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Great news for North American fans of the German National Team…..Joachim “Jogi” Löw‘s senior men’s national team will be playing two international friendlies in the U.S. in 2013 after the final matchday of the Bundesliga season (May 18th), including a match on June 2nd in Washington, DC at DC United’s RFK stadium against Jürgen Klinsmann’s United [...]

1. FC Nürnberg right back Timothy Chandler has accepted a callup from USMNT Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, joining the squad for Wednesday’s friendly matchup with Russia.  The match from Kuban Stadium in Krasnodar, Russia kicks off at 10:00 am ET Wednesday and will be televised in the U.S. on ESPN2 and Univision Deportes, as well as streamed on [...]

USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has made his roster callups for the squad’s summer friendly against Scotland on May 26.  Twenty-seven players will train in camp located at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando before Klinsmann picks 23 players to travel up to Jacksonville for the Scotland match. As per usual, a [...]

USMNT Coach Jürgen Klinsmann has chosen his 21 man roster for the upcoming friendly against Italy on February 29 in Genoa. Six of those players are on Bundesliga rosters, including Hannover captain and long-time U.S. right back Steve Cherundolo, Nürnberg’s Timmy Chandler, Daniel Williams and Fabian Johnson of Hoffenheim, Jermaine Jones of Schalke and, surprisingly, [...]

The German National Team is taking on the Netherlands again this week. Despite the game only being a friendly, it remains a very special match and one filled with history. Here is why. National pride is at stake every time these two sides meet. The match up between the ”Elftal” and ”Die Mannschaft” has over [...]

Seven players from the Bundesliga (including Edson Buddle of 2. Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt) were chosen for the USMNT roster for upcoming friendlies Friday against France and Tuesday against Slovenia.  Considering that Chievo Verona midfielder Michael Bradley was playing in the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach a year ago, as was Puebla midfielder DaMarcus Beasley (although limited to four appearances with Hannover 96), it brings [...]

Newly appointed U.S. national team U-23 Coach Caleb Porter has called in 31 players for a training camp to be held starting November 6 in Duisburg.  Twelve of the 31 young invitees earn their paycheck in Germany.  The camp, which will be held at the Sportschule Wedau, will end on November 17, with more players from MLS [...]

Coach Jurgen Klinsmann earned his first victory since taking over the reins of the squad as the Americans defeated Honduras, 1-0. in  a Saturday friendly.  Fulham star Clint Dempsey scored the game’s only goal in the 35th minute, scoring off his weaker left foot as he fired a well-placed bending shot out of the reach of [...]

Striker Edson Buddle of 2. Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt has received a late call up to the U.S. Men’s National Team.  Buddle, named for the great Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento), will replace his former LA Galaxy teammate, Landon Donovan, who is out with injury, on the national team roster for friendlies against Honduras and Ecuador during the next [...]

U.S. Men’s National Team Coach Jurgen Klinsmann surprised most national team followers by picking little-known German-American Fabian Johnson for the U.S. roster for upcoming friendlies against Costa Rica and Belgium in September.   Hannover captain Steve Cherundolo and young 1. FC Nurnberg defender Timothy Chandler were also named to the U.S. squad. Johnson, 23, joined 1899 Hoffenheim this summer [...]