Herculez Flexes Muscles For U.S.
by Les Carpenter (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 25)
He comes with a hero’s name and a story that is too-good-to-be-true all-American. And on Tuesday night, Herculez Gomez headed a ball past Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech to score a goal for the United States. A precious goal. more details | go to article

Why The World Needs U.S. World Cup
by Les Carpenter (Commentary | Yahoo - May 14)
America’s official bid to host soccer’s World Cup again is a testament to excess: 1,250 pages long, sewn into four hard-cover, full-color volumes, that are tucked into a thick black binder and loaded in a brown cardboard carrying case. It even has its own handle. more details | go to article