Change can be difficult. But sometimes change is needed. In the decision to keep Bob Bradley I was one in favor of change. This is not because of some ingrained Bob Bradley hate. I have defended him throughout the last World Cup cycle and think he would have

One of the surprises of the last English Premier League season was Tottenham Hotspur. Long a club full of ambition and rich in history, yet in the modern Premier League history things often failed to click for Spurs. That was until last season. Under new veteran manager Harry Redknapp, Spurs...

With today marking the end of the World Cup, assessing the legacy of the World Cup for South Africa can now begin. In other words, will this event attract more investment and usher in greater economic growth that can begin to make a dent in the huge levels of poverty?

From absorbing the press hype prior to the World Cup final it would seem that either Spain has already won or that the Dutch are one of the weakest teams to make the final. If Spain are over looking the Dutch they are making a huge mistake. The Dutch have...

After a tournament filled with dramatic comebacks, the U.S. couldn't muster that second goal that would have either won the match or sent it to penalties in extra time. Alas, the U.S. didn't get it done. While the U.S. had achieved its stated goal -- to get out of the...

The US for the first time in this tournament will play in a game with nothing to lose. Yes, the US might be slight favorites to advance over Ghana, but even if the US team loses it will be seen as a successful World Cup in which they played well...

There are two US teams. One showed up in the first half. The other in the second.

In the first half the US came in as favorites to win, a psychological position that the US simply does not know how to deal with. The team was lethargic...

U.S. soccer has long had a big chip on its shoulder and rightly so -- it has been disrespected in international football and as a result the "don't tread on me" slogan has been incredibly apt. But after the Confederations Cup, and Saturday's draw against England, a victory over Slovenia...

All of the focus after the game has been on Robert Green's shocking error in front of the England goal. In the press, especially in the English press, Green will be depicted as the man that deprived England of a victory. While Green makes an easy scapegoat, and should be...

I think we can win. I think we can draw. I know we can lose. All three outcomes are possible, and the tactics of the game have been pored over endlessly. In the end, this will come down not to who the managers chose as their starting 11, but how...

After endless analysis of the US-England game, the basic fact is that Bob Bradley really doesn't have a bad tactical choice. It isn't about who starts, it's about in-game adjustments.

In the end, there are about 18 outfield players on the US team that I would be quite...

When asked whether the U.S. can win the World Cup, many of the American players have been circumspect. Some dodge the question. U.S. star Landon Donovan even did his best not to emulate Joe Namath by dismissing the possibility of the U.S. lifting the cup. While this demonstrates that our...

We won. 3-1 is a good scoreline on any day, just ask England, who beat Mexico by that very score despite being dominated throughout the match. But this game was more about performance than about the scoreline. And in that there were positives and negatives.

Overall, the US created...

Bob Bradley faces some tough choices over how to approach England on June 12. Strong late performances by some players, such as DaMarcus Beasley, Jose Francisco Torres, among others, have given Bradley some strategic and tactical options for how to approach England. Who Bradley chooses to play will...

With the announcement of the US World Cup squad yesterday, the US will be taking its deepest ever squad to a World Cup.

I can already sense the disbelief among many US fans that I just said the US squad had depth. After all, we are taking 3...

The US looked pretty good against the Czech Republic last night and if one were to ignore the scoreboard you would have thought the US to be on the whole the better side.

Awhh, but you can't forget the scoreboard and a 4-2 defeat is not what one wants...

Was that England-Mexico or USA-Mexico? One of the main differences was actually that the US usually has a bit more of the ball against the Mexicans than England did. In fact, the totality of Mexico's domination in the first half was rather striking. Yet England's 3-1 victory also had all...

Most attention on the US team was focused on the strikers and playmakers. We always tend to focus on goal scorers more than defenders. But in reality Oguchi Onyewu's comeback was and is much more vital to the US team than Charlie Davies'. Under Bradley the US has thrived defensively....

Scanning Fabio Capello's 30-man provisional England World Cup squad there is, buried under all the midfield talent, one major hole in a team filled with stars -- there is no defensive force in the midfield. This is a significant flaw and is one that may prevent England from lifting...

Charlie Davies has been left off the USA World Cup squad. Last October Davies was in a horrific car accident that killed one of the passengers and left Davies with multiple broken bones and severe lacerations. Yet Davies mounted an inspirational comeback and declared his intentions to make...