Tim Howard, veteran U.S. MNT goalkeeper, will take a year off from international soccer duties to spend more time with his children and concentrate on his professional career with Everton in England. After discussions with U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann the Everton goalkeeper will not be available for selection until September of 2015. Howard is […]
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Women Threaten Lawsuit Over 2015 World Cup Surface
There is no player revolt at this point, but a complaint has been filed regarding the playing surface at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and that could be headed to court. A group of over 40 of the top female national team soccer players from about a dozen countries have signed a letter that […]
U.S. Advances Despite 1-0 Loss To Germany
They called Group G the “Group of Death”, mostly because it contained Germany, Portugal and Ghana, along with the United States. Logic can be deceiving, as Portugal and Ghana are going home and the USA joins Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup’s knockout round of 16. The U.S., which traveled over 9,000 miles for […]
Jill Ellis and new kits debut for US WNT in Tampa….By Jeremy Rasmussen
There were a number of debuts on June 14 as the US Women’s National Soccer Team returned to Florida for an international friendly against France at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Sunshine State has been a favorite venue of the US women, as they have played five international friendlies here since 2012. However, it […]
U.S. Beats Nigeria For Sendoff Sweep
With the final whistle that brought the USA’s 2-1 win over Nigeria to a close, World Cup prepaations became history and all eyes turned to Brazil. The victory gave the U.S. a 3-0 Sendoff Series record, including the 2-0 win over Azerbaijan and the 2-1 win over Turkey. It is significant that of the three, […]
Subs Score To Top Azerbajian, 2-0
It was good to play the game, even though the opponent was well below World Cup standards. The first half was far from the level the U.S. men played earlier this spring in taking a 2-0 lead over Mexico. The second was better than the second against Mexico when the U.S. gave up two to […]
Donovan Not Chosen For World Cup
U.S. men’s national team Jurgen Klinsmann named the USA’s 23-player roster for the World Cup this summer in Brazil. among the seven cuts was Landon Donovan, who holds the U.S. record for World Cup appearances (12) and goals (5). Klinsmann chose three young players, Julian Green, DeAndre Yedlin and John Brooks. Also going to Brazil […]
Klinsmann Has All 30 Candidates In Camp
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann finally has all 30 invitees into training camp in California at Stanford University. The last to arrive were Jermaine Jones and Aron Johannsson, who had their final club games over the weekend. Jones concluded his Besiktas loan and played 90 minutes for the Turkish club, which settled for a 1-1 draw […]
Ellis Named New U.S. Women’s Head Coach
U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati named Jill Ellis as the eighth head coach in U.S. Women’s National Team history. Ellis, 47, has experience coaching at every level of the U.S. Women’s National Team program and was an assistant on the 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medal-winning squads. She has served as interim head coach on two different […]
Gulati Gives Rationale For Firing Sermanni Now
Tom Sermani was called into a meeting on a Sunday evening after his team had beaten China 2-0 in Commerce City, CO, and was fired by US Soccer President Sunil Gulati and US Soccer CEO Dan Flynn. Little is know of specific reasons which led to the dismissal of the former Australia WNT coach, who […]