Good morning! In our continuing series on U.S. Soccer’s “Innovate to Grow” grant program, SA’s Dan Woog writes about Get on the Bus, a program created by Tim Ryerson, the associate executive director of McLean (Virginia) Youth Soccer. There’s a lot of attention to barriers like pay-to-play, the cost of soccer equipment and lack of […]
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Monday AM: USMNT players arrive after stellar weekends. Also: ‘Windy City’ winner in MLS, teen shines at NWSL opener.
Good morning! This will be a very busy week for soccer. The start of the U.S. Open Cup (a record 32 first-round games!) on Tuesday and the Concacaf Nations League final four Thursday and Sunday in Arlington, Texas. MLS will play through the break with 13 games on Saturday (only FC Dallas, Minnesota United and […]
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Thursday AM: Messi injury update. Also: Tyler Adams’ return, Americans score in El Clasico
Good morning! We hope you have been enjoying Soccer America Daily’s coverage of what has been an incredibly busy winter for soccer. Besides the email version you should receive in your in-box in the early morning, each Soccer America Daily and many of the SA Daily articles are available here for those looking for them […]
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Special Edition: USMNT squad named for Concacaf Nations League
Good afternoon! The USMNT squad was named today for next week’s Concacaf Nations League final four. Here’s a quick look at Gregg Berhalter’s picks. Soccer America will be in Dallas to cover the USMNT’s two matches as it seeks to win the Nations League for a third time in a row. Soccer America Daily is […]
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Wednesday AM: Pachuca 6 Philadelphia Union 0: ‘They embarrassed us’
Good morning! Soccer America’s series on the soccer programs to which U.S. Soccer awarded “Innovate to Grow” grants includes Dan Woog’s fascinating report on how Indiana Soccer is introducing futsal — played on a basketball court — in gyms across basketball-mad Indiana. A grassroots approach that’s delivered to boys and girls where they are, in […]
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Tuesday AM: MLS teams take to Mexico in search of results. Also: Cat is back.
Good morning! It’s crunch time, beginning tonight, in the Concacaf Champions Cup, where MLS started out with a record 10 entrants in the reformatted competition. Eight MLS teams reached the round of 16, and a minimum of two teams and maximum of six will advance to the quarterfinals. Right now, a realistic number is three […]
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Monday AM: USWNT’s wild ride, USMNT: Who’s on fire and who’s not.
Good morning! After the USWNT’s triumph over Brazil in the Concacaf W Gold Cup final in San Diego last night, attention will turn to the USMNT and its bid for some Concacaf silverware of its own – a third straight Nations League title. The release of the USMNT roster is much-anticipated ahead of the Concacaf […]
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Friday AM: Messi and Suarez rescue Inter Miami. Also: Pulisic’s production, USL youth movement.
Good morning! On Sunday, Daylight Savings Time kicks in – a reminder to shift your clocks ahead one hour. It comes on what will be a very busy March weekend of soccer: Week 3 in MLS and the opening weekends of play in the USL Championship and League One as well as USA-Brazil in the […]
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Thursday AM: Drama in rainy San Diego, MLS takes cold view of snow remarks. Also: NYCFC unveils ‘The Cube’
Good morning! So you think it never rains in Southern California? There was one-half inch of rain reported on Wednesday in San Diego (and snow in the nearby mountains), enough to turn Snapdragon Stadium into a swamp for the USA-Canada semifinal at the W Gold Cup. It was an ugly match, but dramatic and certainly […]
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Wednesday AM: MLS-Liga MX stalemates, Another blockbuster NWSL deal. Also: Mbappe delivers.
Good morning! One of the unique aspects of MLS is that its primary transfer window remains open more than two months after its season starts, closing in 2024 on April 23. The windows in Europe’s big five leagues stay open after their seasons start, but typically for only a couple of weeks. At least a […]