Not So Bad

Despite both settling for second choices, it looks like the USSF and Bob Bradley will remain entwined for another four-year cycle. Goal.com's Noah Davis points out it's not such a bad thing. With the necessity to build a new World Cup team, a guy who knows the ropes has a jump start.

Lessons Learned

Noah Davis looks back on the last two USA friendlies and examines what coach Bob Bradley learned from them. A win and a loss provided the coach to get one last look at key positional battles, including that troublesome left back spot, before the team starts the World Cup.

Trying Time

Now that the World Cup preliminary list has come out and the name of Charlie Davies was not on it, the forward has griped about his club team publicly, blaming them for his exclusion. Goal.com's Noah Davis has some advice for the young American in his latest column.

The U.S. Nats

If it involves the U.S. National Team, Goal.com's Noah Davis knows about it.

Homeboy

Goal.com's Noah Davis finds positives in the conclusion of Landon Donovan's loan deal to Everton. Major League Soccer's MVP has re-joined his Los Angeles Galaxy team, and Davis thinks the move will end up an ideal one for the USA national team as well.

Six Shooters

Never before had a Mexican club won six consecutive games to start a season, but that statistic has been rewritten. Guadalajara's Xavier Baez scored a splendid goal to lead his side to a 1-0 win over Pachuca and improve their record to 6-0-0.

Davies Injured In Car Crash

United States striker Charlie Davies was in a car crash in the early hours of Tuesday morning and was in surgery on Tuesday afternoon. He suffered fractures to his tibia, femur, elbow, and face, as well as a lacerated bladder. He's now in serious but stable condition.