Topic: Bob Bradley

Hassan equals record for most capped player

Egypt midfielder Ahmed Hassan equalled the world record for national team appearances on Monday when he came on as a substitute in the 2-0 friendly loss to Brazil in the Qatari capital.Hassan replaced Hosny Abd Rabou on 73 minutes to join ...

Bradley dumped as US national team coach

Bob Bradley was fired as coach of the United States national football team on Thursday, barely a year after guiding the Americans into the round of 16 at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati announced ...

Bob Bradley fired as U.S. national soccer coach

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bob Bradley was fired as national head coach on Thursday, U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced."It is always hard to make these decisions, especially when it involves someone we respect as much as Bob. We wish him ...

Analysis: Soccer growing but U.S. not delivering on field

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soccer's fascinating growth in the United States has not been matched on the field with the Gold Cup final showing the national side remains some way below potential.Bob Bradley's team were beaten 4-2 by Mexico in ...

Dempsey strike sends U.S. into Gold Cup final

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - The United States will face Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final after a 76th minute goal from Clint Dempsey gave the hosts a 1-0 victory over Panama Wednesday.Mexico beat Honduras 2-0 in the day's second semi-final ...

Adu returns to Stars and Stripes with a glimpse of talent

HOUSTON, Texas (Reuters) - Freddy Adu, once hyped as the greatest soccer talent the U.S. has ever produced, on Wednesday returned after a two year absence from internationals and provided a reminder his talent has by no means vanished.Adu, who spent ...

Donovan and Dempsey skip Cup training for weddings

MIAMI (Reuters) - Leading national team players Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey will miss three days training for Sunday's CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final against Jamaica in order to attend family weddings.The U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed on Thursday that the pair ...

Jozy Altidore leads U.S. to opening Gold Cup win over Canada

DETROIT (Reuters) - Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey were on target for the United States on Tuesday as they made a confident start to their Gold Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Canada.After suffering a 4-0 defeat at home to Spain ...

Not much Adu-ing with Freddy's career

Remember Freddy Adu, the wunderkind turned bust? He's back. Well, sort of.. . Two years after his last appearance with the U.S. National team - a...

DeMerit gets U.S. call-up

Whitecaps' captain Jay DeMerit has been called into Bob Bradley's latest U.S. national team camp and could miss the Caps' first road game in...