You may remember Michael Bradley and DeMarcus Beasley (heads up, he’s a defender now).

So, you already know the name - Landon Donovan. In the past 10 games they have trailed for all of ten minutes. The biggest challenge the team faced during the last World Cup was giving up early goals and playing from behind. With only four games to go, the team is an almost lock at this point to get to the World Cup. Then there is the World Cup run where the US team is sitting pretty on top of the qualifying bracket in their region. Scoring and scoring a lot with a 3.4 goals per match average … which would be like the Yankees scoring 10 runs a game. Outscored their opponents 25-6 in the past seven games… which would be like the Patriots winning every game by Thanksgiving 60-10. Won the Gold Cup … which is like the A’s winning the AL West. 750 winning percentage in 2012 … which is like the Pittsburgh Pirates being in first in August. Won 11 games in a row for a new team record and had a. Here are some recent accomplishments (and some bad ‘other’ sports equivalents):īeaten Italy for the first time ever… which would be like Boise State taking down Oklahoma.īeaten Mexico in Mexico for the first time ever… which would be like the Jaguars beating the Seahawks in Seattle but with the Seahawks being perfect, not virtually perfect.īeaten Jamaica in Jamaica in tournament play for the first time ever… which is like beating LSU at night in Death Valley. With the World Cup coming in under a calendar year, it is time to get on the bandwagon. And, it is a team that you are - inherently - already a fan of (apologies to our international readers).

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