We’ve all had a night to sleep on it. And a day to reflect. The U.S. national soccer team’s round of 16 defeat to Ghana is now more than 24 hours old. Whatever irrational thoughts U.S. soccer fans might have had immediately following the final whistle have now (hopefully) made way for more rational discourse. [...]

It’s official: Bob Bradley will announce his World Cup roster tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26. That means tonight’s friendly against the Czech Republic is the absolute last gasp chance for players to make an impression. Thirty are in camp but only 23 can make the team. Which seven names would you cut? Polls close at noon tomorrow so there isn’t much time to cast your vote. You may want to wait until after tonight’s match though…

It’s getting close to crunch time. U.S. men’s national team head coach Bob Bradley is required to submit a list of 30 names to FIFA by May 11, with the final 23-man roster due May 30. Apparently, he will only call 26 players into camp though. ASN has been holding a preliminary poll on a [...]

David Beckham’s career is in the balance after the 34-year old midfielder tore his Achilles tendon in yesterday’s AC Milan win over Chievo Verona. The former England captain’s injury was sustained without contact from an opposing (or indeed any) player. Beckham’s World Cup hopes are said to be shot. His professional soccer career in great [...]

The clock is ticking. The latest extension to Major League Soccer’s collective bargaining agreement expires Thursday, Feb. 25. If some pundits are to be believed, the two sides are locked in a knock-down/drag-them-out struggle that threatens the league’s very existence. Others, ASN included, are far more sanguine. What do you, the fan think? And why?

From our calculations there are nine spots up for grabs, given a few assumptions. The guys pictured here are only a few of the possibilities. (We came up with nearly 30 of them–and we probably forgot some). Who deserves a spot on the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 2010 World Cup roster?

MLS fans have been keeping abreast of every development and sit on pins and needles hoping the league does not suffer the same fate as its various predecessors. There is no question that a strike or lockout would be highly detrimental for the sport in this country–perhaps even fatal to MLS. But whose side are the fans on? Why not put it to a vote. Pick one of the three options in the poll.

Though the worst fears over his health and career have passed, it is highly unlikely (to put it mildly) that Charlie Davies will be match fit in time for the 2010 World Cup. So who to replace him? Head over to ASN’s USMNT page to vote in the poll.

It’s that time of the year again. Major League Soccer has announced its nominees for 2009 individual player awards. While the viability of the nominees can be debated at length (Is Kasey Keller really nominated for three awards? Why are three Sounders players nominated for one award? etc.) what is more interesting is to figure [...]

Finally, the Major League Soccer regular season is over and the playoffs are upon us. Four matchups await, to ultimately determine the two clubs that will meet at Seattle’s Qwest Field in the 2009 MLS Cup game on Nov. 22. Will the defending champion Columbus Crew avoid being upset by Real Salt Lake, who snuck [...]