COLUMBUS, Ohio — With his hair cut shorter these days, 21-year-old Michael Bradley looks more like his father, U.S. men's national team coach Bob Bradley, than he did as a teenager.
Wednesday night, he did what his father and coach asked. He and Sacha Kljestan, the USA's central midfield tandem, disrupted the Mexican attack.
And Michael Bradley did much more. Near the end of each half, he found himself with an opportunity and converted. Just as in 2001 and 2005, archrival Mexico left Columbus with a 2-0 defeat.
Bradley first played for his father at age 16 with the MetroStars, now called the New York Red Bulls. After moving to Dutch club Heerenveen, he debuted for the national team in 2006 under Bruce Arena. When Bob Bradley replaced Arena, Michael was once again the coach's son.Read more..
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