England to his birth country for this summers finals. (Photo: ZumaPress) " width="300" height="200" />Born in Nigeria, Nedem Onouha could switch his allegiance from England to his birth country for this summer’s finals. (Photo: ZumaPress)

Nedum Onuoha has heretofore played for England, but having gotten the Micah Richards treatment of late, the Manchester City defender is considering following his Nigerian descent into a spot on the Super Eagles squad for South Africa.

ITV is reporting that the 23 year old defender, who has recently been seeing more action for Manchester City amidst injuries and suspensions, could represent his birth country this summer, having failed to break into the Three Lions squad after 21 appearances at the U-21 level.

Continue reading this article at World Soccer Digest.

Ghanian soccer is exhaling with the knowledge that Michael Essien will return in May.

Wait – wasn’t he supposed to be back already?

Read the article over at World Soccer Digest.

Read this article over at World Soccer Digest.

• Their result on Sunday,
• Bob Bradley’s selection for that match and his call-ups,
• Robbie Rogers and how he influences the team, going forward,
• Jonathan Spector in the middle,
• The Jozy-Conor Casey pairing,
• Whether Landon Donovan or Clint Dempsey needs to be moved into a more advanced role,
• How Stu Holden’s progress informs that,
• Why Rico Clark isn’t considered a lock for the team, let alone the starting XI, and
• The outlooks for Denmark and South Africa.

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]]> http://www.rffootball.com/2009/11/17/inside-the-six-ep-52-united-states-mens-national-team/feed/ 0 soccer, football, united, states, national, team On episode #52 of Inside the Six, I welcome World Soccer Reader USMNT correspondent Dave Topp. We spend the better part of an hour talking about the team; specifically, - Their result on Sunday, Bob Bradley's selection for that match and his call-ups, (http://www.rffootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/insidethesixinpost-300x198.png)On episode #52 of Inside the Six, I welcome World Soccer Reader USMNT correspondent Dave Topp. We spend the better part of an hour talking about the team; specifically, * Their result on Sunday, * Bob Bradley's selection for that match and his call-ups, * Robbie Rogers and how he influences the team, going forward, * Jonathan Spector in the middle, * The Jozy-Conor Casey pairing, * Whether Landon Donovan or Clint Dempsey needs to be moved into a more advanced role, * How Stu Holden's progress informs that, * Why Rico Clark isn't considered a lock for the team, let alone the starting XI, and * The outlooks for Denmark and South Africa. You can get this edition of Inside the Six (http://worldsoccerreader.com/category/radio/) from World Soccer Reader (http://worldsoccerreader.com/), from iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=328520671), or from the inline player, below:[podcast]http://www.pointoneohradio.com/pods/its_episode52_20091117.mp3[/podcast] World Soccer Reader no 57:00