Brian Ching, Sacha Kljestan Score For Americans' 2-1 Victory Over El Salvador In World Cup Warmup
by Brian Landman (Result | St. Petersburg Times - February 25)
U.S. men's national team coach Bob Bradley has some things to ponder after Wednesday night's international friendly against El Salvador. And that's a good thing. more details | go to article

Attendance A Key If Tampa Wants To Host World Cup Games
by Brian Landman (Analysis | St. Petersburg Times - February 25)
If the United States wins the right to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, organizers will have to pare the list of cities, which includes Tampa, from 18 to 12 or, perhaps, 14. To make that final cut, which won't happen until five years before the event, U.S. Soccer president and USA Bid Committee chairman Sunil Gulati said cities will "need to distinguish themselves." more details | go to article

Chance At World Cup Beckons For Ex-USF Star Jeff Cunningham
by Brian Landman (Profile/Interview | St. Petersburg Times - February 24)
Not that long ago, former Crystal River High and USF high-scoring forward Jeff Cunningham figured he had seen his last shot at playing for the U.S. national soccer team. more details | go to article