Players to Know: #6 Clint Dempsey

Forward, USA

I'm sorry Landon Donovan. You should know that you're my all-time favorite U.S. player and that it hurts me to say the following... If you're to know but one player on the 2014 U.S. squad, it has to be Clint Dempsey.

Tickets Out Please: Who Will Board the U.S. Plane to Brazil?

On Monday, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann selected his preliminary 30-man World Cup roster. These players begin arriving today in Palo Alto, CA for the team's training camp, and Klinsmann has until June 2 to select the final 23 who'll travel to Brazil. That leaves almost three weeks to speculate who those players will be.

Then There Were 30: Jurgen Klinsmann Names His Preliminary Roster

USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann named his preliminary roster Monday for the 2014 World Cup. The players will begin reporting to Palo Alto, CA on Wednesday for training camp, and Klinsmann has until June 2 to select the 23-man squad that boards the plane for Brazil. Here are the 30 players vying for those seats:

Top 10 Shocking Matches (of my lifetime): Part II of III

In Part I, we saw Italy stop a German march, Nigeria turn a Spanish World Cup on its head, and Sweden knock out a tournament favorite in the first round. What's in store for Part II? Let's get back to the countdown.