56-1235: Robert , Bob , or Bobby Bradley may refer to: Bob Bradley (born 1958), American soccer coach Bob Bradley (composer) (born 1974), British composer, singer, and songwriter Bob Bradley (footballer) (1924–1999), Australian rules footballer Bob Bradley (wrestler) (born 1958), American wrestler Bobby Bradley (first baseman) (born 1996), American baseball player Bobby Bradley (pitcher) (born 1980), American baseball player J. Robert Bradley (1919–2007), American gospel singer Rob Bradley (born 1970), Florida state senator Robert B. Bradley , Florida State University administrator Robert G. Bradley (1921–1944), Navy Cross recipient (posthumous); namesake of USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) Robert L. Bradley Jr. (born 1955), American historian Robert Bradley (psychologist) (born 1946), American psychologist See also [ edit ] USS Robert G. Bradley , United States Navy frigate Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise , American blues group fronted by Robert Bradley Bradley method of natural childbirth , obstetrical procedure developed by Dr. Robert A. Bradley [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
112-506: A 3–0 home win over Sogndal . During this tenure the club reached the qualifying phase of the Europa League, also a first for an American coach. On November 5, 2015, Stabæk announced that Bradley would be leaving the club at the end of the season to pursue other jobs. On November 10, 2015, Bradley was officially named as the new manager of French Ligue 2 side Le Havre AC , signing a two-year contract. He recorded his first win at
168-497: A deal until the end of the 2023 Eliteserien season, with the option for a further year. His new team was in second-last place with 11 games remaining. He was unable to prevent the team from relegation to the Norwegian First Division , but his contract was renewed, with his son Michael joining him as a volunteer coach. In September 2024, he departed the club, agreeing to a mutual termination of his contract, with
224-604: A dramatic late goal by Landon Donovan . In the knockout round, Bradley and the U.S. faced Ghana , who eliminated the Americans for the second consecutive World Cup with a 2–1 victory in extra time following a 1–1 draw. Following the World Cup, Bradley signed a contract extension in August 2010 to remain as the U.S. coach until the 2014 World Cup after a reported approach from English club Aston Villa . In June 2011 he led
280-733: A friendly against Brazil , losing 2–0. Bradley was praised for choosing to live in Egypt despite the unrest following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and continuing to guide the Pharaohs despite the suspension of the Egyptian Premier League following the Port Said Stadium riot . Egypt was perfect in its first six matches of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup , but fell decisively to Ghana in
336-633: A leading club in the league, guiding the club to the post-season in their first three seasons of existence. In 2019 , the Black and Gold amassed the most points at that time in MLS history with 72, winning the Supporters' Shield in the process. The club lost to the Seattle Sounders in that year's conference final, 2–1. On November 18, 2021, 11 days after LAFC failed to qualify for the playoffs for
392-489: A record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating Ghana in the 2010 final , while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final . Egypt appeared in two of the ten FIFA Confederations Cups contested, being eliminated in the group stage on both occasions. Egypt's first Confederations Cup appearance
448-530: A score of 4–1 and drew Ghana 1–1, defeating Congo-Kinshasa 1–0. Egypt ended being in first place, thus advancing to the next round, where they faced Sudan. Egypt eventually lost their first game in the Africa Cup of Nations by a scored of 2–1, then in the third place match, won against Ivory Coast 3–1. Egypt failed to qualify for the first time in 1972 after being eliminated by Morocco by an aggregate score of 5–3. However, Egypt returned for 1974 , hosting
504-552: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bob Bradley Robert Frank Bradley (born March 3, 1958) is an American soccer coach. A native of New Jersey and graduate of Princeton University , Bradley coached in the American college game and Major League Soccer (MLS), managing the Chicago Fire , MetroStars , and Chivas USA over nine seasons. In 2006, he
560-605: Is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), the governing body of football in Egypt . Egypt is Africa's oldest national football team and has won the African Cup a record seven times . Egypt has made three appearances in the World Cup and was the first-ever African and Middle Eastern team to make such an appearance. Their former goalkeeper Essam El Hadary also holds the record for
616-905: Is married to Lindsay (née Sheehan), a former University of Virginia lacrosse player. Their son, Michael , was drafted by the MetroStars in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft , and played in the Eredivisie , Bundesliga , Premier League and Serie A before transferring to Toronto FC in January 2014. Bob also has a daughter named Ryan, who is married to Andy Rose , a former professional soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps FC and current assistant coach for Seattle Sounders. Individual Egypt national football team The Egypt national football team ( Egyptian Arabic : منتخب مصر لكرة القدم ), nicknamed " Pharaohs " ( Egyptian Arabic : الفراعنة ), represents Egypt in men's international football , and
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#1732798528764672-522: The 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification , they faced Italy but didn’t qualify. They withdrew the 1958 , 1962 , 1966 and 1970 World Cup Qualifiers. Since 1974 World Cup Qualification , Egypt entered the qualifiers on regular basis but did not qualify. In 1990, Egypt qualified after beating Algeria 1–0 in the playoffs. They were drawn in Group F, with Ireland , England and the Netherlands . Since
728-589: The 1965 Africa Cup of Nations , Egypt qualified for the tournament, but withdrew because of their diplomatic relationship with hosts Tunisia. They also withdrew in 1968. In the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations , hosted again in Sudan, Egypt were in Group B along with Ghana , Guinea , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo , known as Congo-Kinshasa back then. In their opening match, Egypt defeated Guinea by
784-558: The 1980 African Cup of Nations , defeating Ivory Coast and defeated Tanzania, but lost to hosts Nigeria 1–0. Egypt progressed to the semi-finals to face Algeria , who defeated the Egyptians on penalties. For the Four years later , Egypt defeated Cameroon and Ivory Coast, and drew Togo, eventually finishing fourth behind Algeria. For 1986 , Egypt hosted; they lost to Senegal 1–0. However, Egypt went on to win their two remaining games in
840-656: The 2006 FIFA World Cup , U.S. Soccer appointed Bradley the interim coach of the team, succeeding Arena in December 2006. On his debut on January 20, his team defeated Denmark 3–1 in a friendly in Los Angeles. In May, having won three out of four games, he was appointed permanently. His team won the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup in June, with a 2–1 final win over Mexico . Weeks later at the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela,
896-483: The 2021 Africa Cup , Egypt went to the final despite dire performances in the group stage and beating Ivory Coast on penalties after a 0–0 draw. Egypt then beat Cameroon 3–1 in penalties after a 0–0 draw, to reach their 10th final, beating Ghana's record of final appearances. Egypt suffered their first of two losses to Senegal in 2022, both on penalties (in the AFCON final and in World Cup qualifying), both winning penalties scored by Sadio Mané . Egypt has qualified for
952-518: The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde and Botswana on 6 and 10 September 2024. Caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2024, after the match against [REDACTED] Cape Verde . The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months. In 2017 , Egypt set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last tournament appearance in 2010 . During this run, Egypt also reached
1008-573: The Ohio University sports management graduate school in 1981. While there, Bradley's coaching career began when he was named head coach of the Ohio University Bobcats 's NCAA Division I soccer program at the age of 22. After two seasons with Ohio, Bradley worked as an assistant coach and scout for University of Virginia manager Bruce Arena for two years before taking the top job at his alma mater, Princeton. Bradley led
1064-476: The third round playoffs . Bradley was not retained following Egypt's elimination. American Pharaoh , a documentary by Hossam Aboul-Magd about Bradley's tenure in Egypt, aired on PBS on June 16, 2014. It was reported on January 2, 2014, that Bradley had agreed to manage Stabæk Fotball in Norway, making him the first American to manage a club in a European top flight. His competitive debut came on March 30, in
1120-592: The 2018 World Cup, Egypt was drawn with Saudi Arabia , Uruguay and the hosts, Russia . They started their first game against Uruguay, without Salah, who was injured in the UEFA Champions League final . Egypt lost 1–0, and goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy was voted man of the match. He refused the reward due to sponsorship by Budweiser . Salah returned to the starting lineup when Egypt faced Russia. Russia led 3–0, and then Salah scored Egypt's first World Cup goal in 28 years. Egypt's third and final match
1176-464: The Africa Cup of Nations in 1962. Their fourth appearance came in 1963 in Ghana . Egypt was placed in Group B with Sudan and Nigeria , defeating Nigeria 6–3, but drawing 2–2 against Sudan. Despite being undefeated in the group stage, they were ranked second, behind Sudan by goal difference. Egypt, as runners-up in Group B, participated in the 3rd place match, playing against Ethiopia, winning 3–0. For
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#17327985287641232-549: The British call an away game. He defended himself by saying that the vocabulary for the game varies in every country. Sky Sports program Soccer AM parodied him as the character "Brad Bobley", an American coach who uses exaggeratedly American words. Analysis by The Wall Street Journal found that Bradley in fact used British terms such as training, supporters and clean sheet far more frequently than their American equivalents practice, fans and shutout, and had never once called
1288-559: The Confederations Cup, Bradley selected a largely second-tier squad, which advanced to the final before losing 5–0 to Mexico. With a 3–2 away win against Honduras on October 10, the team secured qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . At the World Cup finals in South Africa, the U.S. finished on top of Group C after a 1–1 draw with England , a 2–2 draw with Slovenia , and a 1–0 victory over Algeria through
1344-399: The Egyptians favored defensive tactics, they scored only one goal in the 1990 World Cup . A 1–1 draw with UEFA Euro 1988 champions Netherlands gave the Egyptians their first point in the World Cup. This was followed by a draw against Ireland and a 0–1 loss to England. On 8 October 2017, Egypt qualified for the 2018 World Cup after topping Group E over Uganda , Ghana and Congo . In
1400-504: The FIFA World Cup three times: in 1934 , in 1990 and for the 2018 editions. Egypt was the first African country to qualify for the World Cup, beating Mandatory Palestine . They lost to Hungary 4–2 in their first and only match in 1934, the two goals scored by Egypt's forward Abdulrahman Fawzi . In the next qualifications for the 1938 World Cup , Egypt withdrew. They didn’t enter the 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification . In
1456-465: The Stallions was canceled out by an Aristide Bancé strike; however, veteran goalkeeper Essam El Hadary saved two spot-kicks in the penalty shootout to earn a spot in the final for Egypt. Egypt then faced Cameroon, and lost the final for the second time. In the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations , hosts Egypt were knocked out by South Africa in the round of 16, despite three wins in the group stage. In
1512-546: The Tigers from 1984 to 1995, winning two Ivy League titles and reaching the NCAA Final Four in 1993. In 1996, Bradley was hired again as Arena's assistant, this time with D.C. United of Major League Soccer , the then newly formed U.S. professional league. After back-to-back championship seasons with DC, he became the first head coach of the Chicago Fire , an expansion team that began play in 1998. Bradley steered
1568-608: The U.S. to the final of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup , but an early 2–0 lead in the final was overturned by Mexico, who eventually won 4–2. On July 28, 2011, he was relieved of his duties by the United States Soccer Federation to be replaced by former Germany national team manager Jürgen Klinsmann . On September 14, 2011, Bradley reached a deal to take over as manager of the Egypt national team beginning October 15, 2011. He made his debut on November 14, in
1624-480: The appointment, suggesting that he had been given the job by the club's new American owners by virtue of being American. On December 27, 2016, following a 1–4 defeat by West Ham United , Bradley was sacked by Swansea after only 85 days and 11 games in charge of the club, the fourth shortest reign of any manager in the history of the Premier League. He left with a 2–7–2 record, conceding 29 goals –
1680-408: The change with half the Premier League season remaining. Personally, I have nothing but praise for Bob. He is a good man; a good person who gave everything to the job. His work-rate is phenomenal and we wish him well for the future." Following his sacking, Bradley said that the club's owners Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien were swayed by a "negative atmosphere" at the club and failed to realize this
1736-400: The club on December 1 against Evian TG in a 3–2 victory at home. Bradley led the team to a tie on points with FC Metz for third place in the league and the final promotion place, but the team was left in fourth based on the goals scored tiebreaker. Bradley managed his final match on October 3, 2016, a league home game against Sochaux , which Le Havre won 2–1. On October 3, 2016, Bradley
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1792-545: The club sitting in seventh place in the second tier. Bob Bradley is the eldest of three brothers. The middle sibling, Scott , played for the Seattle Mariners and three other Major League Baseball teams in the 1980s and 1990s, and is the current baseball coach at Princeton University . The youngest, Jeff, was a sports journalist who has worked for ESPN and the New York Daily News . Bradley
1848-505: The competition seven times, with the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations being the most recent one. Egypt first participated in the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament in 1957. In their first game, a semi-final, they faced Sudan , winning 2–1; Egypt won 4–0 in the final. In their second participation in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1959 , Egypt became champions again. There were only three teams in that tournament, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, who were undefeated. They lost their first final in
1904-513: The country had a political union with Syria and went under the name of United Arab Republic, though the Egyptian team's records are attributed to Egypt only by FIFA as it was represented by Egyptian footballers and the team played in the Africa Cup of Nations . The Pharaohs have appeared in three FIFA World Cups and they are the most successful team in the Africa Cup of Nations , winning
1960-456: The delayed 2020 Canadian Championship on June 5, 2022, with a penalty shootout win over Forge FC in Hamilton, Ontario . The following month, they lost the 2022 edition to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the same method. On June 26, 2023, Toronto FC announced that it had parted ways with Bradley after a 3W-10D-4L record to start the season. In September 2023, Bradley returned to Stabæk on
2016-459: The event. They finished third place. Two years later , in Ethiopia, they were in Group A with the hosts, Guinea, and Uganda. Egypt defeated Uganda 2–1, but drew against Uganda and Ethiopia. Egypt advanced to the final round, and lost all matches. This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games. Egypt then failed to qualify for 1978 . Egypt reappeared for
2072-528: The first American to manage a Premier League club, but was fired less than three months later. He returned to MLS, managing Los Angeles FC and Toronto FC . Bradley was born and raised in New Jersey , playing soccer at West Essex High School and Princeton University . Following his graduation from Princeton, Bradley briefly worked in the Procter & Gamble executive training program before entering
2128-653: The first time, Bradley and Los Angeles FC parted ways. On November 24, 2021, Bradley was announced as head coach and sporting director of Toronto FC , reuniting with his son Michael , who has been the club's captain since 2015. He tied 1–1 at FC Dallas on his debut the following February 26, concluding his first season in second-from-bottom in the Eastern Conference; the team signed Italian international trio Domenico Criscito , Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi in July 2022. Bradley's Toronto FC won
2184-575: The group stage, 2–0 against the Ivory Coast and Mozambique . Egypt advanced to the final for the first time since 1962, eventually winning. Egypt qualified for 1990 , losing all group stage matches, thus making Egypt fail to obtain at least one point for the first time in the Africa Cup of Nations. They repeated this in 1992 . In the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia , Egypt defeated Gabon 4–0 and tied Nigeria 0–0. They lost to Mali 1–0 in
2240-442: The group stage, after being equal on points and goal difference. [REDACTED] The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was hosted in Egypt; the hosts were in Group A with Libya, Morocco, and the Ivory Coast. Egypt defeated Libya 3–0, tied 0–0 against Morocco, and won 3–1 against the Ivory Coast. Egypt would eventually win the tournament on penalties, and would also win the 2008 and 2010 tournaments. They would then fail to qualify for
2296-511: The historically underachieving team headed in the right direction as the MetroStars advanced to the U.S. Open Cup final for the first time in club history in 2003 as well as earning a playoff berth. Bradley also gained attention for an infamous incident in a match against D.C. United that season in which he exploited an MLS rule allowing a 4th substitution for a goalkeeper by switching starting goalkeeper Tim Howard into an outfield player so that midfielder Eddie Gaven (who would go on to score
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2352-468: The most goals conceded by any Premier League club in the same time period, with Swansea gaining only 8 (24.2%) out of a maximum 33 points available for the 11 game period – an average of 0.73 points per game. In a club statement, Huw Jenkins , the Swansea chairman, said: "We are sorry to lose Bob after such a short period of time. Unfortunately things haven't worked out as planned and we felt we had to make
2408-745: The newly assembled squad to the MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup double in its first season and was named MLS Coach of the Year for his achievements. He won a third trophy in 2000, when the Fire again won the Open Cup. After the 2002 MLS season , Bradley resigned as coach of the Fire to return to New Jersey as head coach of the MetroStars (now the New York Red Bulls ). Bradley began his tenure with
2464-430: The next three AFCON tournaments. Egypt qualified for the 2017 tournament, drawing against Mali in their first match in Group D. Successive 1–0 wins against Uganda and Ghana saw the Pharaohs qualify to the quarter-finals as group winners. Egypt faced Morocco at the quarter-final stage, and defeated them for the first time in 31 years to set up a semi-final clash with Burkina Faso . Mohamed Salah 's goal against
2520-642: The oldest player to have played at a World Cup. Internationally, Egypt became a bronze medalist at the 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina . The first Egyptian national football team was constituted in 1920, the first African football team created to compete in the Summer Olympics in Belgium . The opening match of their campaign was a loss against the Italians . Between 1958 and 1961,
2576-532: The public heavily criticized EFA's management of the team. Egypt's home games in the early years were played at Cairo International Stadium since 1960. During renovations they play at Borg El Arab Stadium . The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss Fixture Note: A committee of six former Egypt internationals. The following players were called up for
2632-461: The quarterfinals. Egypt won their fourth title in 1998, defeating South Africa in the final. Egypt qualified for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations , in Tunisia. Egypt were placed in Group C with Algeria, Zimbabwe , and Cameroon. Egypt won 2–1 against Zimbabwe, lost 2–1 to Algeria, and drew 0–0 against Cameroon, failing to qualify for the quarter-finals due to Algeria scoring more goals than Egypt in
2688-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Bradley&oldid=1242226493 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2744-598: The sport soccer in a British interview. On July 27, 2017, Bradley was announced as the team's first head coach for the inaugural season of Los Angeles FC , an expansion MLS team that started playing in the 2018 season. On March 4, 2018, Los Angeles FC won 1–0 against the Seattle Sounders in the team's first ever game. It was Bradley's first domestic club job since leaving Chivas USA for the USMNT in 2006. During Bradley's time in Los Angeles, he established LAFC as
2800-513: The team lost all three games, his first defeats in charge. Bradley led the U.S. team to an unlikely second-place finish in the 2009 Confederations Cup , including a 2–0 semi-final victory over European champions Spain , ending the Spaniards' 35-game unbeaten streak and 15-game winning streak. In the final, Bradley's U.S. team opened up a 2–0 lead on Brazil before losing 3–2. With the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup taking place immediately following
2856-417: The winning goal) could enter the game classified as a goalkeeper, before switching positions with Howard after ten seconds of play. Bradley stayed with the MetroStars for three years before he was fired with three games left in the 2005 regular season. The club had suffered losses in back-to-back fixtures and diminishing playoff prospects prior to Bradley's firing. Shortly after leaving the MetroStars, Bradley
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#17327985287642912-489: Was a Red Sea Derby against Saudi Arabia, also out of contention after two losses. Essam El Hadary became the oldest player in the World Cup at 45 years and 161 days. Héctor Cúper , who was criticised due to his defensive strategies against Saudi Arabia, was sacked. The Egyptian Football Association was also criticised due to having its base in Chechnya, far from where Egypt's matches were played. The Egyptian media and
2968-407: Was a project and that they needed to stick to the plan. He also said: "You can look at even top managers and recognize that in a league as competitive as the Premier League, anyone can go through a stretch of 10 or 11 games where you don't get the results you should.'' At Swansea, Bradley had been criticized for using American soccer vocabulary such as "PK" for a penalty kick and "road game" for what
3024-415: Was appointed as the new Swansea City manager after Francesco Guidolin 's dismissal. The Swansea supporters trust – who own a 21% stake in the club – issued a statement saying they were 'disappointed' in the new appointment given Bradley had been appointed without them being consulted. With the appointment, Bradley became the first American to manage a Premier League club. Many fans and pundits criticized
3080-712: Was appointed manager of the United States men's team , winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007 and finishing runner-up in 2009 and 2011 as well as in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup . His team also reached the last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup . He subsequently managed the Egyptian national football team for two years. He then became the first American to manage a team in a European first division with Stabæk of Norway in 2014. He moved on to French club Le Havre and Welsh side Swansea City , becoming
3136-514: Was named the coach at Los Angeles club Chivas USA for the 2006 season. Bradley revived a Chivas USA team that had endured a poor inaugural season in 2005, discovering young talents such as Sacha Kljestan and Jonathan Bornstein and leading the team to a third-place finish in the Western Conference before losing in the playoffs to eventual champions Houston Dynamo . Following the U.S. men's national team's disappointing showing at
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