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Three Months To Victory? Snapshot, 2008

Tomorrow, ninety days until the clash, June 12th, Rustenberg. Hype multiplied by hype with an icing of hype.
How did it go down last time, on May 28, 2008, when the Yanks fought the Queen on England’s home turf at Wembley?
2-0, bad guys. Some things different; some things the same:
• Merseyside darling Landon Donovan didn’t make [...]

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March Boarding: En Route to Redemption, RSA

Oh wow…now we’re gunning for a 3rd installment of “Who’s Getting a Boarding Pass for South Africa?” And likely, our final one. Many of you are nodding your heads in affirmation.
Yes, we’re pressing our luck….much like we did when we recently asked the USSF if Bob Bradley had earned incentive compensation in fiscal 2009….didn’t go [...]

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US – Dutch Recap – Through a different lens

I did live commentary for this game for TSG. Like a lot of supporters of the USMNT, I was eagerly anticipating this game. Sure, there were several starters missing, but I was curious to see how the “bubble” players would do. There were several  players Torres, Holden, Beasely and Edu who were trying to get [...]

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Video: Meet Alejandro Bedoya

The 723FootballFilms crew–or the crew that makes killer USMNT videos–hooks up TSG with a little compilation highlighting Alejandro Bedoya who TSG built a bandwagon for back in November.
Thanks guys.
And a few highlights nestled in this reel here from somewhere in snow country.

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Follow-up Review: Five Things TSGers Learned

TSG commenter Tuesday gave us the oustanding preview for the match. Now, he’s back with his well-thought out review.

Bornstein is still out of his depth at this level. Bornstein gets into these matches and looks a shadow of the player he is in CONCACAF. Going forward, he hardly dares advance to support the midfield when [...]

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Amsterdamned: Yanks Cue Attack Too Late

You may now call him King Jonathan of Holland.
In a game that could have used a little bit of Red Bull to push the excitement, the States succumbed, 2-1, to a Dutch squad that was allowed to dictate the tempo and run of play as they saw fit for nearly the entire competition.
While the Yanks [...]

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