ESPN is releasing a Top-50 #WorldCupRank, which completely excluded any players from the United States.
Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard are widely considered the three best players on the USMNT.
"Some of it just comes down to where you're playing and who you're playing for," ESPN television analyst and former U.S. international Kasey Keller said. "And our national team isn't going to win the World Cup. You start looking at the number of players, it doesn't take a lot when you have the world's elite at a World Cup to come up with 50 players."
Howard just had a great seasons at Everton, but just four keepers made the list.
Bradley couldn't become a regular at Roma before coming to the MLS, while Dempsey had inconsistent moments for Tottenham before his move to Seattle.
Alexi Lalas is convinced that both Bradley and Howard could "play with any team in the world." Lalas believes there are still biases against American players by those in Europe.
