5 Ways the Gold Cup Will Benefit the USMNT’s World Cup Campaign

The USMNT steamrolled CONCACAF midgets Guatemala, Belize and Cuba. We could rightly expect this of our national team, though history demonstrates that the Nats often play down to the level of their competition. Jurgen Klinsmann’s team will get a slightly sterner test when it faces World Cup qualifying foe Costa Rica in the final game of group play and move on to the second round of the Gold Cup. Even... 

USMNT World Cup Roster: The Bubble Boys One Year from Brazil

The United States Men’s National Team just completed a run of five games in 21 days including three World Cup qualifiers. During that run of games, we passed the one-year mark before the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil. The Nats won all three of their recent World Cup qualifiers and now occupy first place in the CONCACAF qualification table, five points clear of their Mexican rivals who... 

4 Ways Landon Donovan Will Improve the US Men’s Team

Landon Donovan returned from his four-month sojourn, and one of his first public comments was a recognition that he will have to earn his way back on to the U.S. Men’s National Team.  No doubt many U.S. fans are frustrated with Donovan’s seeming lack of dedication to the cause. They should bear in mind how much Landon Donovan has given to the national team over the years.   They... 

What Should United States Soccer Fans Expect from Landon Donovan?

U.S. Soccer fans have known Landon Donovan since he broke onto the international scene by winning the Golden Ball award in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship. We’ve known Landon through his early trials and tribulations in the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen. We groaned when he was loaned back to the nascent MLS league to play for the San Jose Earthquakes. Jeers turned to cheers when he led... 

Germany vs Kazakhstan: 2013 World Cup Qualifying, Live Blog Updates and Analysis

Wilkommen! Today’s FIFA World Cup Qualifier from UEFA Group C features group leaders Germany hosting fifth place Kazakhstan at 20:45 CET (3:45 p.m. EDT).  The game comes from the beautiful Grundig-Stadion in Nürnberg, Germany. We saw the U.S. play Ghana here in the 2006 World Cup.  It’s a wonderful soccer-viewing stadium even with the track surrounding the field.  Germany... 

USMNT: Klinsmann’s Tactics Pay off at Home vs Costa Rica

Latitude and weather doomed the U.S. Men’s National Team in Honduras. On Friday night, the North Americans returned the favor in the World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica. Seven U.S. starters play league ball above the 40th parallel. Graham Zusi (39.09° N) is close. Denver, Colorado is at 39.7392° North. And it sometimes snows there in March. For home-field advantage against a Central... 

5 Reasons Why Clint Dempsey’s Best Days Are Ahead of Him

Clint Dempsey turned 30 last week. Whenever an athlete reaches the three-oh, tongues begin to wag with questions about his inevitable decline.  Age is inexorable and eventually every athlete must succumb to the ravages of time. Now that he’s on the downside of the hill, will Clint Dempsey pull his shorts up over his waist and pass his remaining soccer days yelling at the young turks to get... 

6 Ways US Soccer Can Eventually Take Athletes Away from Other US Sports

When will American soccer begin to overtake the big three American sports—football, baseball and basketball—and compete for America’s best athletes? No discussion in American soccer carries the enormous implications of this question.  Soccer fans figure it has to happen, eventually. The soccer haters take it as a sign of the sport’s impotence that we’re still asking... 

CONCACAF Champions League: MLS and USMNT Wrapup

Three Major League Soccer teams and players from the U.S. Men’s National Team player pool completed the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals this week. The Champions League—no, not that one—is the international club competition for members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, or CONCACAF.  The winner of the tournament... 

USMNT: Why Did Klinsman Start the Bundesliga Boys vs Honduras?

Jurgen Klinsmann, head coach of the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, started four Bundesliga players in Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Honduras in the first match day of final-round qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. On his bench were three Liga-MX players. The Bundesliga is in Germany. Liga-MX is in Mexico. Two days before the game Klinsmann expressed concern (per Kevin Baxter of... 

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