Reading U.S. Coach Bob Bradley's Senior Thesis
by Grant Wahl (Profile/Interview | Sports Illustrated - May 25)
U.S. coach Bob Bradley took the unusual step of requesting an unscheduled chat with four media members on Sunday, the last day of the U.S. team’s week-long stay at Princeton University. Bradley is not the emotive type, but you could tell that spending a week before the World Cup at his alma mater was a special moment for him in his career. more details | go to article

Dempsey: Harkes Criticism Off-Base
by Grant Wahl (Blog Entry | Sports Illustrated - May 25)
On the day the U.S. meets the Czech Republic in a pre-World Cup friendly (ESPN, Galavisión, 8 p.m. ET), U.S. midfielder Clint Dempsey has something he wants to get off his chest. Dempsey isn’t happy with the way ESPN commentator John Harkes has criticized him on TV, in particular during last year’s Confederations Cup. more details | go to article

Czech Game Is The Final Chance For U.S.' Fringe Players To Impress
by Grant Wahl (Preview | Sports Illustrated - May 24)
Time is just about up for seven players who will be cut from the U.S. soccer team when coach Bob Bradley announces his final 23-man World Cup roster this week, most likely on Wednesday. And at least some of those last cuts will depend on what happens in Tuesday's friendly here between the U.S. and the Czech Republic (ESPN, Galavision, 8 p.m. ET). more details | go to article

Penalty-Takers At World Cup Not Allowed To Feint
by Reuters (Article | Sports Illustrated - May 18)
Penalty-takers at the World Cup will not be able to feint as they are about to kick the ball after a change in rules was announced on Tuesday, just three weeks before the start of the sport's biggest event. more details | go to article

Henry Brings Star Power To MLS
by Grant Wahl (Profile/Interview | Sports Illustrated - May 17)
Three thoughts on Thierry Henry's almost certain move to the New York Red Bulls after the 2010 World Cup: more details | go to article

Henry Set To Join The Red Bulls
by Ben Lyttleton (Profile/Interview | Sports Illustrated - May 17)
Just over an hour into Barcelona's Champions League semifinal elimination to Internazionale, Thierry Henry knew his time at the club was up. more details | go to article

U.S. Roster Spots Still Up For Grabs As Bradley Mulls Preliminary Roster
by Steve Davis (Analysis | Sports Illustrated - May 7)
There will be thousands of guesses but only one man truly knows. Sometime early next week, U.S. coach Bob Bradley will release the names of 26-28 players who will report to Princeton University starting on May 15. From there, he'll select the final 23-man roster for South Africa. more details | go to article

Projecting An Ideal 23-Man U.S. World Cup Roster For South Africa
by Jen Chang (Analysis | Sports Illustrated - May 5)
The past few days have seen various national team coaches commence the painstaking process of culling the candidates for their World Cup squads. We've already seen some minor surprises -- Germany's Joachim Low opting not to recall the in-form Kevin Kuranyi -- and some controversial choices such as Mexico's Javier Aguirre leaving out Nery Castillo. Which brings us, of course, to the U.S. team and the preliminary roster that Bob Bradley will name on May 11, which could be as many as 30 players, but is more likely to be in the 26-28 range. more details | go to article

U.S. Relishes Stern Test vs. Dutch
by Grant Wahl (Preview | Sports Illustrated - March 3)
Hard games. That has been the mantra for the U.S. national team under coach Bob Bradley, and Wednesday's test against world No. 3 the Netherlands (2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2, Galavisión) is the latest big challenge in a four-year World Cup preparation cycle that has been far more difficult than the one before World Cup 2006. more details | go to article

Q&A With U.S.' Jonathan Spector
by Grant Wahl (Profile/Interview | Sports Illustrated - March 2)
On a U.S. soccer team that has several versatile players, Jonathan Spector might be the most extreme example. The 24-year-old Chicago-area native is a natural right back, but he has played on the left side for England's West Ham United this season, while for the Yanks he has split time between the right side and (in the team's last two European friendlies) the center. more details | go to article

World-Class Arena Awaits Red Bulls
by Grant Wahl (Analysis | Sports Illustrated - March 1)
It's easy to exaggerate the importance of sports stadiums. The coverage of the new Dallas Cowboys stadium last year made it seem as though Jerry Jones had commissioned a modern-day version of the Egyptian pyramids instead of, you know, a really big place to watch football, eat wings and get lit on a Sunday night. more details | go to article

For Mexico, A Friendly With Meaning
by Luis Bueno (Preview | Sports Illustrated - February 26)
Mexico will open the World Cup against South Africa on June 11 in its most important game in four years, and each match El Tricolor goes on to play in the tournament will only increase in significance. more details | go to article

Ching, Casey Target U.S. Roster Spot
by Grant Wahl (Commentary | Sports Illustrated - February 24)
The U.S.' domestic-based B team meets El Salvador here Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic, Galavisión), but while the bigger first-team game takes place next Wednesday at the Netherlands, there are still some things that we can learn as coach Bob Bradley continues narrowing his options toward naming a 23-man World Cup roster in May. Also: MLS players on verge of strike? Argentina to tour the US. more details | go to article

U.S. Roster Analysis, More
by Grant Wahl (Commentary | Sports Illustrated - February 22)
I'm here in Florida for Wednesday's friendly between the U.S. and El Salvador (7 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic, Galavisión), so I'll kick off the mailbag column with some national-team queries. Also: MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement negotations. Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/grant_wahl/02/22/roster.mailbag/index.html#ixzz0gNMOPJ7p Get a free NFL Team Jacket and Tee with SI Subscription more details | go to article

Donovan's Immediate Success At Everton Could Complicate His Future
by Grant Wahl (Profile/Interview | Sports Illustrated - February 19)
U.S. star midfielder Landon Donovan has another big English Premier League game for Everton on Saturday against Manchester United (7:45 a.m. ET, ESPN2), which means that it will be one more chance for Donovan to continue his statement-making form during a 10-week offseason loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy. more details | go to article