Who was the home team at the Rose Bowl?

What was Bob Bradley thinking. If you heard Sasho (Maryland’s Coach) emphasize how important it was to have Maurice Edu in the starting lineup –you had to be shocked when Bradley reinserted Clark in the starting midfield over Edu. The result a disastrous mistake by Clark that led to a Ghana goal and put the USA on its heels the entire match. Maurice played the 2nd half against Slovenia–0 goals. the first half against Algeria–0 goals   That earned him … Read More »

Yes, the nation will be on pins and needles around 2PM Saturday afternoon. For a few days the USA soccer team has captured the hearts and minds of the country. Landon and his team should win today. They are better, more Cup experienced, and should be on the roller coaster high after the late victory over an inferior Algeria team on Wednesday. I wonder if Beckham is happy for his LA teammate?

Forget everything else that has happened in the recent soccer past, in arguably the Biggest US soccer game ever, the guy we expected to come through did just that. #10 Landon Donovan, maligned over the years for disappearing in the crucial game put all the naysayers to rest as he set up and then followed up on the perhaps the biggest goal in US history.  Hats off to Coach Bob Bradley for his defensive replacements that produced the first US … Read More »

Two goals by Conor Casey and a clincher by Landon Donovan helped defeat the Honduras 3-2. This win was the clincher for the entrance of the US into the World Cup.