Soccer
Sep 2 2008, Jessica

That was the loudest question echoing from American soccer fans when the roster for the U.S. men’s national soccer team was released in advance of upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

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Alessandro Del Piero of Italy laughs during a visit of the Italian national soccer team at the Antonis Papadopoulos stadium in Larnaca, Cyprus on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Italy will face Cyprus on Saturday for the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers.