US WOMEN 2-0 in Scandinavia

10:12 PM, Sunday, 06 July 2008

The US WNT traveled to Europe for a two game tour in Norway and Sweden. These two games are part of the preparation for the 2008 Olympics. First, they played their long time rival Norway. This is only the third time the USA has played in Norway, and the first time they defe... Posted by us_wnt · Comments (1) Topics: U.S. Soccer Federation,USA Women,USA Womens National Team

18 in search of Gold

04:12 PM, Sunday, 29 June 2008

US head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 18 players that will compete in this year's Olympics, plus four alternates. She chose the final roster after the USA defeated Canada at the Peace Queen Cup. The four alternates named were goalkeeper Briana Scurry, defender Ali Krieger,... Posted by us_wnt · Comments (0) Topics: USA Womens National Team,U.S. Soccer Federation,USA Women,Summer Olympics 2008,FIFA

The Youth Soccer Beast

05:31 PM, Friday, 27 June 2008

A while ago I asked a colleague of mine about how he enjoyed working for Major League Soccer.  His response was: "Well, youth soccer is where the money is."  His statement shocked me.  How could youth soccer be more of a money-maker than a professional soccer league? ... Posted by hoosierhooligan1 · Comments (5) Topics: U.S. Soccer Federation,Off The Field

USA advances to semi-final round of World Cup qualifying

07:18 PM, Wednesday, 25 June 2008

After a 9-0 aggregate whooping of vacation destination Barbados, the U.S. men's national team advances to the semi-final round of World Cup qualifying.  So what exactly does that mean? It means another round of playing CONCACAF's finest.  Guatemala, Cuba, and... Posted by hoosierhooligan1 · Comments (0) Topics: CONCACAF,USA,U.S. Soccer Federation,FIFA

Peace Queen Cup Champs!!!

05:24 PM, Sunday, 22 June 2008

The US played Brazil on June 17 for the second game of group play. They played a very physical game in which Carli Lloyd got a broken nose in the first half, Abby Wambach got hurt and came down on a bad collision-which is very rare for her, and a few more players got bad bruises. The... Posted by us_wnt · Comments (0) Topics: USA Women,U.S. Soccer Federation,USA Womens National Team

Bradley gives ten players a breather

08:52 PM, Wednesday, 18 June 2008

U.S. men's national team head coach Bob Bradley annouced that the following ten players will NOT be vacationing- err- playing this weekend in Barbados this weekend. Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Steve Cherundulo (Hannover 96), Landon Donovan... Posted by hoosierhooligan1 · Comments (0) Topics: U.S. Soccer Federation,USA,CONCACAF,Off The Field

USA-Barbados Match Report

04:39 PM, Monday, 16 June 2008

I don't think I've ever felt more sorry for an opponent than I did for Barbados yesterday.  Anyone who watched the game probably agrees with me.  Seeing so many different U.S. players getting involved in the attack was nice, but I probably could have... Posted by hoosierhooligan1 · Comments (1) Topics: FIFA,CONCACAF,USA,U.S. Soccer Federation

USA gets first win of Peace Queen Cup

04:33 PM, Sunday, 15 June 2008

The US Women left the States on June 8 and arrived in Seoul, North Korea on June 9 after a 12-hour flight, giving defender Heather Mitts her shortest birthday ever- 3 hours long. The team got to training the next morning to get over the jet lag. On June 10, during... Posted by us_wnt · Comments (0) Topics: FIFA,U.S. Soccer Federation,USA Women,CONCACAF,USA Womens National Team

Soccer and How I See My Years Go By

10:03 PM, Wednesday, 11 June 2008

    It is getting to be mid June and this weekend I have a ticket to go to San Jose to watch the LA Galaxy take on the San Jose Earthquakes. I’m a Galaxy season ticket holder and myself along with 200 other Galaxy fans are making the trip to San Jose for the match. I b... Posted by iamhannah · Comments (0) Topics: U.S. Soccer Federation,Off The Field

Bradley names roster for WCQ against Barbados

10:37 PM, Tuesday, 10 June 2008

U.S. men's national team head coach Bob Bradley announced his 21 man roster earlier today for the squad's first World Cup Qualifier against Barbados this Sunday at the Home Depot Center. 19 of the 21 players were on Bradley's roster against Argentina and captain Carlos... Posted by hoosierhooligan1 · Comments (2) Topics: CONCACAF,FIFA,U.S. Soccer Federation,USA