“I mean, there’s nothing really crazy I’d change, but it’s just when you see them and you see how good they are, and how good they could become, it makes you want to stay at thatlevel all the much longer. You want to be a part of the future and the good things that are […]
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Gold Cup: USMNT will have lots to play for
The USA will enter the 14th edition of the Gold Cup with multiple goals. They begin with erasing the memory of the 2015 tournament, where the USA was often outplayed and finished fourth,its worst finish since 2000. Beating Mexico — which is the defending champion and beat the USA in the 2015 Concacaf Cup — […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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MLS Week 12: Three Games to Watch
The games have piled up for many MLS teams, which have been burdened by midweek games and next week, in the case of the three Canadian representatives, will also play in the Canadian Championship. Ten teams played on Wednesday, so rotation of players could present some unusual decisions as to personnel and tactics. The crunch […]
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Arena: USMNT frontline 'real strength' heading into June
Dom Dwyer has been the hottest American striker with five goals for Sporting Kansas City the last two months, but the newly naturally U.S. citizen might have to wait until the Gold Cup to get acall-up from U.S. national team head coach Bruce Arena because of its depth up front. U.S. national team forwards:PLAYER TEAM […]
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MLS Power Rankings: FC Dallas back on top
After winning six of its first seven games of the 2017 season to claim the top slot, Orlando City fell victim to its road woes. The Lions lost at Toronto and Houston to plummet down thelistings, and FC Dallas regained first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings by defeating Real Salt Lake, 3-0, to […]
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MLS: Toronto FC's Vanney: 'We've got a great team'
Toronto FC showed it is the team to beat in MLS as it defeated the Seattle Sounders, 1-0, in a rematch of MLS Cup 2016 to take the lead the Supporters’ Shield race. The win was TFC’s second in fourdays, and it came without star Sebastian Giovinco and Victor Vazquez, MLS’s assist leader, as well […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Orlando City leaps into first place
Another victory at Orlando City Stadium edged the Lions atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings with their league-high sixth win of the season. Previous leader FC Dallas dropped a notchdespite rallying twice to tie Portland, 2-2, at home. The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City, a 3-0 winner over Real Salt Lake, retained their places […]
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Michael Bradley: USA prepared 'to tilt the bar in our favor' early against Honduras
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Doing the math for the Hexagonal can be intriguing, since 30 games played by six teams offer up a vastvariety of permutations, but so dire is the U.S. situation there’s little reason to look past its third game. There will still be 21 points on offer when the final whistle blowsFriday […]
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Video Pick: MLS hosts Black History Month Roundtable
U.S. striker Jozy Altidore, Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage, USA), FC Harlem founder Irv Smalls and Greg Howard (New YorkTimes) gathered for an MLS-hosted Black History Month roundtable, moderated by Kevin Brown, to discuss race and the black experience in American soccer.