... States has made a run to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup by learning how to play without injured captain Carlos Bocanegra. The defender has been sidelined since June 6 and could sit out Wednesday's match against European champion Spain ...

... Confederations Cup, a warmup for next year's World Cup in South Africa. "Italy is going to be favored," U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra said. "The pressure will be on them, and we want to go out there and show that we can play with them and get a ...

... semifinals on goals scored. "I think the first time we played Brazil we came out a bit timid," U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra said Friday. "We almost gave them too much respect. We just went out there and sat back too much. We felt we ...

... that respect when we played Brazil last time and it's something that we will look at closely." U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra, sidelined since straining a hamstring during a World Cup qualifier on June 6, was estimated by Bradley at 50 or ...

... winners showed their famous flair for the next score. Landon Donovan, again standing in as captain for the injured Carlos Bocanegra, tried to play a short corner to DaMarcus Beasley, but the midfielder failed to read the pass and it ran to Andre ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Carlos Bocanegra and Chris Klein scored in a two-minute span early in the first half to lead the United States over regional rival Jamaica 2 ...

... CITY, Panama (AP) - The United States cut through Panama's defense like the canal that divides the isthmus. Carlos Bocanegra, Landon Donovan and Brian McBride overwhelmed Panama with first-half goals, and the Americans won Wednesday night ...

... 4 inches) and strength (210 pounds) who could match up well with the Czech and Italian strikers. Cory Gibbs, Carlos Bocanegra, Gregg Berhalter and Eddie Pope are the other candidates in the middle. At left back, without any other clear ...

... coach Bob Bradley, made his national team debut in the 89th minute. ... The Americans finished a man short after Carlos Bocanegra was ejected in the 82nd for getting his second yellow card.

... had gotten a flick from Pirlo. Keller made another outstanding stop on Del Piero in the 79th. American defender Carlos Bocanegra nearly gave Italy a goal in the second half, putting a clearance attempt just over the U.S. crossbar. Pope and ...