Good morning! Tomorrow is July 4th, the start of a long weekend, a long weekend filled with tons of soccer. There’s plenty on the domestic front: two matchdays in MLS, beginning with 10 games tonight, and the last weekend of NWSL play before its seven-week summer break, plus 12 games in the USL Championship. The […]
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Tuesday AM: USMNT crashes out: ‘It’s an empty feeling right now’
Good morning! The USMNT is out of the Copa America, but there will still be plenty of action for U.S. teams on the international front this summer. The USA will field teams in both soccer competitions at the Olympics for the first time since 2008. As usual, soccer starts before the Opening Ceremonies – the […]
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Monday AM: USMNT’s moment of truth; Canada in, Mexico out at Copa America.
Good morning! There’s lots at stake when the USA faces Uruguay tonight in Kansas City. It probably needs to beat La Celeste and hope that Panama doesn’t clobber Bolivia in order to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals, most likely in Glendale, Arizona. A berth in the quarterfinals would mean a chance to play at least one […]
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Friday AM: Nightmare in Atlanta
Good morning! Already the hype has begun. Monday night’s USA-Uruguay match at the Copa America will be one of the biggest matches in recent USMNT history. Coach Gregg Berhalter’s job will surely be on the line in the Group C finale at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Chiefs. Without saying it, his captain, […]
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Thursday AM: USA-Panama to share Atlanta spotlight with Biden-Trump debate. USWNT: End of an era, start of a new one.
Good morning! The Copa América has brought a lot of attention to what comes next: the World Cup in 2026. But it begs the question, what comes after that? Expect some news this morning on how the World Cup legacy might take shape. Soccer America Daily is edited by Paul Kennedy and Mike Woitalla. COPA […]
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Wednesday AM: USA’s Canalero challenge. Latest from Copa América. Also: England boos.
Good morning! Later this morning the USWNT roster for the Olympics will be announced: 18 players plus four alternates (who will travel with the team to France). The U.S. men’s roster (which can include as many as three “overage” players) is not expected to be announced until next week. The roster deadline is next Wednesday. […]
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Tuesday AM: Brazil’s Copa woes. Also: Luchi Gonzalez out in San Jose, NWSL shakeups.
Good morning! The top three crowds (by a considerable margin) for the first set of group matches at the Copa America were for Argentina, Brazil and Colombia from South America, not the U.S. market’s traditional home teams, the USMNT and Mexico’s El Tri. The most impressive atmosphere of the tournament to date was at Houston’s […]
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Monday AM: USA-Bolivia: ‘Never in doubt.’ Also: MLS on pace to smash attendance records.
Good morning! We hope you enjoyed the first weekend of the Copa América. It was just part of a packed weekend of soccer across the United States, with 31 games in MLS, the NWSL and USL Championship. No other country would consider playing through a major championship like the Copa América. But few countries have […]
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Special Edition: USA-Bolivia preview. All the Super Saturday news.
Good morning! After a crazy-busy Saturday of soccer that included Euro 2024 and Copa America games non-stop from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m, here’s a special edition of Soccer America Daily. The USA opens its Copa America campaign today against Bolivia at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Mike Woitalla will be at Jerry […]
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Friday AM: Copa América: Argentina gets scare, both coaches complain. Also: Johnny Cardoso’s models, Spain domination at Euros.
Good morning! In recent years, U.S. viewers have become quite familiar with Jacqui Oatley, who is doing play-by-play for Fox Sports at Euro 2024 and is also the lead voice for the NWSL at CBS Sports. She fell in love with soccer as a child in Wolverhampton, but there were no women working in soccer […]