Luchi Gonzalez became the fourth MLS coaching casualty of the 2024 season.
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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Copa America opener spotlights USA’s center forward corps as Folarin Balogun strikes against Bolivia
Playing Bolivia in the home of the Dallas Cowboys differed in various ways from the USA’s pre-Copa America friendlies — against Colombia in Maryland and Brazil in Florida. Besides AT&T Stadium being an indoor, air-conditioned stadium that laid down Kentucky bluegrass trucked in from a Colorado farm, the venue also known as “Jerry World” delivered […]
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USMNT quest to impress vs. South American foes begins with Bolivia
In 1995, the USA took advantage of its invitation to the Uruguay-hosted Copa America to create a milestone for the program
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Christian Pulisic: ‘This team has my back, always’
The 25-year-old American started becoming “the face of” American soccer as a teenager.
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Copa America gifts Berhalter’s men a unique and crucial opportunity
It was back in 2000 that Franz Beckenbauer, the first man to lift the World Cup as captain (1974) and coach (1990), suggested an end to the tradition that granted the defending World Cup champion a spot in the following World Cup. The Kaiser’s rationale was that denying a team of the competitive games of […]
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Vincent Mauro (1943-2024): Trailblazing U.S. referee enjoyed a special World Cup in 1990
Vincent Mauro officiated six games at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, becoming just the third U.S. referee in history to work the middle of a World Cup game.
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The U.S. revival: Berhalter triumphs with a tie as Pulisic proves he’s priceless
Truman Capote once said, “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.”
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Japan spoils U.S. men’s send-off game ahead of Paris Games
The few hopeful counterattacks the USA mustered ended with poor final passes and swift Japanese intervention.
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Gregg Berhalter: ‘We have to be brave and continue with our plan’
Brazil has won 18 of its 19 games against the USA, whose lone win, 1-0, came in the semifinal of the 1998 Gold Cup.
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Road to Paris 2024: Coach Marko Mitrovic set to select U.S. men’s Olympic squad
Shortly after his U.S. U-23 national team plays Japan on Tuesday, Coach Marko Mitrovic will select his squad to represent the USA in the men’s Olympic tournament, which kicks off with the USA facing host France on July 24. Mitrovic, who has had 25 players in camp for two weeks in Kansas City, cited the […]