9.8.15
ASN Morning Read: It's Game Day in Foxborough
A little more than a month away from the Confederations Cup playoff against, the U.S. has a big test with a friendly against Brazil, the final chance to get everything in order.
- In the final tune-up before next month’s CONCACAF Cup, the United States faces off with Brazil at Gillette Stadium. The Americans are 1-16-0 all-time against the five-time World Cup winners.
- How should the team line up tonight? You tell us!
- Michael Bradley: “Brazil … is Brazil. We can talk about how their World Cup ended in a disappointing way for them last summer. We can talk about Copa América not having gone perfectly. But again, Brazil is Brazil.”
- Jurgen Klinsmann says John Brooks and DeAndre Yedlin will be with the senior team rather than the Olympic team in October, while no decision has been made on Jordan Morris.
- Klinsmann on Gyazi Zardes: “He gives us a new element that we didn’t have in the World Cup last year,” Klinsmann said. “With that speed and also with his tremendous workload coming back, we suddenly have another option that we can play out.”
- Nice look at the U-23s, who play against Qatar today:
