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 NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Bradley is keeping the job of U.S. soccer coach. The U.S. Soccer Federation called a Wednesday news conference to announce the interim coach is becoming the permanent coach.
"Bob took this job as if it were his, and I think that's a very positive thing," USSF president Sunil Gulati said Tuesday night. "He looked at a lot of new players when it might have been safe to continue with more established players, and that was important for the long-term growth of the program."
Bruce Arena, hired after the Americans finished last at the 1998 World Cup, was told after last year's tournament he wouldn't be brought back for another four-year cycle. Following the withdrawal of Juergen Klinsmann, Bradley was hired on an interim basis on Dec. 8.
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