Michael Bradley

Gold Cup Recap: Panama Downs US to Finish 3rd http://gty.im/481967004 Third-place matches at international tournaments have to be the most difficult matches for professional soccer players to motivate themselves for, given that "qualifying" for such matches necessitates a semifinal loss, leaving the teams contesting these glorified consolation…

Gold Cup Quarterfinals: USA v. Cuba and Haiti v. Jamaica http://gty.im/481258366 Quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Gold Cup began on Saturday from the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The first two quarterfinals featured the USA vs. Cuba and Haiti vs. Jamaica. The US had looked somewhat unimpressive in winning Group A with 2 wins and a draw,…

Michael Bradley Named US National Team Captain for Gold Cup http://gty.im/476572054 With the CONCACAF Gold Cup on the horizon, US national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann made a leadership change when he announced that Michael Bradley would be the American captain for the tournament, replacing Clint Dempsey. Klinsmann explained that the decision…

Back in March of 2013, following a disappointing loss to Honduras in the opening round of the CONCACAF hexagonal qualifying round, a highly-critical article about Jurgen Klinsmann and some rumored disharmony within the US national team camp surfaced that led to open and abundant speculation about Klinsmann’s job security. Today, just shy of a…