New York, NY (My Sportsbook) - The U.S. Soccer Federation announced at a news conference on Wednesday that Bob Bradley has officially become the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team, dropping the interim tag that Bradley has held since December.

Former head man Bruce Arena was informed that he would not be back following last summer's World Cup, and after Juergen Klinsmann withdrew his name from consideration, Bradley was named as interim coach on December 8.

"I am very proud and honored to be named head coach of the U.S. National Team," Bradley said at the introductory news conference. "The work throughout this year has established a good foundation and instilled in the players the ideas that we need to carry with us in order to progress as a team. Our goal is clear: to build a team capable of being successful in the 2010 World Cup. We are off to a very good start, and I am looking forward to the challenging road ahead."

Since taking over the head job, Bradley has compiled a 3-0-1 record in friendlies, including a 2-0 win against Mexico. The Americans will have a busy month of June as they will meet China in a friendly on June 2 before taking part in the Gold Cup, which is the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean later in June. The United States will also participate as a guest in the Copa America tournament in July, which crowns the South American champion.

"Bob Bradley has shown every one in the past few months just how ready he is for this job," U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said. "Every decision he has made has been about the betterment of the team, and the betterment of the program, not about 'what might be best for the future of Bob Bradley.' While it has only been a few months, you can already see those decisions paying dividends. I firmly believe Bob has the ability to take this program forward."

Bradley also holds the title of head coach with the Under-23 National Team, and will be trying to help the squad qualify for the Beijing Olympics as well over the next few months.

After starting out his coaching career at Princeton, Bradley became an assistant with D.C. United. He then moved on to a head coaching position with the Chicago Fire, whom he guided to an MLS Cup title as well as a pair of U.S. Open Cup crowns. In addition to spending time with Chicago, Bradley has also held the head job with the MetroStars and Chivas USA during his 12-year coaching career in MLS, and his 124 victories make him the winningest coach in the history of the league.