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First there was no Emmanuel Emenike. The African Nations' Cup joint top-scorer was ruled out of Nigeria's squad for next month's Confederations Cup with a knee injury that will keep him out of action until at least July. Now there is also no Vict...

Tom Marshall and Eric Gomez break down the full Mexican national team roster, outlining a depth chart that includes the top four players at every position.

Blog | Conversation | May 20, 2013

In the past few weeks, pundits have debated if the three of them can play together and how to combine their qualities for the good of the Selecao. But none of these jigsaw pieces was called Neymar or Lucas Moura. Instead, one of the hot topics inv...

Now we have confirmation that Landon Donovan will indeed have to resort to playing the role of cheerleader when the U.S. takes on Belgium and Germany in a few weeks -- and again for the three World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica, Panama and Honduras ...

Doug McIntyre writes that after Thursday's release of the U.S. roster ahead of the team's five spring matches -- including three World Cup qualifiers -- coach Jurgen Klinsmann's exclusion of USMNT veteran Landon Donovan doesn't add up.

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2013

Host country Brazil has taken a surprisingly youthful approach to its 23-man squad for June's Confederations Cup. For a start, manager Luiz Felipe Scolari didn't call upon Kaka or Ronaldinho, former FIFA Players of the Year, leaving 21-year-old st...

Tom Marshall examines five players who should play on the Gold Cup roster for El Tri, including Jorge Enriquez.

Blog | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Doug McIntyre looks at which American players are helping or hurting their national team stock with their current club play. This week, Clint Dempsey and Eric Lichaj are on the rise.

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2013

Doug McIntyre looks at which American players are helping or hurting their national team stock with their current club play. This week, Alejandro Bedoya and Fabian Johnson are on the rise.

Blog | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Ten-man Brazil and Chile drew 2-2 in a friendly at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte.

Doug McIntyre looks at which American players are helping or hurting their national team stock with their current club play. This week, Landon Donovan and Benny Feilhaber are on the rise.

Blog | Conversation | April 22, 2013

FIFA authorized Libya to host World Cup qualifying matches, saying the country is safe enough for its first international home games since the uprising that ousted Moammar Gadhafi.

Tom Marshall examines what El Tri can learn from its friendly with Peru on Wednesday.

Blog | Conversation | April 16, 2013

Doug McIntyre looks at which American players are helping or hurting their national team stock with their current club play. This week, Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, George John and Alfredo Morales are on the rise.

Blog | Conversation | April 15, 2013

With Australia struggling to assert themselves on World Cup qualifying, John Duerden assesses the Socceroos' Asian adventure.

Eric Gomez breaks down three U-17 players who could eventually star for El Tri, including Marco Fabian and Adrian Aldrete.

Blog | Conversation | April 09, 2013