MLS Players in the World Cup

As the Sounders and DC United prepare for their Thursday night MLS game I started to think about what the list of MLS players in the World Cup would look like.  The list is much smaller than it was in 2006 much due to the increasing number of Yanks leaving MLS to play in other countries.  Let me know if I missed anyone.  I just browsed through the whole list of World Cup rosters and picked these guys out.

Chivas USA
Jonathan Bornstein

Kansas City Wizards
Roger Espinoza (Honduras)

LA Galaxy
Landon Donovan
Edson Buddle

New York Red Bulls
Andrew Boyens (New Zealand)

Real Salt Lake
Robbie Findley

So watching Seattle Sounders FC and DC United going at it is exciting, I can’t keep my mind off the games that we’ll see tomorrow morning.  Don’t miss South Africa vs Mexico, coverage starting at 8:30am (central time) on ESPN and then France vs Uruguay at 1:30pm.  I’m so excited I might not sleep tonight.Православни икони

30 man World Cup training camp roster announced

The 30 man roster for the World Cup training camp was announced just a little bit ago on ESPN News. The biggest news of this roster was the absence of striker Charlie Davies who was seriously injured in a car accident last year.

Here is the full list:

Keepers
Tim Howard (Everton, England)
Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England)
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England)

Defense
Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy)
Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France)
Jay DeMerit (Watford, England)
Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England)
Steve Cherundolo (Hanover, Germany)
Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, MLS)
Clarence Goodson (Start, Norway)
Chad Marshall (Columbus, MLS)
Heath Pearce (FC Dallas, MLS)

Midfield
Michael Bradley (Moenchengladbach, Germany)
Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)
Stuart Holden (Bolton, England)
Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca, Mexico)
Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus, Denmark)
Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro, Sweden)
Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA, MLS)
Robbie Rogers (Columbus, MLS)
DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England)
Landon Donovan (Los Angeles, MLS)

Strikers
Jozy Altidore (Hull City, England)
Brian Ching (Houston, MLS)
Edson Buddle (Los Angeles, MLS)
Herculez Gomez (Puebla, Mexico)
Eddie Johnson (Aris, Greece)
Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake, MLS)

So who else is missing from this list that you might have expected to see here?

MLS Players dominate US MNT January Camp

Why wouldn’t MLS players dominate the January MLS Camp though?  MLS season is long over and doesn’t start up anytime real soon.  On Wednesday, February 11th the US MNT plays in Columbus against rivals Mexico in the first game of the last round of World Cup qualifying.  The US has had good success against Mexico in Columbus and should continue that success in next month. Here is the lineup of players in the camp: Goalkeepers

• Jon Busch (Chicago Fire)
• Will Hesmer (Columbus Crew)
• Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF)
• Matt Pickens (out of contract)

• Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA)
• Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland)
• Sean Franklin (Los Angeles Galaxy)
• Cory Gibbs (Colorado Rapids)
• Clarence Goodson (IK Start)
• Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
• Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake)
• Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)

• Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo)
• Brian Carroll (Columbus Crew)
• Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo)
• Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew)
• Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo)
• Jack Jewsbury (Kansas City Wizards)
• Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA)
• Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
• John Thorrington (Chicago Fire)

• Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
• Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas)
• Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF)
• Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire)

MLS All Star First XI announced

The MLS All Star game first 11 was announced today. This isn’t necessairly the starting lineup, just the first 11 guys voted onto the team. 7 more will be added later. No representative from the Colombus Crew, Toronto FC, Chicago Fire, Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake.

Juan Pablo Angel - Eddie Johnson
Chrisian Gomez - Dwayne De Rosario - Juan Toja
Sharlie Joseph - Ricardo Clark
Jonathan Bornstein - Jimmy Conrad - Michael Parkhurst
Matt Reis

Gold Cup Roster Announced

Eight Major League Soccer sides will have representatives on the team that will represent the US in this summer’s Gold Cup.  Bob Bradley announced the roster today featuring 12 MLS players and 11 from outside MLS.  The Gold Cup is the number one priority for Bob Bradley this summer, so this should be his top team.   The US won the Gold Cup in 2005.  All of the players listed as forwards come from Major League Soccer. MLS Members:

• Steve Ralston
• Taylor Twellman
• Michael Parkhurst
• Brian Ching
• Ricardo Clark
• Brad Guzan
• Jonathan Bornstein
• Landon Donovan
• Pablo Mastroeni
• Frankie Hejduk
• Justin Mapp
• Eddie Johnson

• Tim Howard
• Kasey Keller
• Carlos Bocanegra
• Jay DeMerit
• Oguchi Onyewu
• Frank Simek
• Jonathan Spector
• DaMarcus Beasley
• Michael Bradley
• Clint Dempsey
• Benny Feilhaber

Jonathan Bornstein out for 6 weeks

Jonathan Bornstein partially tore his medial collateral ligament at a practice on Thursday, sidelining him for up to 6 weeks, which would have time ready to go for Chivas USA season opener vs Toronto FC on April 7.

Bornstein had been called up by Bob Bradley for this first 2 caps with the US Mens National team and have very good games vs Denmark and Mexico. This injury could hurt his chances of becoming a regular on the National Team, but if Bob Bradly sticks around, he’ll probably have a spot for a long time.