By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In presenting the Philadelphia Union with a daunting run of games one-third of the way through the 2016season, those who formulate the MLS schedule have provided an ideal field test for this question: Just how good is the Eastern Conference leader? The Union plays in Orlando Wednesday,five days after beating D.C. […]
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USA-Puerto Rico International Friendly Player Ratings
USA-PUERTO RICO EXPRESS: May 22 in Bayamon Puerto Rico 1 USA 3. Goals: Betancur 42; Ream 20, Wood 34, Arriola 56. ———————————————-Rarely will the USA play as low-key a friendly as a 3-1defeat of Puerto Rico in Bayamon on Sunday, but it was notable for a few milestones. Paul Arriola, who grew up in Southern California […]
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Klinsmann: 'We're going to find solutions'
Jozy Altidore exited the 2014 World Cup with a hamstring injury and 2015 Gold Cup suffering from the lingering effects of a hamstring injury. He didn’t even make it to the 2016 Copa Centenario,going down with a hamstring injury after missing a penalty kick for Toronto FC on Saturday. U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann […]
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Klinsmann names preliminary U.S. Copa Centenario roster
U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann named the 40 players to the preliminary U.S. roster for the 2016 Copa Centenario. The final 23-player roster must be submitted no later than May 20. The USAwill set up camp in Florida four days earlier. Copa Centenario: Schedule
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Klinsmann: Pulisic making case for Copa Centenario
Could 17-year-old Christian Pulisic sneak into the USA’s roster for this summer’s Copa Centenario? Unlike Julian Green, who had one cameo appearance for Bayern Munich before being pickedfor the USA’s 2014 World Cup team, Pulisic has started — and scored — for Borussia Dortmund and seen consistent minutes this spring. Jurgen Klinsmann on the case […]
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Klinsmann stance on Jordan Morris makes sense
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) He didn’t say it in so many words, but recent comments by U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmannregarding rookie forward Jordan Morris can be translated thusly: Back off. A middling start to his pro career in Seattle has made Morris, who just a few months ago helpedStanford win the NCAA Division I […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“It’s a little bit like the World Cup in 2014. We know that it’s a very difficult group we were drawn into, but you can beat any given team at any given moment. It will be very difficult but itis doable, so we’ll definitely give it a go.” — U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, […]
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Projecting USA's Copa America Centenario roster
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) March wasn’t the best month for U.S. Soccer’s elite men’s teams and thus the plan goingforward for head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is rife with possibilities. Had the USA swept Guatemala, Klinsmann might have taken a different approach at the Copa America Centenario in June.It will probably clinch a berth in the […]
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Klinsmann's cronyism reaps its reward: A calamitous Olympic flop
By Paul Gardner Jurgen Klinsmann decided to give the U.S. Olympic team job to Andreas Herzog. Make that his friend Andreas Herzog. Herzog had absolutely no specialsoccer qualities that made him a candidate for the appointment. His previous coaching experience was hardly a recommendation, as my colleague Mike Woitalla has made clear. In fact, Herzog […]
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Olympic debacle proves Klinsmann shouldn't be in charge
By Mike Woitalla Coach Andi Herzog failed to qualify the U.S. U-23 men’s national team for the 2016 Olympic Games. It’s not the first time theAustrian has failed to qualify a team for a major tournament. His first head-coaching job came in 2009 with Austria’s U-21s, who didn’t make it to the 2011 U-21 EuropeanChampionship. […]