Bob Bradley fired as U.S. soccer coach

I was in favor of rehiring him, but also now in favor of firing him, so I won’t complain. They’ve looked pretty awful at times lately, and Jürgen Klinsmann (rumored to be taking over) will be an exciting replacement.

High points of Bradley’s time as coach:

*beating Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup

*winning Group A (over England) in the 2010 World Cup

Those aren’t small things by the fairly unimpressive historical standards of the U.S. team, and they’re worth appreciating.