Bob Bradley breaks down some of what went into the decision making surrounding the inclusion of Oguchi Onyewu and the exclusion of Charlie Davies from the 30 man preliminary US roster.
Bob Bradley announces his 30 man preliminary World Cup roster. The biggest decision from the roster is that Charlie Davies was left off the list. Let the discussions begin.
Goalkeepers- Tim Howard, Marcus Hahnemann, Brad Guzan
Defenders- Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan Spector, Jay DeMerit, Clarence Goodson, Jonathan Bornstein, Heath Pearce, Chad Marshall
Midfielders- Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Michael Bradley, Stuart Holden, Ricardo Clark, Maurice Edu, Benny Feilhaber, Jose Francisco Torres, Alejandro Bedoya, DaMarcus Beasley, Sacha Kljestan, Robbie Rogers
Forwards- Jozy Altidore, Robbie Findley, Brian Ching, Edson Buddle, Eddie Johnson, Herculez Gomez
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Following up on the adidas Jabulani (the Official Match Ball of the 2010 World Cup) Contest last month, we’ve been able to take it up a notch and continue with the South Africa theme.
Two weeks ago adidas announced that they would be paying tribute to the city of Johannesburg (as host of the 2010 World Cup Finals) with a separate 2010 World Cup Final Match Ball named the Jo’Bulani.
Thanks to the crew over at adidas, you’ve got the chance to get your hands on one that hasn’t been touched, kicked or taken out of the box.
So let us know in the comment section over at The Original Winger why you deserve the Official Ball of the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.
Peter Crouch scores a late game winner to ensure that Tottenham will take their place in next year’s Champions League. Congratulations! On a side note, add this along with his other accomplishments, and where does Harry Redknapp stand in terms of current English managers?
Things are about to start getting busy around here. We’ll be releasing a slew of new products in the very near future as our roll out intensifies and the World Cup gets set to jump off. This week sees some new graphics and some that will be familiar to some of you. We’ve been getting hit up quite a bit about turning The Original Winger logo into a t-shirt, so for all those that requested that, here you go.
Hit the jump for more new Bumpy Pitch releases.
We got this picture sent to us by Dakota who headed over to England recently to check out some game and absorb what England has to offer. He headed up to Stoke to catch a game and he repped hard. Not only did he proudly sport the BPFC Crest t-shirt, but he went all in using the American flag as a cape. I like your style homie!
GeoEye, the world’s preeminent provider of satellite imagery, has some incredible hi-resolution images of the upcoming venues of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
From Cape Town (above) to Durban to Jo’burg, these images are an amazing way to get another look at life in South Africa with only 37 days left before the start of the 2010 World Cup.
And thanks to Johanna for the heads up
More Pics after the Jump……
We caught up with our boy Herculez Gomez over the weekend as he is back in LA getting in some training with Chivas USA after his incredible season with Puebla in the Mexican Primera Division. Let’s all think for a minute about what it means to be the first American soccer player to ever lead a foreign league in goal scoring. That is a monumental feat and we couldn’t be happier that it happened to Herc.
This has been a big year for American soccer and we’re hoping that the rest of 2010 is equally as massive and successful for for soccer in the USA. With the soccer in America movement strongly underway, check out Herc wearing our brand new BPFC Philly LOVE graphic. This graphic is our small way of paying homage and respect to a city that has an incredible history of soccer in the United States, and that has come on the scene very heavy recently and finally saw their own MLS team jump start their franchise history in 2010. Here’s to the good folks of Philly, a great city and our small part to toast the history of soccer in Philly and wish it all the best going forward.
