The United States Soccer Coach, Jurgen Klinsmann, has added two new players to the roster. Both are from the Seattle Sounders, midfielder Brad Evans and defender Jeff Parke. They are traveling with the roster of 20 players to play in the Open Cup championship in order to prepare for the friendlies against Venezuela and Panama. Omar Gonzalez and George John have withdrawn from the roster with permission prior to the start of the camp in order to deal with club-related matters.
On January 20, fans are invited to come and watch a training session with the USA Men's team at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The session is free and open to the public to come and enjoy watching the team practice. The next day the United States team will play in a friendly against Venezuela.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
USA Womens National Soccer Team News
USA forward, Abby Wambach, was named the Associated Press 2011 Female Athlete of the Year. During the 2011 FIFA World Cup Wambach showed a great deal of leadership along with scoring many goals to help the USA team make it as far as they did in the tournament in Germany this past summer. Wambach was the first soccer player, man or woman, to receive this award which began in 1931. She scored four goals total during the 2011 World Cup games, in every game they played in she contributed one goal at least. She has scored 13 career goals in World Cup games this puts her third on the all-time World Cup scoring list. Wambach has scored a total of 125 career goals for the seasons she has been playing on the US National Team. Abby is all about being one as a team and getting through obstacles together while being role models for younger soccer players.
"We, as a team, did something that no team since Mia Hamm was able to do," Wambach told the AP. "Even the team that won the (Olympic) gold medal in 2008 wasn't able to inspire and get people excited about women's soccer. It goes to show you the impact drama can bring." -Abby Wambach
"We, as a team, did something that no team since Mia Hamm was able to do," Wambach told the AP. "Even the team that won the (Olympic) gold medal in 2008 wasn't able to inspire and get people excited about women's soccer. It goes to show you the impact drama can bring." -Abby Wambach
U.S.A. National Soccer Team News
The head coach of the United States Women's Professional team, Pia Sundhage, is calling on all the 29 players to go to a camp, being held on January 7 to the 15, which there she will chose who gets to have the honor of representing the USA team for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Only 20 out of the 29 players that are going to this camp will be chosen to play in this tournament in Vancouver, Canada on January 19-29.
Voting is underway for the 2011 Best of USA Soccer and Athlete of the Year awards. These awards can go to any male, female, young male, or young female soccer player for the United States team. Voting will continue until January 13. These awards date back to 1984 for the men and 1985 for the women. The Young Female and Young Male award was added in 1998. The United States Women's National team is winning overall in the ballots so far because of their great performance during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. Some of the finalists include:
US Soccer Athlete of the Year Men's Finalists-
1. Jozy Altidore, Forward
2. Carlos Bocanegra, Defender
3. Steve Cherundolo, Defender
4. Clint Dempsey, Midfielder
5. Tim Howard, Goalkeeper
US Soccer Athlete of the Year Women's Finalists-
1. Lauren Cheney, Midfielder
2. Ali Krieger, Defender
3. Christine Rampone, Defender
4. Hope Solo, Goalkeeper
5. Abby Wambach, Forward
US Soccer Young Athlete of the Year Men's Finalists-
1. Kellyn Acosta, Defender
2. Juan Agudelo, Forward
3. Perry Kitchen, Defender
4. Marc Pelosi, Midfielder
5.Brek Shea, Midfielder
US Soccer Young Athlete of the Year Women's Finalists-
1. Morgan Andrews, Defender
2. Morgan Brian, Midfielder
3. Kelly Cobb, Forward
4. Melissa Henderson, Forward
5. Sydney Leroux, Forward
You can vote for your players and favorite soccer moments on the US Soccer offical facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/officialussoccer?sk=app_153503621416056
Voting is underway for the 2011 Best of USA Soccer and Athlete of the Year awards. These awards can go to any male, female, young male, or young female soccer player for the United States team. Voting will continue until January 13. These awards date back to 1984 for the men and 1985 for the women. The Young Female and Young Male award was added in 1998. The United States Women's National team is winning overall in the ballots so far because of their great performance during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. Some of the finalists include:
US Soccer Athlete of the Year Men's Finalists-
1. Jozy Altidore, Forward
2. Carlos Bocanegra, Defender
3. Steve Cherundolo, Defender
4. Clint Dempsey, Midfielder
5. Tim Howard, Goalkeeper
US Soccer Athlete of the Year Women's Finalists-
1. Lauren Cheney, Midfielder
2. Ali Krieger, Defender
3. Christine Rampone, Defender
4. Hope Solo, Goalkeeper
5. Abby Wambach, Forward
US Soccer Young Athlete of the Year Men's Finalists-
1. Kellyn Acosta, Defender
2. Juan Agudelo, Forward
3. Perry Kitchen, Defender
4. Marc Pelosi, Midfielder
5.Brek Shea, Midfielder
US Soccer Young Athlete of the Year Women's Finalists-
1. Morgan Andrews, Defender
2. Morgan Brian, Midfielder
3. Kelly Cobb, Forward
4. Melissa Henderson, Forward
5. Sydney Leroux, Forward
You can vote for your players and favorite soccer moments on the US Soccer offical facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/officialussoccer?sk=app_153503621416056
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