USMNT Watch: Tim Howard to Take Break; Geoff Cameron May Be on the Move

There was as much action off the field as on it this week for Americans playing abroad, including an announcement from U.S. Soccer that Tim Howard will be taking a sabbatical from international competition and potential transfer moves for fellow United States men’s national team players Geoff Cameron and Brek Shea. On the field, there were goals for Herculez Gomez, Conor O’Brien and Ventura... 

USMNT Watch: Emerson Hyndman and Rubio Rubin Make Debuts

A new season is off and running in Europe, with many Americans looking to make their marks and, hopefully, earn a call-up to the United States men’s national team in the next World Cup cycle. The past week was topped by the debuts of teenagers Emerson Hyndman and Rubio Rubin, and there’s transfer news involving Geoff Cameron, Fabian Johnson, Brek Shea and Jonathan Spector. Catch up on all... 

Tony Meola Exclusive: Former Star Talks MLS, USMNT and Life After Tim Howard

In his United States men’s national team career, which spanned nearly two decades, Tony Meola earned 100 caps for the Americans and represented the team in three World Cups. These days, in addition to his work as a commentator and as a coach with the U.S. youth national team setup, Meola works with Allstate to promote youth soccer in underserved communities. This week, as part of that work, he’s... 

5 Clubs Where Jozy Altidore Could Restore Confidence

One year ago, fresh off a 31-goal season with AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands and having scored in four straight games for the United States men’s national team, striker Jozy Altidore transferred to Sunderland in the English Premier League in a deal reportedly worth $13 million. However, things in England did not go smoothly for Altidore. The coach who had signed him was fired, the team found itself... 

Would Matt Besler Have Been Successful in the Premier League?

On Saturday, after weeks of reported interest from teams abroad, as per MLSsoccer.com’s Greg Seltzer (via Pro Soccer Talk’s Kyle Bonn), it was announced that Sporting Kansas City and United States men’s national team defender Matt Besler had signed a designated player contract with Major League Soccer and would remain in the league for the time being. According to Seltzer, interest... 

5 USMNT Players Who Are Likely to Transfer off the World Cup

One of the most entertaining and maddening things about being a world football fan is the summer transfer season. What’s more, in a World Cup year, things always seem to get a little more silly than usual. For the men who represented the United States men’s national team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, there has been no exception, as several have been linked with transfers following the... 

Can MLS Develop USMNT Players Capable of Making a Deep World Cup Run?

As exciting as the 2014 World Cup was for United States men’s national team fans, the harsh reality is that the team advanced no further than it did in 2010. Even more depressingly, the team’s 2-1 loss to Belgium in the round of 16 in 2014 was eerily similar to the 1-0 loss the team suffered at the hands of Brazil 20 years ago at the exact same stage in the tournament. There are, of course,... 

Jurgen Klinsmann’s World Cup Preparations: What’s Gone Right, Wrong for USMNT

On Monday night, the United States men’s national team won a dramatic victory in their World Cup opener, defeating Ghana 2-1 on the strength of an 86th-minute goal from John Anthony Brooks. The win was another feather in the cap for U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, but the game also left fans with plenty of questions. In Klinsmann’s tenure as coach of the USMNT, the team has beaten Italy,... 

USMNT Manager Jurgen Klinsmann Still Has a Lot to Prove

On Thursday, United States men’s national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced his final 23-man roster for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Shockingly, the one name that wasn’t on the list was the team’s all-time leader in goals and assists, Landon Donovan. The decision by Klinsmann brought about an immediate reaction and, once again, raised questions about his managerial acumen. When... 

Americans Abroad Wrap: Jozy Altidore and Brek Shea Look Set to Stay in EPL

Despite most of the major European leagues being finished for the year, there was still plenty of news this week for Americans playing abroad, centered primarily around the announcement of the United States men’s national team’s provisional World Cup roster and transfer news involving a number of American players. On Monday, USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced his 30-man provisional... 

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