World
Is Bob Bradley good enough?
Bob Bradley just extended his contract with US Soccer to 2014. Is he a good choice?
Featured / MLS / Union
Devil’s advocate: Why not to play the kids
A youth movement is great in theory, but there’s a major catch for Philadelphia Union. If you play the kids too much, you could lose another key player in the expansion draft. PSP plays devil’s advocate and explains why more minutes for Danny Mwanga, Jack McInerney and Amobi Okugo could be bad for the Union, as much as we’d like to see it.
Featured / MLS / US
MLS expansion: Has the game changed?
With USL cities claiming 3 of the last 4 expansion franchises, will Philadelphia Union be the last MLS expansion team to start from scratch?
USMNT / World
Who is Conor Doyle?
A new USMNT prospect appears from nowhere, and some other quick hits for the national team.
USMNT / World / Youth Soccer Development
US Soccer story lines
A look at the progress of soccer in the US and the development of youth players.
Featured / MLS / Union / US
How to fix a broken Union
Shape, width, personnel, possession, salaries: PSP’s Ryan Pine on the state of the Union and his plan for how to fix it.
Featured / MLS / Union
You heard it here first…
A goalkeeper as the Union’s first designated player? Makes good sense, and with Manchester City’s Shay Given potentially in search of new employment, why not try to pull off a blockbuster?
USMNT / World
USA v. Brazil: A look back
A look back at the US-Brazil friendly Tuesday night, complete with some great photos PSP photographer Nicolae Stoian shot at the game in New Jersey.
Featured / Local / US
They gotta come from somewhere
The local press thinks local soccer doesn’t “mean much,” barely covering regional, state and national championship appearances by area clubs. We look at four players born within a year of one another who played together or against one another in local high schools and clubs that are now successful professionals. Because those professionals, they gotta come from somewhere.
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