Good morning! Brian Sciaretta, who will be covering the Olympic men’s soccer competition this summer for Soccer America, provides his latest projection on the USA’s 18-player roster. No easy task for multiple reasons. The big unknown is whether clubs will even release players who have been called up. FIFA rules don’t require clubs to release […]
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Thursday AM: MLS’s top newcomers, NWSL’s new highest-paid player
Good morning! In his weekly MLS column, SA’s Charles Boehm looks at the plight of the league’s last remaining winless teams, Austin FC, New England and Seattle. It raises the question, when does one hit the panic button in MLS? In 2023, nine MLS teams made coaching moves during the regular season, but none came […]
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Wednesday AM: USWNT stars return. Also: Meet Lily Yohannes. MLS refs accept seven-year deal.
Good morning! While the NWSL has grabbed lots of headlines, the USWNT has turned to Europe for an increasing number of players – six on the SheBelieves Cup roster released yesterday. Emma Hayes’ influence, no doubt. Lindsey Horan and Catarina Macario, 2022 UEFA Champions League winners with Lyon, were trailblazers of sorts when they moved […]
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Tuesday AM: USA-Mexico, the reaction. Also: The ‘great achievement’ by U.S. U-23s
Good morning! Late last night came word that MLS referees have ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, ending a lockout that has covered the first five weeks of the 2024 regular season. The Athletic’s Pablo Maurer, who broke the story, reported that PSRA officials could resume work this weekend. It can’t come soon enough. The […]
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Monday AM: USMNT completes rare three-peat
Good morning! The USA and Mexico drew a crowd of almost 60,000 indoors for the Concacaf Nations League final at AT&T Stadium on a stormy Sunday night in the Dallas area. That’s less than the 93,594 spectators the NFL Cowboys averaged in 2023 but sets the bar for the next time the USMNT will be […]
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Special Edition: USA-Mexico preview
Good morning! Tonight’s Concacaf Nations League final will be the 77th meeting between the USA and Mexico in one of the most intense soccer rivalries in the world. El Tri leads the series, 36-23-17, but the USA will enter the match with a six-game unbeaten streak, including wins in both previous Nations League tournaments. Mexico […]
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Friday AM: USMNT saved by a miracle
Good morning! Concacaf got its dream final: USA vs. Mexico for the 2024 Nations League championship Sunday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The USA won the first two titles and beat Mexico in both tournaments (3-2 in overtime in the 2021 final and 3-0 in the 2023 semifinals). Soccer America will be on […]
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Thursday AM: USMNT placed on higher alert. Also: Olympic draws, Open Cup menace, PSG’s new American hero
Good morning! Dallas – the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, or Jerry World, in Arlington – will be the host this week to the Concacaf Nations League final four, which begins tonight. It will be the site of the USA’s opening game at the Copa America in June and will host nine games – the most of […]
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Wednesday AM: Open Cup begins with slew of upsets
Good morning! Vermont Green, one of the amateur sensations on the U.S. Open Cup’s opening night of upsets, was born during the 2020 pandemic. As SA’s Dan Woog wrote in a feature on the USL League Two team last summer, friends Matthew Wolff (a graphic designer of soccer logos and jerseys) and Patrick Infurna (a […]
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Special Edition: 2024 Open Cup first round, 32 games, pros vs. amateurs
Good Open Cup day! The 2024 U.S. Open Cup begins today with the start of the first round. The biggest yet with 32 games (now 31, to be played over three days). In our Special Edition, here is a look at the matchups, all pros vs. amateurs. Kickoff times are all Eastern time. USSoccer.com, MLSSoccer.com […]