Team USA Soccer: Evaluating the Gold Cup Roster

On May 23, Bob Bradley and his coaching staff announced the 23-man roster for the United States national team for the upcoming Gold Cup in June. In this Gold Cup, the US were expected to go with a more conservative approach with choosing their players because the US wants to win the tournament to ensure a spot in the 2013 Confederations Cup. Altogether, this roster does have some big surprises, and... 

Charlie Davies Comeback Following Car Accident Is Nearly Complete

On June 21, 2009, the United States appeared that they would once again get eliminated early from a major international tournament after losing to Italy and Brazil to start the Confederations Cup. Needing a win by at least three goals and an Italian loss by three goals to advance onto the knockout stage, coach Bob Bradley decided to give three players a chance to start against Egypt. Out of those three... 

A Final Look Back at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Well, the calendar year of 2010 is finally over and it turned out to be a fantastic year for football throughout the globe. However, despite the heroics of Inter Milan, and Russia and Qatar each getting a chance to host a World Cup, there was easily one event in football that dominated the globe. That event is none other than the 2010 FIFA World Cup that lasted a month in beautiful South Africa. At... 

How Yakubu’s Miss in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Forever Changed Nigerian Football

On June 22, 2010, the Nigerian and South Korean international football teams met at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in the final group stage match of Group B. So far in the World Cup, Nigeria was a major disappointment, losing 1-0 to Argentina and 2-1 to Greece, and could have only advanced onto the round of 16 if they won their final match against South Korea. Meanwhile, South Korea was able to... 

FIFA World Cup: Following Bid Loss, the United States Should Win the 2026 Cup

Following nearly two years in which they went around the world to spread their message, the United States left Zurich disappointed after losing out on the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar. The US went to the final round of voting against the Qatari bid, but lost 14-8 in the final round of voting. After finding out that they didn’t win the right to host the 2022 World Cup, United... 

2022 World Cup Selection: A Final Case Why the United States Should Host

Tomorrow, 22 football delegates throughout the world (plus FIFA President Sepp Blatter) will meet in Zurich, Switzerland to make two tremendous decisions that will impact the world for years to come. Those two decisions will be for the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup’s respectively. For United States soccer fans, this decision could be one of the defining moments for soccer in their country. Ever... 

Why the United States Will Host the 2022 World Cup

Never considered a nation that was big in soccer, FIFA made a very risky decision in July of 1988 when they decided to give the United States the right to host the 1994 World Cup. Before this decision was made, the United States national team had not qualified for a World Cup since 1950. And despite the success of NASL during the mid-1970s, soccer was not a mainstream sport. But, the United States... 

FIFA Suspends Nigeria Football Federation for Governmental Interference

After a disappointing 2010 World Cup in which they picked up only one point from a group that they were expected to advance from, President Goodluck Jonathan decided to ban the national side from all international competition for two years. The reason behind the national team getting banned was due to the widespread corruption that existed in the Nigerian Football Federation, which coupled with the... 

Charlie Davies’ Sochaux Comeback Not Looking Good

Considered by many to be a potential starter alongside Jozy Altidore for the 2014 World Cup, young striker Charlie Davies is facing a steep upward climb to recover from injuries suffered last October. For those who don’t know, Davies was involved in a one-car accident just over a year ago that saw him suffer from a lacerated bladder, fractured right tibia and femur, a fractured elbow, facial... 

French Football Continues To Struggle: How Can It Be Fixed?

Once one of the proudest footballing nations in the world, the French National Football Team has witnessed its program collapse since the retirement of Zinedine Zidane after France lost in the 2006 World Cup final to Italy. After that World Cup, France saw their program start to collapse with the failures of Euro 2008 that saw France finish last overall in Group C to skirmishes in the tunnel after... 

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