30 man World Cup training camp roster announced

posted by kidpurple May 11, 2010

The 30 man roster for the World Cup training camp was announced just a little bit ago on ESPN News. The biggest news of this roster was the absence of striker Charlie Davies who was seriously injured in a car accident last year.

Here is the full list:

Keepers
Tim Howard (Everton, England)
Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England)
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England)

Defense
Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy)
Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France)
Jay DeMerit (Watford, England)
Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England)
Steve Cherundolo (Hanover, Germany)
Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, MLS)
Clarence Goodson (Start, Norway)
Chad Marshall (Columbus, MLS)
Heath Pearce (FC Dallas, MLS)

Midfield
Michael Bradley (Moenchengladbach, Germany)
Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)
Stuart Holden (Bolton, England)
Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca, Mexico)
Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus, Denmark)
Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro, Sweden)
Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA, MLS)
Robbie Rogers (Columbus, MLS)
DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England)
Landon Donovan (Los Angeles, MLS)

Strikers
Jozy Altidore (Hull City, England)
Brian Ching (Houston, MLS)
Edson Buddle (Los Angeles, MLS)
Herculez Gomez (Puebla, Mexico)
Eddie Johnson (Aris, Greece)
Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake, MLS)

So who else is missing from this list that you might have expected to see here?

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MLS Best XI

posted by kidpurple November 16, 2009

How does this look for a best XI lineup.  This is the group that was named to the MLS best XI for this 2009 season.  Only a single player from the best XI will be represented in the MLS Cup this Sunday.  That is of course Landon Donovan – US player of the decade.

Conor Casey – Jeff Cunningham

Dwayne De Rosario – Landon Donovan – Stuart Holden – Shalrie Joseph – Freddie Ljungberg

Geoff Cameron – Wilman Conde – Chad Marshall

Zach Thornton

So what do you think, is this a good lineup?  Is there anyone more deserving of a spot here?

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2009 MLS All Star Game vs Everton

posted by kidpurple July 27, 2009

MLS All Stars 3 – 1 Chivas (Mexico)

MLS All Stars 4 – 1 Fulham (England)

MLS All Stars 1 – 0 Chelsea (England)

MLS All Stars 2 – 0 Celtic (Scotland)

MLS All Stars 3 – 2 West Ham United (England)

MLS All Stars ? – ? Everton FC (England)

Wednesday night the MLS All Stars look to continue their perfect record when they’ve faced off against other professional teams from around the world.  This year it is former NY MetroStars/current US national team goalkeeper and Everton FC that will play the All Stars.

Here is the full MLS All Star roster:

Goalkeepers
Kasey Keller
Pat Onstad

Defenders
Geoff Cameron
Wilman Conde
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
Chad Marshall

Midfielders
Davy Arnaud
Kyle Beckerman
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Brad Davis
Stuart Holden
Shalrie Joseph

Forwards
Conor Casey
Brian Ching
Landon Donovan
Fredy Montero

Who are the biggest surprises to NOT see on the roster for this year’s All Star Game?

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MLS Players dominate US MNT January Camp

posted by kidpurple January 6, 2009

Why wouldn’t MLS players dominate the January MLS Camp though?  MLS season is long over and doesn’t start up anytime real soon.  On Wednesday, February 11th the US MNT plays in Columbus against rivals Mexico in the first game of the last round of World Cup qualifying.  The US has had good success against Mexico in Columbus and should continue that success in next month.

Here is the lineup of players in the camp:

Goalkeepers

  • Jon Busch (Chicago Fire)
  • Will Hesmer (Columbus Crew)
  • Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF)
  • Matt Pickens (out of contract)

Defenders

  • Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA)
  • Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland)
  • Sean Franklin (Los Angeles Galaxy)
  • Cory Gibbs (Colorado Rapids)
  • Clarence Goodson (IK Start)
  • Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
  • Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake)
  • Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)

Midfielders

  • Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)
  • Brian Carroll (Columbus Crew)
  • Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo)
  • Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew)
  • Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)
  • Jack Jewsbury (Kansas City Wizards)
  • Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA)
  • Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
  • John Thorrington (Chicago Fire)

Forwards

  • Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
  • Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas)
  • Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF)
  • Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire)
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MLS players going to Olympics

posted by kidpurple July 22, 2008

Peter Nowak named his sqaud for the Beijing Olympics. The team includes several current and former MLS players. Real Salt Lake, Toronto FC and Houston Dynamo are all losing 2 players to Nowak’s Olympic roster while the Columbus Crew, Chivas USA and the New England Revolution will be missing a single player to Nowak during the Olympics.

The Olympic competition is largely a U23 game – with the addition of 3 overage players. A surprise (to me at least) was the addition of Brian McBride rather than Landon Donovan. LA Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit warned that taking Donovan to the Olympics would be a bad idea due to the World Cup Qualifiers that will be going on in the upcoming months.

Here is the full squad:

Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)

Defenders: Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Michael Parkurst (New England Revolution), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Marvel Wynne (Toronto FC)

Midfielders: Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Danny Szetela (Brescia Calcio)

Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Villareal), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Brian McBride (None), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)

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