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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 25, 2014
The final international window closed last week, and it ended with a whimper for the U.S. men’s national team after dropping two friendlies. They lost 2-1 to Colombia before a lackluster 4-1 defeat against Ireland. Jurgen Klinsmann’s recent team selection has been odd, to say the least. Calling up veterans such as Kyle Beckerman and Matt Besler is counter-productive, since they’ll...
Published: November 15, 2014
Jurgen Klinsmann has been in charge of the U.S. men’s national team since 2011. He’s led the United States to a Gold Cup win in 2013 and guided them to the round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, his recent comments about MLS and the academies may impact the future of U.S. Soccer. The critical comments toward MLS, per Doug McIntyre of ESPN FC, were the first of two incidents involving...
Published: August 5, 2014
Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez announced his international retirement on Tuesday, per The Guardian. His career ended with a whimper as La Roja were eliminated from the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup this summer. Many pundits claimed that the embarrassing performance by Spain in Brazil signaled the end of an era. That might have been debatable, but now that Xavi...
Published: July 16, 2014
Antonio Conte‘s resignation as Juventus manager comes at a perfect time. The Italy job is still vacant following former boss Cesare Prandelli stepping down, and the FIGC would be wise to hire Conte as the coach of the national team as he possesses all the attributes required. Conte‘s future with Juve has been in the news for a while. The 44-year-old was considering his future back...