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ASN Morning Read: It's Game Day Across The Pond
In the penultimate game of 2014, the United States faces third-ranked Colombia at Craven Cottage; The ASN 100 sees another new face at No. 1; DeAndre Yedlin is as confused as we are about his move to London.
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Jesse Yomtov
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November 14, 2014
7:48 AM
The U.S. takes on Colombia at 2:45 p.m. ET at Craven Cottage in London. Jozy Altidore is the captain. More facts and figures.
Who would be in your starting XI today?
For the fourth consecutive ASN 100, we have a new No. 1. This time it's Jermaine Jones. Former No. 1 Fabian Johnson fell to third, while Clint Dempsey held firm at No. 2.
DeAndre Yedlin could be back in London with Tottenham come January, but even he has no clue how the whole situation works. “Am I ready to go in January? I don’t know when I’m going,” Yedlin said. “Would I like to? Yeah, I’d like to get there and help, but I don’t know all the ins and outs of the process. Just waiting to hear what happens."
The team played tourist in London on Thursday:
Former MLS executive Nelson Rodríguez was named
Managing Director of National Team Advisory Services for U.S. Soccer. He "will help guide players at all levels within the U.S. Youth National Team system as they seek to determine the best individual path to accomplish their career goals."
Klinsmann says he and Don Garber haven’t met since October’s catfight. "No we did not speak. We corresponded a couple of times with emails," Klinsmann said Thursday. "I'm not giving you any insight on those ones." Okay.
Brian Sciaretta caught up with Earthquakes forward Tommy Thompson, currently with the U.S. U-20 team in Spain. For the Thompsons, soccer is the family business.
ESPN FC convened a roundtable including (among others) Kasey Keller, Alexi Lalas and Bob Gansler, to get ask their opinion on Klinsmann and the lack of playing time for Americans in Europe.
If this isn’t the most adorable photo...
