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Old is new in the latest version of the Brazil Board, as a couple of World Cup veterans return to the backline mix in the U.S. Soccer blog's latest projection of the 2014 lineup.

Blog | Conversation | January 19, 2012

How'd the U.S. do against Slovenia? We grade each and every player who took to the pitch, as a new-look formation helped the American attack in a 3-2 friendly win.

In the fourth installment of Insider's 2014 World Cup lineup projection, we see a new role for Landon Donovan and a new face on the back line.

Blog | Conversation | September 21, 2011

Some rumors refuse to die, and so it is with the rumblings that U.S. international defender Timothy Chandler may switch his allegiance to Germany. But the player has reiterated his commitment to the U.S., writes Jeff Carlisle.

After watching the U.S. team play seven games in the last 22 days, Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre take a third look at the projected U.S. roster for the 2014 World Cup.

Blog | Conversation | July 05, 2011

Prior to the Gold Cup, Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre take a second look at the projected U.S. roster for the 2014 World Cup.

Blog | Conversation | June 07, 2011

As the U.S. begins another World Cup cycle, the team will have to grapple with retooling a back line that is riddled with question marks, writes Jeff Carlisle.

Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre examine the different lineup changes that Bob Bradley has made for the U.S. national team. For all the tweaking, the tried-and-true 4-4-2 still seems most effective.

Blog | Conversation | April 06, 2011

The two most recent friendlies revealed plenty about the U.S. men's national team, with the performances of several young players providing encouraging signs.

Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre take the first look at the projected U.S. roster for the 2014 World Cup, starting a regular feature that follows Team USA's quest to survive qualifying and advance to Brazil.

Blog | Conversation | March 30, 2011

The result may have been inferior to the U.S.'s 1-1 draw with Argentina on Saturday, but the Americans were a vastly superior team in their 1-0 loss to Paraguay, writes Leander Schaerlaeckens.

After getting an unlikely 1-1 result on grit against Argentina on Saturday night, the U.S. faces Paraguay in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday. Here are four key questions heading into the game.

Doug McIntyre and Luke Cyphers examine the state of the U.S. roster before the Gold Cup and what difficult lineup decisions are ahead of Bob Bradley.

Blog | Conversation | February 23, 2011

There are now more Americans than ever seeing meaningful minutes in top-flight soccer leagues around the world. That's good news. The bad news is that coach Bob Bradley's roster decisions are becoming that much harder.

Blog | Conversation | February 16, 2011