Team for WC

No.	Players	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Birthdate	Hometown	Club/College	Caps/Goals
1	Howard, Tim	GK	6-3	210	03/06/79	North Brunswick, N.J.	Everton (England)	51/0
2	Spector, Jonathan	D	6-0	180	03/01/86	Arlington Heights, Ill.	West Ham United (England)	25/0
3	Bocanegra, Carlos	D	6-0	170	05/25/79	Alta Loma, Calif.	Rennes (France)	79/12
4	Bradley, Michael	M	6-2	175	07/31/87	Manhattan Beach, Calif.	Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)	43/7
5	Onyewu, Oguchi	D	6-4	210	05/13/82	Olney, Md.	AC Milan (Italy)	54/5
6	Cherundolo, Steve	D	5-6	145	02/19/79	San Diego, Calif.	Hannover 96 (Germany)	60/2
7	Beasley, DaMarcus	M	5-8	145	05/24/82	Ft. Wayne, Ind.	Rangers (Scotland)	92/17
8	Dempsey, Clint	M	6-1	170	03/09/83	Nacogdoches, Texas	Fulham (England)	62/18
9	Gomez, Herculez	F	5-10	165	04/06/82	Las Vegas, Nev.	Puebla F.C. (Mexico)	4/2
10	Donovan, Landon	M	5-8	158	03/04/82	Redlands, Calif.	Los Angeles Galaxy	123/42
11	Holden, Stuart	M	5-10	160	08/01/85	Houston, Texas	Bolton Wanderers (England)	14/2
12	Bornstein, Jonathan	D	5-9	145	11/07/84	Los Alamitos, Calif.	Chivas USA	32/2
13	Clark, Ricardo	M	5-10	150	05/10/83	Jonesboro, Ga.	Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)	29/2
14	Buddle, Edson	F	6-1	185	05/21/81	New Rochelle, N.Y.	Los Angeles Galaxy	3/2
15	DeMerit, Jay	D	6-0	185	12/04/79	Green Bay, Wis.	Watford (England)	19/0
16	Torres, José	M	5-7	135	10/29/87	Longview, Texas	Pachuca (Mexico)	10/0
17	Altidore, Jozy	F	6-1	175	11/06/89	Boca Raton, Fla.	Villareal (Spain)	25/9
18	Guzan, Brad	GK	6-4	210	09/09/84	Homer Glen, Ill.	Aston Villa (England)	16/0
19	Edu, Maurice	M	6-0	170	04/18/86	Fontana, Calif.	Rangers (Scotland)	13/1
20	Findley, Robbie	F	5-9	165	08/04/85	Phoenix, Ariz.	Real Salt Lake	6/0
21	Goodson, Clarence	D	6-4	170	05/17/82	Alexandria, Va.	IK Start (Norway)	14/2
22	Feilhaber, Benny	M	5-9	150	01/19/85	Irvine, Calif.	AGF Aarhus (Denmark)	32/2
23	Hahnemann, Marcus	GK	6-3	220	06/15/72	Seattle, Wash.	Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)	16/0

Stars and Strikes is Back

After some time away due to School I am back to relaunch Stars and Strikes just in time for the world cup. I am hoping to be able to bring back all of the old readers since we had some real good conversations going. Anyone who has requests or advice let me know and I will try and make this site as good as it was before if not better.

Swine Flu News Everywhere

looks sick to me

So Landon Donovan has Swine Flu… You would think he got this in his time in Mexico but it turns out that he probably got it from his Galaxy Coaches during his trip to New England:

According to the Los Angeles Times, a pair of Galaxy team staffers (an administrator and chiropractor) who travel with the squad fell ill during the team’s trip to the Massachusetts to play the New England Revolution.
Soon after, Donovan began to feel poorly.

So he was sick during the game vs Mexico probability not a good combination with the altitude, pollution and heat…. so take that for whats its worth. However the USMNT is saying they had no idea that Donovan was sick:

“As part of the press release that announced the preventative measures U.S. Soccer expressed that they had no knowledge of Donovan being sick while he was in camp or during their trip to Mexico and it is presumed that he most likely came in contact with the virus while with his club team in L.A.
The most troubling issue is that Donovan never mentioned his illness to the U.S. team, opting to fight through it rather than alert the doctors ahead of the match against Mexico.
Donovan is quoted in the L.A. Times as saying that he began coughing on Monday and felt tired ahead of the match on Wednesday.
With the conditions is Azteca already hard enough to deal with, playing with an illness could have been a very costly mistake, both for Donovan and for the team. With the news not breaking until the team had split and was once again spread out all over the globe, the preventative measures could be hard to implement.
According to Galaxy manager Bruce Arena Donovan could be an option on Saturday for his club team but his availability will be determined by how he feels before the match.”

Because of this the US national team is taking measures to protect their players:

“U.S. Soccer is trying to take preventative measures against the further spread of the influenza A virus which star midfielder Landon Donovan tested positive for a day after the U.S. lost to Mexico.”
“We have prescribed the medication to players, coaches and staff members who may have come in close contact with Landon Donovan solely as a preventative measure,” said Dr. David Wallis, a member of the U.S. Soccer medical staff in a press release. “Based on CDC recommendations, individuals who did not experience close contact with the player, such as journalists, fans or opposing players, do not need to take any preventative measures. As of now, no other member of the U.S. team delegation has indicated any symptoms associated with the virus and at this time we do not believe additional steps are necessary. However, we will be continuing to monitor the situation and CDC recommendations very closely as we continue to learn more.”

And now club teams have begun to worry as Cherundolo has been quarantined:

“Unsure of whether U.S. Men’s National Team defender Steve Cherundolo is infected, Hannover have decided to quarantine the 30-year-old until it has become medically clear he doesn’t have the virus.
“Until we have clarity, it would be irresponsible not to isolate Stevie from the team,” Hannover director of sport Joerg Schmadtke said of the preventive measure to the club’s website.”

Hopefully this dose not affect any playing time for USMNT players, however it is speculated that Michale Bradley will be quarantined soon as well, with their clubs because its time for us to start using all of our new additions to top European Clubs as a way to improve our players and team as a whole.

Landon Donovan Amazing Goal

Last night Landon Donovan scored an incredible goal vs the NE Revs:

He really seems to be on his form right now and I think he has been incredible this summer.  Also, a little unrelated but, dosen’t it seem like Landon Donovan never misses a PK. In the MLS all-star game and then Confed Cup he had them and I never even considered that he would miss.  He treats it like a free throw in basketball and hits with the same accuracy.  Could he be the best in the world at the PK?

MLS: Today’s Games

There are four games being played in the MLS today:

New England v LA 6 EST

Number 5 in the east New England takes on number 3 in the west LA, or team Landon Donovan and David Beckham.  The super hot LA team that is 4-0-1 with Beckham playing.

Landon Donovan (LA) is the only National Team player in this game.

San Jose v Columbus 8:30 EST

Last place in the West San Jose takes on number 1 in the East Columbus.  Important game for Columbus as Chicago is only one point behind them with one less game played.

Chad Marshall (Columbus) is the only National Team Player in this game.

Real Salt Lake v Seattle 9 EST

Number 6 in the West Salt Lake takes on number 2 Seattle, in a game that includes no National Team Players.

Colorado v Chivas USA 9:30 EST

The only match-up with two national team players, Casey’s Colorado takes on Bornstien’s Chivas as the teams are ties in the West, both in 4th with 27 pts (although Chivas have played 2 less games).

Conor Casey (Colorado) and Johnathon Bornstien (Chivas) are the National Team players in this game.

If there any fans of these teams (my team NY sadly) who wish to tell more about the matchups please leave a comment and Ill add it into the post…