British sports journalists are expected to appear at U.S. Soccer’s training center in Fayetteville, Georgia, on Friday, when U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino is scheduled to hold his first press conference since reports emerged that he is Manchester United’s top choice to replace Michael Carrick. On Thursday, two days before the USMNT’s first-leg Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal against Haiti, […]
Mike Woitalla
Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards, he is the author of two books. He coaches and referees youth soccer, and is a "Soccer Without Borders" volunteer.
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Emily Fox helps Arsenal end Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League win streak
Arsenal’s American defender Emily Fox blocked a goal-bound shot by Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen in the 13th minute of a 1-1 tie in front of 26,171 at Camp Nou that ended defending champion Barca’s perfect run on Matchday 4 of the Women’s UEFA Champions League.
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An affinity for England and Man United
Mauricio Pochettino spent nearly a decade of his coaching career on English Premier League sidelines alongside his assistant Jesús Pérez. Both expressed a desire to return while they’ve been coaching the USMNT. The Telegraph reported on an exchange during the 2026 World Cup in that revealed Pérez’s affinity for Manchester United.
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Americans Abroad: Lily Yohannes strikes again in UEFA Women’s Champions League
Lily Yohannes scored in a second straight Champions League game in OL Lyonnes’ 6-0 win at Juventus. Korbin Shrader came off the bench and scored the final goal for last season’s runner-up. Five Americans saw action in Danish club HB Køge’s 1-1 at Belgium’s OH Leuven.
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USYNT: Coach Gonzalo Segares’ U-20 men’s roster
The U.S. U-20s are in training camp at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center, where they host games against Japan (Nov. 12), Colombia (Nov. 14) and Paraguay (Nov. 17). Coach Gonzalo Segares in preparing the team for the 2027 U-20 World Cup Sept. 17-Oct. 9 co-hosted by Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. U.S. U-20 men’s national team […]
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Pochettino’s future looms over USMNT preparations for Haiti
Manchester United’s widely reported pursuit of Mauricio Pochettino to replace its manager, Michael Carrick, came up during Tuesday’s video press conference with defender Antonee Robinson and attacker Cavan Sullivan. The USA’s preparations for its Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series against Haiti, which is hosting the first leg in Miami on Saturday, have unfolded amid reports that Pochettino is open to returning to Premier League coaching and that his contract with U.S. Soccer includes a $10 million release clause.
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UEFA Women’s Champions League: Chelsea stifled by Sweden’s BK Häcken
Chelsea’s Alyssa Thompson had three shots blocked — including a clearance off the goal line — and a fourth flew high in wide in a 0-0 tie with BK Häcken, which entered matchday 4 with two losses and a tie. Chelsea now has a 2W-0L-2T record and sits in third place. But, several teams, including […]
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HONORS: Peter Vermes and Tom Durkin to receive 2027 Walt Chyzowych awards
Former U.S. national team player and longtime Sporting Kansas City head coach Peter Vermes and veteran coach and player development director Tom Durkin have been named recipients of the 2027 Walt Chyzowych Lifetime Achievement Awards. They will be honored on Jan. 23 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Kansas City, during a ceremony hosted by the Walt Chyzowych Fund at the Loews Kansas City Hotel.
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Soccer America Archives: Randall’s Island
Gotham FC’s forced relocation of its NWSL semifinal from its home stadium in New Jersey to Icahn Stadium may be an an awkward inconvenience, but it also gives the club a place in Randall’s Island’s storied soccer history. The 5,000-seat Icahn Stadium opened in 2005 on the site of the 22,000-seat Downing Stadium, which hosted Pelé’s 1975 Cosmos debut, scores of international friendlies — including England’s 10-0 rout of the USA in 1964 — and Bill Cox’s International Soccer League. The league included West Ham United with future England World Cup winners Geoff Hurst and Bobby Moore.
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USA-Haiti sets up special matchup for young defender Neil Pierre
Sons of immigrants have long been part of U.S. national team history, occasionally facing the countries their parents left behind. That will be the case for 19-year-old defender Neil Pierre when the USA faces Haiti in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. Born in Pennsylvania to Haitian parents who immigrated to the United States in their late teens, Pierre spoke about his family’s dual-national soccer circumstances, which include his older brother, Nelson, having represented Haiti at the U-20 level.