Tag Archives: Clint Dempsey
The Warning Signs in a Big Win for U.S. National Team
This morning, U.S. soccer fans are again wearing their rose-colored glasses and celebrating the home team’s necessary 1-0 win over Jamaica last night at Crew Stadium. With the win, the Yanks sit atop Group A and control their destiny in … Continue reading
The Dempsey Conundrum: Promotion or Status Quo?
On the eve of the much-anticipated American Civil War between Everton and Fulham, American soccer fans are relishing the chance to see three of their best players take the pitch at the same time at the highest level of competition. … Continue reading
Klinsmann Unveils His First USMNT Roster
The U.S. v. Mexico rematch friendly is less than a week away, and today Jurgen Klinsmann unveiled his first list of call-ups as the head coach for the national team. The Mexico friendly comes at a tricky time for the … Continue reading
Knock Knock It’s FIFA: Week in Review May 23-27, 2011
It was an incredibly busy week in American soccer. Between the US national team, MLS midweek matches, and all sorts of FIFA controversies, there was a wealth of story lines for fans of the beautiful game. Below are some of … Continue reading
Here is Who Should Really Make the Gold Cup Team
By now you have probably heard the Bob Bradley deadline of May 23 to announce his call-ups for the U.S. National Team. This is a critical call-up, as not only will these players play in the 2011 Gold Cup but … Continue reading
The Week in Review: April 25-29, 2011
Quite possibly this has been one of the darkest weeks in MLS in a long time. David Ferreira is gone for a while, Steve Zakuani’s situation is even worse, the league handed out the longest suspension in its history, Seattle … Continue reading
Week in Review April 18-22, 2011
For your viewing pleasure, above is the video of Juan Agudelo scoring the goal of the year so far in Major League Soccer. Every time there is a story or interview saying Americans should temper their enthusiasm for him and … Continue reading
Edson Buddle Signing with FC Ingolstadt a Disgrace for MLS
Breaking this weekend was the surprising news that 2010 MLS MVP candidate Edson Buddle was poised to make his long-discussed move overseas. What made it surprising was that the move was not to Birmingham City, which is where he had … Continue reading
WHAT IF 2010: What if the U.S. had Beaten Ghana?
As we close the books on 2010 and go through our retrospectives (including MLS Talk’s own awards) I wanted to take a different look back on the year that was through a different lens: what if what happened didn’t happen, … Continue reading
Will Wondolowski Get a Call Up to the National Team?
Chris Wondolowski has had a dream season. He finally broke out this year with a league-leading 18 goals and almost single-handedly led San Jose to the playoffs, where they will try and pull out a win at New York tonight. … Continue reading