[MinorityRepublican]

The American team was pulled out of their luxury hotel and have been training at a US military base.

Where did you get that info?

[AGreatPer]

US starting lineup will be very interisting.

Bruce Arena's job is on the line. I love the guy but we need results.

[You Dirty Rats]

Security at the designated Kaiserslautern Hotel was deemed insufficient, so they are at Ramstein AFB.

I suspect the move might have more to do with motivating the team with a rousing send-off from the base.

They'll need it -- the talent gap between USA and Italy is enormous.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Gah! making me work while i listen to my new Godsmack CD (highly recommended. They let the American Military use their songs for recruitment ads.).


HAMBURG (Reuters) - Security for the best-protected team at the World Cup will get even tighter on Thursday when the Americans move from a luxury hotel in the heart of Hamburg sealed off from the public to a vast U.S. air base at Ramstein.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-06-15T105937Z_01_L15901644_RTRIDST_0_OUKOE-UK-SOCCER-WORLD-US-RAMSTEIN.XML&src=rss