Bob Bradley’s 4-year cycle as head coach for the US National Soccer team is reaching it’s pinnacle. Today, he named his provisional 30 man squad. So, what do we have?

I’ve always thought it would be cool to coach a national soccer team. Yeah, it would take a lot of work, and success to find yourself in that position. But to make some good money traveling around to games to see the countries top players. Always have a great seat made available to you….

Freddy Adu and the boys drop the hammer on Poland. Some sweet goals.
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All the fire power on assignment in Canada. Maybe Bradley could use a couple of the kids in Venezuela.

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I don’t think I can remember an off season quite as busy as this one for Soccer in this country. It’s about time MLS kept the news flow going during the winter months.
So, I’m now getting used to the fact that Bob Bradley is the new national team coach. I’ve had a few days to reflect on the hiring and I’ve decided it’s not the end of the world. I’m sure he’ll do a great job. But the thing is, he’s not the guy who is …

Things are going great in Des Moines right now. Not only will they get to play Kansas City in the Open Cup on Wednesday, but they are through to the Semi’s of the PDL playoffs. They’ll host Orange County Blue Star next weekend in the PDL Semi’s.
It looks like there will be a bidding war to sign Freddy Adu once he turns 18. Chelsea seem very interested. During the broadcast of the match on Thursday, it was mentioned that Adu’s mother watched the match from Chelsea’s box. Would that be …

As if playing Chelsea tonight in a friendly isn’t enough….the even Empire (AEG) is announcing the sale of the team to local investors.
Now, anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis knowns I’m not the biggest fan of AEG–or at least the way they do things in LA–so I can only see this move as a positive for the fans in DC. Looks like they’ll be getting a new stadium as well, though I’m not holding my breath until it’s official. Hope it’s a good match tonight and congrats …

So, I’m bumping around looking at articles and Google News has a million stories titled, Freddy Abu’s D.C. United Face Chelsea. (try it, go to Google News and type in Freddy Abu)
Ok, nice typo from the AP folks. Once again, a sign that the media only covers the sport in this country when they have to and don’t bother with fact checking.
Second, why is it Freddy’s team? Sorry, but he still isn’t a regular starter. I know, I know, MLS has highlighted the kid so much that for many, he’s …

So, Freddy Adu is now a driver.
Now, I’m not really sure how newsworthy this story is except to warn drivers in the DC area that there’s another young driver on the streets. But I guess if the sport can stay in the papers in this country one way or another, it can’t be a bad thing.
He’s 16 and driving a brand new $44,000 BMW….it sure is a far cry from my first car–or my current ride for that matter.

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As a Galaxy fan, I can’t tell you how much watching the LA-DC match on Saturday pissed me off. If Doug Hamilton can’t see how much Peter Nowak outcoached Steve Sampson, then he has no business having any say who should be leading any MLS team.
But I want to stay positive today so I’m going to talk about Herculez Gomez. SoCal Soccer News had a good interview with him the other day. Now, I’m going to go on record–probably a little late–and claim that I thought the …

Yeah, it’s a boring Friday at the office.

Who the heck is/are Bowling for Soup? Ah, what am I complaining about? The All-Star is a waste of time anyway. I do love the way the Press Release sells the band tough. It makes the what MLS puts out trying to sell an ESPN broadcast of a Chivas-Colorado match sound believable.
You’ve got to love stories like this one from West Virginia. Doesn’t it warm your…errr…you know. It’s gonna take some time, but the sport of soccer will eventually be every …