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Steve Cherundolo has enjoyed a strong summer with the U.S. national team, reclaiming his starting role at right back while also delivering a pair of strong performances at the World Cup, so it should come as no surprise that Hannover 96 was quick to re-sign him.
According to Hannover 96's official website, Cherundolo has verbally agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the club until 2012. The deal also includes a one-year option after that season.
Cherundolo was set to become a free agent this summer and had been linked with clubs such as AS Roma, but the extension with Hannover will keep him at the club where he's played all his 11 professional seasons.
What do you think of Cherundolo extending his stay with Hannover? Wish he would have tried to play elsewhere? Preferred to have seen him in MLS?
Share your thoughts below.
has any American player played 11 seasons with a club outside MLS? that has to be a record….
Not that many MLS guys even did that, right?
i loved mcmanamman’s reaction to that.
He’s one of the worst analysts around, hands down.
Tell that to Fabregas.
RPH – I was just going to say the same thing after reading the threads. Forget Lalas.
Great move by Dolo! He is well respected and a fan favorite at Hannover. Good to see him remian loyal to a team who beleived in and remains loyal in him, which is probably why he is captain or vice-captain at Hannover.
Lalas: trbl or not trbl?
Howard plays at a damn fine club right now and Donovan will be back after the WC.
COYB.
Guys, face it, Lalas is in the entertainemnt biz now.
And Lalas has learned how to give good soundbites, even if they are not at the level of sophistication of Martin Tyler. For ESPN audiences.
For soccer, he’s like our Charles Barkely only not as witty.
Has the referee for the USA v Algeria game been announced?
Did I miss something? Why are we talking about Lalas on a post about Dolo?
Regarding Dolo: Good move. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Let’s not forget what McManaman said in response to Lalas AND Ruud Gullit’s predictions before the England vs U.S.A. game.
Lalas predicting a 2-1 U.S. victory and Ruud Gullit correctly predicting a 1-1 draw.
McManaman was incredulous and said that they must have both received blows to he head or something and you got the feeling he wanted to say a lot more.
Thanks. Good luck Dolo!
he brings masculinity and alpha male status to the sport. Soccer in america is mostly percieved to be a sport for small skinny light weight males. I think it is good to have be the voice of american soccer, he was there when the sport was even less popular, and he has earned the right to be an analyst. He brings things to the table that a journalist can’t. Yes he is rough around the edges but Eric Winalda is not very eloquent either. I think they are both good.
He’s correct is some of his things he says. If we don’t make the round of 16, it’s a failure. But just to be nitpicky, because Dolo is my favorite player behind McBride, he said Spector should start over Dolo for at least the England game. 😀
An even bigger club than Arsenal? Forbes listed the Gunners as the third richest club in the world earlier this year – they don’t get a whole lot bigger than that. 😉
Llalas if nothing else is consistant and saids what he thinks.
His comment on Adu was spot on.
He has siad that England is beatable and that we should get point(s) from them. He was correct
Said we should beat Slovinia and he was correct
He is predicting us to beat Algeria and we should
Has repeatedly harped that success for the US is making the round of 16.
and yes he has ragged on the Brits for the last 6 months.. He has been more acurate in some of his predictions then say… Tommie Symth
Great for him, but I can’t help but thinking that if the Roma interest was real the temptation of champions league football would be too tempting for Dolo to pass up.
Wow what a class act. And for those that are wondering Dolo married a German woman and he speaks fluent German.
Here are a couple videos I found:
Interview Dolo gives in German
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56UavmW9nOQ
And some funny videos when Kammmarman and couple of other US soccer guys visited Dolo in Germany during the 2006 World Cup draw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5yEJfGsztA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNRr6CGXhjI
I believe his wife is German
He’s married to a German woman. I could see him staying at Hannover after his playing career is over, as a coach or a front office type. I know he’s one of the players the club talks to about different decisions, on and off the field.
good call by dolo. i bet he ends up spending the rest of his life in germany. unless hes married to an american and she wants to return home.
Bradley seems more like Wenger’s type to me. Young player, lots of potential (remember Bradley is only 22). Wenger can coach him up for 2+ years and then sell him to an even bigger club. If this happens MB would shatter Jozy’s transfer record.
class player. i’m sure they must love him at hannover. kudos to cherundolo
I’ll wager Bradley, Howard and Donovan get serious inquiries from bigger clubs after the cup.
Cherundolo is class. Period.
I’ll take him at Villa, thanks. Especially if Milner leaves.
Given the way Cherundolo has played one would have to assume there was interest from another club, or potential interest, and Hannover’s trying to head it off as best they can. It’s maybe a little unfair to Steve to ask him to make the comment right now, though, and put him on the spot like that.
Awesome and amazing to see a Yank Abroad with one 1st division team for 10+ years. Glad he’s staying there.