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Lalas Rings The Alarm Bell
by (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 (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
Recently Injured USA Defender Oguchi Onyewu - What Rustiness?
by (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - May 26)
Defender challenged journalists to point out rust in his game. more details | go to article
Winners And Losers: U.S. v. Czech Republic
by (Analysis | Goal.com - May 26)
An intentionally undermanned United States Men's National Team squad lost 4-2 to the Czech Republic in the squad's final match before Bob Bradley names his 23-man World Cup roster. Let's take a look at who helped his cause and who will be going home. more details | go to article
Stuart Holden: My Legs Got Away From Me
by (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - May 26)
Midfielder on comeback trail. more details | go to article
What To Watch For: U.S. vs. Czech Republic
by (Preview | Goal.com - May 25)
The United States Men's National Team will take the Rentschler Stadium pitch on Tuesday night to battle the Czech Republic. The outcome, however, won't matter as much as finding answers to some lingering questions. more details | go to article
Dempsey: Harkes Criticism Off-Base
by (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
U.S. Falls To Czech Republic 4-2 In Opening Send Off Series Match
by (Result | USSF - May 25)
In a match that served as a final audition for some U.S. players and a World Cup tune-up for others, the U.S. Men’s National Team fell 4-2 to the Czech Republic in front of 36,218 fans, the largest-ever crowd to watch a soccer match at Rentschler Field. more details | go to article
Post Match Quotes US MNT 2 Czech Republic 4
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 25)
Bob Bradley; Stuart Holden; Herculez Gomez; Maurice Edu; DaMarcus Beasley; Edson Buddle; Eddie Johnson. more details | go to article
Onyewu Makes Return From Surgery
by (Preview | Yahoo - May 25)
Oguchi Onyewu made his first appearance in a game since knee surgery last October, and Edson Buddle played his first game for the U.S. national team in seven years. more details | go to article
Czechs Down US 4-2 In Friendly
by (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
For Onyewu, It's Mind Over Matter
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 25)
The doctors have told Oguchi Onyewu that his knee is fixed, that he can jump and run and tackle and stretch without fear of aggravating the injury that ruined his club season. Onyewu believes their words, and he feels the new strength running through his joints as a long-lost level of fitness steadily returns. Also: 23-man roster prediction. more details | go to article
Herculez Flexes Muscles For U.S.
by (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
USA 2-4 Czech Republic: Americans Ambushed
by (Result | Goal.com - May 25)
Czechs capitalized on USA mistakes. more details | go to article
USA Man Of The Match
by (Analysis | Goal.com - May 25)
It's always difficult to pick out a man of the match in a loss, especially one where four goals were handed out to the opposition, but Herculez Gomez is a deserving winner for the USA from Tuesday night's match. more details | go to article
Bradley Set With Most Of Lineup
by (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
Lalas Rings The Alarm Bell
by (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 (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 (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
Deadline Day As US Makes World Cup Roster Cuts
by (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
Press Conference Quotes Before Czech Republic Match
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 24)
Landon Donovan; Carlos Bocanegra; and Bob Bradley. more details | go to article
Fans Encouraged To Arrive Early To Rentschler Field For Tuesday's U.S. Men's National Team vs. Czech Republic Send-Off Series Match
by (Preview | USSF - May 24)
As the U.S. Men's National Team prepares for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, a large crowd is expected at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. for the first of two "Send-Off Series" matches, in which the U.S. Men's National Team will host Czech Republic on Tuesday, May 25 at 8 p.m. ET. more details | go to article
Czech Friendly Is Vital For A Number Of USA Hopefuls
by (Article | Sports Network - May 24)
Tuesday's friendly between the United States and the Czech Republic will be used as much more than just a way to keep the American team sharp ahead of next month's World Cup. more details | go to article
U.S. Soccer Jobs On The Line At East Hartford Match
by (Preview | Connecticut Post - May 24)
U.S. National soccer team captain Carlos Bocanegra doesn't get to spend very much time on home soil these days playing professionally for Rennes in France's Ligue 1. more details | go to article
What To Watch For: U.S. vs. Czech Republic
by (Preview | Goal.com - May 25)
The United States Men's National Team will take the Rentschler Stadium pitch on Tuesday night to battle the Czech Republic. The outcome, however, won't matter as much as finding answers to some lingering questions. more details | go to article
Dempsey: Harkes Criticism Off-Base
by (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
U.S. Falls To Czech Republic 4-2 In Opening Send Off Series Match
by (Result | USSF - May 25)
In a match that served as a final audition for some U.S. players and a World Cup tune-up for others, the U.S. Men’s National Team fell 4-2 to the Czech Republic in front of 36,218 fans, the largest-ever crowd to watch a soccer match at Rentschler Field. more details | go to article
Post Match Quotes US MNT 2 Czech Republic 4
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - May 25)
Bob Bradley; Stuart Holden; Herculez Gomez; Maurice Edu; DaMarcus Beasley; Edson Buddle; Eddie Johnson. more details | go to article
Onyewu Makes Return From Surgery
by (Preview | Yahoo - May 25)
Oguchi Onyewu made his first appearance in a game since knee surgery last October, and Edson Buddle played his first game for the U.S. national team in seven years. more details | go to article
Czechs Down US 4-2 In Friendly
by (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
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