A brutal weekend in the Bundesliga has cost Bruce Arena two of his expected starting 11 for Friday's crucial World Cup Qualifying match versus Honduras. By Peter Nolan

Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard beat the clock and have recovered from illness and injury, respectively, to be named to the U.S. MNT. By Peter Nolan

Washington, D.C. - "Long gone are the days of always winning and it's not going to be easy," and that perhaps was the biggest lesson on a night when France defeated the U.S. By Peter Nolan

Week one did not go as planned for the expansion club from Minnesota, not with a 5-1 loss in Portland to show for their efforts; but surely the home opener against fellow expansion side Atlanta would be better. Right? By Peter Nolan