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

Deadline Day: US Makes World Cup Roster Cuts
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Google News - May 26)
Edson Buddle and Herculez Gomez went from long shots to the U.S. World Cup roster, joining veterans Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley and Tim Howard on the American team headed to South Africa. more details | go to article

Klinsmann Broke Off US Talks Partly Over MLS
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 25)
Juergen Klinsmann broke off talks to become coach of the U.S. football team in 2006 because he wasn’t guaranteed top players the following summer for two preparation tournaments ahead of World Cup qualifying. more details | go to article

Czechs Down US 4-2 In Friendly
by Ronald Blum (Result | Yahoo - May 25)
The Czech Republic exposed the United States’ defensive deficiencies time and again, taking advantage of sloppy play in a 4-2 victory Tuesday in the first of three World Cup warmup matches for the Americans. more details | go to article

The Bradley Bunch: 3 Sports-Obsessed Brothers
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 22)
When the Bradley bunch gathers—brothers Bob, Scott and Jeff—the wives are on their own. more details | go to article

Bringin' It All Back Home: Many American Players Training For World Cup Get To Visit US
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Google News - May 21)
Brad Guzan appreciates the little things about World Cup training camp. For instance, the food. more details | go to article

Ferguson Predicts US Will Reach World Cup 2nd Rnd
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 18)
Alex Ferguson predicts the United States will reach the second round of the World Cup. more details | go to article

Bradley Understands Davies Anger
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Google News - May 17)
Bob Bradley understands Charlie Davies' anger at being left off the preliminary U.S. World Cup roster. more details | go to article

Injury Concerns Remain As US Team Opens Camp
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Google News - May 17)
Before wrapping themselves in the red, white and blue, the U.S. soccer players surrounded themselves with orange and black. more details | go to article

Major League Soccer Willing To Start Season Under Rules Of Expired Contract
by Ronald Blum (Article | Google News - February 21)
Major League Soccer is willing to start the season under the rules of its expired labour contract. more details | go to article

Union Won't Say If Willing To Play Under Old Deal
by Ronald Blum (Article | Yahoo - February 21)
The union for Major League Soccer players accused management of failing to bargain seriously and wouldn’t say whether it will play under the terms of its expired labor contract. more details | go to article

MLS And Players Extend Bargaining To Feb. 25
by Ronald Blum (Article | Yahoo - February 11)
Prevented from bargaining face to face because of snow, Major League Soccer and its players have agreed to extend labor talks through Feb. 25 in an effort to avoid a work stoppage. more details | go to article

Sampson Says Harkes Was Dropped From World Cup Roster In '98 Over Alleged Affair
by Ronald Blum (Profile/Interview | Google News - February 2)
Breaking more than a decade of silence, former U.S. soccer coach Steve Sampson said Tuesday he dropped John Harkes from the national team roster two months before the 1998 World Cup because the American captain was having an affair with the wife of teammate Eric Wynalda. more details | go to article

US Players Think World Cup Draw Favorable
by Robert Millward, Ronald Blum, Nancy Armour, Stuart Condie and Dave Skretta (Profile/Interview | Google News - December 5)
U.S. soccer players sounded confident. The English sounded overjoyed. more details | go to article