Findley could be the answer

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | Print Entry

Posted by Luke Cyphers and Doug McIntyre

Does Robbie Findley have the goods to help the U.S. in South Africa next summer?

That's clearly the question on the minds of national team fans after Findley capped a stellar MLS season by helping Real Salt Lake beat David Beckham, Landon Donovan and the heavily favored LA Galaxy in an epic MLS Cup upset on Sunday. After the game, the answer, according to a host of current and former national teamers in both locker rooms, was a resounding yes.  
 

To read more about Robbie Findley's World Cup chances, and an analysis of the U.S.'s Goal Flurry problem, you must be an Insider.
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Luke Cyphers
Luke Cyphers is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Insider who covered the 2006 World Cup and the 2009 Confederations Cup. You can see some of his previous writing on soccer here, here and here.

  • Doug McIntyre
    Doug McIntyre has watched or attended almost every U.S. national team game since Paul Caligiuri's "shot heard 'round the world" in 1989. He began covering American and international soccer in 2002 and is a regular contributor to ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com and the Toronto Star.

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