GreenPitch Magazine - METROPOLITAN SOCCER LIFE

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Is US Soccer doing all it can to grow the sport?

	Yes, keeping soccer on television and getting the US team to the World Cup are both major achievements.

	No, the sport has not grown recently because the federation is only interested in ticket sales and not in on-the-field improvement.

	CONCACAF Struggles 7/28/10 - 12:10 a.m. - Puerto Rico's 4-1 defeat of Los Angeles in the opening round of CONCACAF Champions League action is indicative of a league with organizational deficiencies.		Adu to MLS 6/28/10 - 11:30 a.m. - According to reports in Portugal, Benfica will release Freddy Adu next month, and he could make a return move stateside. Several clubs in Major League Soccer could express interest - specifically the New York Red Bulls.


History repeats The USA crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-1 loss to Ghana in its round of 16 match-up in Rustenburg. Coach Bob Bradley's concede early and fight back approach may have attracted unprecedented public attention but it has also re-ignited fierce criticism from a growing contingent of disgruntled fans.