| Show Bradley to be appointed Q US U.S. S. S soccer coach 4 Grahame L. L Jones Los Angeles Times Bob Bradley on Wednesday will lose the interim tag and will be appointed coach of the US U.S. national soccer team His first challenge is to qualify the US U.S. squad for forthe forthe forthe the next World Cup in South Africa in 2010 If he does better there than the US U.S. team did in inthe inthe inthe the 2006 Cup in Germany when it was knocked out during the group stage Bradley could remain in inthe inthe inthe the post until at least 2014 Bradley 49 44 was the leading American among the half a dozen or so candidates seriously considered by US U.S. Soccer and he lie won out after Germanys Germany's Juergen Klinsmann took himself out of the running Bradley was returning from Europe on Monday and was unavailable for comment Formal announcement of his appointment will be made at a news conference in New York on Wednesday afternoon Bradley has been interim coach of the team since December and replaces Bruce Arena who compiled 30 a 71 30 record during his eight years in charge Asked why he thought Bradley should get the job US U.S. team captain Landon Donovan gave a word one-word answer results a I The Galaxy forward vard added He hasn't lost yet right During his five months as interim coach Bradley has hasa a 3 1 record defeating Denmark Mexico and Ecuador and tying Guatemala His first game in charge as the time full-time US U.S. coach will be against China at San Jose on June 2 followed by the June 6 24 Gold Cup a tournament Arena won in 2002 and 2005 and the June 26 July 15 Copa America in Venezuela Hes done a good job with us us Donovan said It It was hard when he first came in in because Id I'd had eight years with Bruce land and things changed changed-a a little bit Bob kind of tightened the strings made things a little stricter e I j |
