Mauricio Pochettino’s decisions during the Gold Cup have confounded many U.S. fans.
Paul Kennedy
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Matt Freese has done it before
Matt Freese’s three saves in the USA’s 4-3 shootout win over Costa Rica marked the third time he has stopped three penalty kicks in a game since he turned pro.
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Kompany praises Bayern’s constant threat
Miami Gardens, United States | AFP | Monday 6/29/2025 – 17:16 UTC-7 | 462 wordsby Simon Evans Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany praised his team’s relentless attacking threat despite the ebbs and flows of their 4-2 Club World Cup win over Flamengo on Sunday. The German side led 2-0 and again had a two-goal advantage […]
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Is USMNT ready to get ramped up?
The USA faces Costa Rica in the Gold Cup quarterfinals on Sunday night in Minneapolis. Mauricio Pochettino‘s Americans will be favored, but nothing has come easy for them in the last year. Each at the 2025 Gold Cup, the USMNT scraped past Saudi Arabia (1-0) and Haiti (2-1) after routing hapless Trinidad & Tobago (5-0). […]
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Euro 2025: Twenty players from NWSL and USL Super League called up
Nineteen players from the NWSL and one from the USL Super League were named on the Euro 2025 rosters released by UEFA. Gotham FC leads all NWSL teams with five players including Jess Carter from defending champion England, and the Seattle Reign has four, including Ana-Maria Crnogorčević of host Switzerland. Eight of the NWSL’s 14 teams will be represented. The 16-team […]
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Bryang Kayo moves to Belgian Pro League
Bryang Kayo has joined Belgian first division team Leuven after bouncing around five German teams in five seasons, mostly recently 3. Liga Osnabrück.
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MLS’s pipeline to Brazil
No country has more teams in the Club World Cup knockout stage than Brazil with four.
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Friday AM: Club World Cup’s sweet 16. Also: USWNT’s winning experiment, Gold Cup’s attendance problem.
Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more soccer news! Good morning! What motivates a soccer fan to become the supporter of a particular team? It’s often complicated, and their stories make fascinating reading. In his SA Confidential, Scott French profiles fans who came out to the Rose Bowl to support teams like Paris St. Germain, […]
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Club World Cup cuts down to 16 teams
After 48 games in 11 U.S. cities over 13 days, 16 teams are still alive in the Club World Cup.
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Cristiano Ronaldo to stay at Al Nassr until 2027
Cristiano Ronaldo inked a two-year extension with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr, following months of speculation over which team he would sign for next season.