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U.S. Rallies for Crucial Point

Posted: Mar 28th 2009 11:43PM by FanHouse Newswire (author feed)
Filed under: FIFA World Cup, US Soccer, U.S. Men's National Team

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) -- Two goals down and 20 minutes
from what would have been one of the worst defeats to a regional
rival in years, the United States rallied for a dramatic draw.

Jozy Altidore started the comeback in the 77th minute and
Frankie Hejduk scored the tying goal in the 88th, giving the
Americans a 2-2 tie at El Salvador in a World Cup qualifier on
Saturday night.

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A Salvadoran dancer performs during the FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match between El Salvador and United States at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR SPORT SOCCER)

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Frank Hejduk from the U.S. national soccer team celebrates their goal against El Salvador during their FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR SPORT SOCCER)

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Daniel Califf (L) of the U.S. vies for the ball with Carlos Amaya of El Salvador during their FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR SPORT SOCCER)

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Landon Donovan (C) from the U.S. vies for the ball with of El Salvador players during their FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR SPORT SOCCER)

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Carlos Amaya (R) of El Salvador vies for the ball with Frank Hejduk of the U.S. during their FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR SPORT SOCCER)

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El Salvador's fans cheer prior to a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match between El Salvador and U.S. in San Salvador, Saturday, March 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

El Salvador's players (L) argue with United States players during their FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR SPORT SOCCER)

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Frank Hejduk (L) from the U.S. national football team celebrates their goal against El Salvador during their FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador March 28, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR)

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El Salvador's Christian Castillo, left, celebrates with teammate Willian Romero after scoring during a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match against U.S. in San Salvador, Saturday, March 28, 2009. The match ended 2-2. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

U.S. Clinton Dempsey (8) fights for the ball with El Salvador's goalkeeper Miguel Montes, top center, during a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match in San Salvador, Saturday, March 28, 2009. The match ended 2-2. (AP Photo/ Edgar Romero)

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Carlos Bocanegra Is Looking for Work

Posted: May 23rd 2008 1:30PM by David J. Warner (author feed)
Filed under: Soccer, Premier League, US Soccer

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Apparently, Fulham loves its American players just a little bit less than we thought.

American center-back Carlos Bocanegra was released by Fulham today after falling out of favor with manager Roy Hodgson, who replaced Lawrie Sanchez last December. Bocanegra was Fulham's team captain after Brian McBride went down with a knee injury early in the season, but a poor run of form saw him replaced last January by Paul Stalteri, who was on loan from Tottenham Hotspur and has since returned to the club.

Interestingly enough, Bocanegra is now the fourth out-of-contract American soccer player who was called up by Bob Bradley for next week's England v. USA friendly. Forwards Josh Wolff was released by second-division German club 1860 Munich. Nate Jaqua was let go by Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach, despite scoring five goals for Altach since January. Goalkeeper Dominic Cervi's trial with Celtic ended recently.

All those players are likely to be in the shop window at Wembley next Wednesday and possibly again in Spain the following week. The question, though, is who will take a chance on them. I suspect none of them are all that interested in returning to MLS anytime soon.

Fulham's Second-Half Woes Sunk Sanchez

Posted: Dec 21st 2007 3:40PM by David J. Warner (author feed)
Filed under: Soccer, Premier League

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It may be the smallest London club in the Premier League, but Fulham has big aspirations -- namely, to be just as big a brand name in America as the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal. That's one reason why they went out of their way to sign U.S. National Team stars like Carlos Bocanegra, Brian McBride and Clint Dempsey. Having Americans on the pitch will help pull an American audience and their American dollars.

That can't happen, though, if Fulham gets relegated to the Coca-Cola Championship, where Americans can't watch them play regularly. Fulham has dropped to 18th place on the league table, and their continuing decline resulted in the sacking of Lawrie Sanchez today.

How did the Cottagers tumble into the drop zone? Perhaps it was Sanchez' halftime speeches, because Fulham has had a nasty tendency to fall apart in the second half. Consider this: If you ranked Fulham based on halftime scores in their 17 league matches thus far, they would have 29 points and a goal differential of +5. That would put them 8th in the Premier League, just one point behind the likes of Liverpool, Everton and Portsmouth.

Somewhere in the second half, though, it all goes wrong for this club.

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