Wondolowski and Cronin invited to National Team training camp
Chris Wondolowski's outstanding play in MLS during 2010 has earned him a call-up to the U.S. men's national team January training camp, along with teammate Sam Cronin. Photo: Kelley L. Cox, isiphotos.com MLS scoring champion Chris Wondolowski and midfielder Sam Cronin have been invited to join the US National Team when it opens training camp January 4, as Bob Bradley looks to broaden his pool of talent ahead of this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup. 24 players were invited... Read More
Is Qatar’s 2022 World Cup win a political payback?
The selection of tiny Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup has left a lot of people shaking their heads. Why would the FIFA executive committee choose Qatar — a peninsula in the Middle East 60 times smaller than the state of Texas — over experienced hosts like the U.S., South Korea, or Japan, or an up-and-coming soccer nation like Australia? On the surface, it’s an odd choice. The average July high temperature in Doha, the nation’s capital and largest city at just under 1,000,000... Read More