Raging Bull All Grown Up And Leading The English
by Jeré Longman (Profile/Interview | New York Times - June 3)
The life and times of Wayne Rooney, England’s star and star-crossed forward, can be floridly traced in the body art of his tattoos. more details | go to article

Bradley Set With Most Of Lineup
by Paul Kennedy (Preview | Soccer America - May 29)
After many starters sat out Tuesday's friendly against the Czech Republic, look for Coach Bob Bradley to field close to his first team for Saturday's friendly against Turkey in Philadelphia (TV: ESPN2, Galavision, live, 2 pm ET). more details | go to article

Eyes On Hurting D When USA Faces Turks
by Ridge Mahoney (Preview | Soccer America - May 28)
On a teleconference call Wednesday discussing his World Cup squad selection, U.S. coach Bob Bradley said he'd like to field his projected starting XI, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, against Turkey Saturday (1:30 p.m., ESPN2) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. more details | go to article

World Cup At San Francisco's City Hall
by No Author Listed (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
If the choice is city workers heading home or off to a local bar to watch World Cup or have them view the games in their front yard, the city of San Francisco would prefer the latter. It will be showing games on a 13-by-18-foot video screen at Civic Center Plaza. more details | go to article

Respect Elusive For U.S. Men's Soccer Team
by Linda Robertson (Commentary | Miami Herald - May 27)
On paper, the U.S. soccer team looks good. On the green grass of South African stadiums, lining up in front of millions of spectators and TV viewers, deafened by the cacophony of bleating vuvuzelas and competing against England, Slovenia and Algeria, the U.S. soccer team will have to prove it is good. more details | go to article

U.S. Roster Soap Opera Settled On Daytime TV
by George Vecsey (Commentary | New York Times - May 27)
The call came after 2 in the morning, but DaMarcus Beasley was not asleep. His roommate, Oguchi Onyewu, gave him hugs and handshakes, and that was how Beasley knew he was going to the World Cup again. more details | go to article

U.S. Roster Is Set For Trip To South Africa
by Michelle Kaufman (Profile/Interview | Miami Herald - May 27)
Edson Buddle, Herculez Gomez and Robbie Findlay made the U.S. team at forward over Brian Ching as Bob Bradley announced his final roster Wednesday. more details | go to article

Obama Will Be Watching ...
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - May 27)
A day after the selection of the 23 players who will represent the USA at the World Cup, they headed to the White House for an official sendoff from President Barack Obama. more details | go to article

U.S. Sets 23-Man World Cup Roster
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | ESPN - May 26)
Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez have made the U.S. World Cup roster, coming from obscurity a few months ago to earn trips to South Africa. more details | go to article

Official USA World Cup Roster Named
by Andrea Canales (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - May 26)
Bradley makes final decisions. more details | go to article

Lalas Rings The Alarm Bell
by Paul Kennedy (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
American voices will be almost entirely absent from ESPN's expansive coverage of the World Cup, but luckily it will have Alexi Lalas. He rang the alarm bell about the U.S. backline. And that was before the game started ... more details | go to article

U.S. Player Ratings
by Ridge Mahoney (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
Soccer America's Ridge Mahoney grades the U.S. players after the USA's 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic in Hartford, Conn. more details | go to article

USA 23: Lots Still Up In The Air
by Ridge Mahoney (Analysis | Soccer America - May 26)
The key issue arising from a 4-2 U.S. loss to the Czech Republic Tuesday night is: which questions have been answered, and which are still unresolved? more details | go to article

US Loses To Czechs 4-2 On Last Day Before Cuts
by Ronald Blum (Analysis | Yahoo - May 26)
If a 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic in Tuesday night’s World Cup warmup was tough for the United States to take, now comes an even more difficult spell: Coach Bob Bradley will cut seven players to trim his roster to FIFA’s 23-man limit. more details | go to article

Deadline Day As US Makes World Cup Roster Cuts
by Ronald Blum (Analysis | Yahoo - May 26)
One by one, seven players were getting called in for those dreaded individual talks, short, blunt conversations that are soccer’s toughest. more details | go to article