Of the myriad questions surrounding the U.S. men’s national team ahead of the Oct. 10 match against Mexico, Jurgen Klinsmann answered two of them onWednesday. Brad Guzan will be the No. 1 keeper through the Confederations Cup playoff game, and he expects his starting outside backs to be Fabian Johnson and DaMarcus Beasley — both […]
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National team 'discussions' lead to this: the Timothy Chandler crisis
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The start of the college soccer season each year triggers a flood ofemails into my in-box. For a period of three or four months in the fall, I’ll receive emails from hundreds of SIDs at men’s and women’s college programs. On weekends, it gets nuts with emailscontaining game reports. Monday is […]
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Klinsmann: 'This is about proving a point'
The countdown to the Oct. 10 winner-take-all match against Mexico at the Rose Bowl began in earnest with Jurgen Klinsmann‘s selection of players for friendliesagainst Peru and Brazil. There was heavy turnover with the return of Tim Howard and Geoff Cameron, who have not playedin 2015, and Matt Besler and Jermaine Jones, who have not played […]
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Howard, Beasley Return for Sept USA Friendlies
USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday announced that Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard and Houston Dynamo left-back DaMarcus Beasley would be returning to his squad for theSeptember friendlies against Peru and Brazil. Howard is returning to international duty after having taken an extended break following the 2014 World Cup. In an interview with U.S. Soccer, Klinsmannnoted […]
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Tim Howard returns to USA as No. 2 keeper 'for time being'
Tim Howard and DaMarcus Beasley have agreed to return to the U.S. national team in the lead-up to the Oct. 10Confederations Cup playoff game against Mexico. Howard took a year-long leave of absence from the national team and “accepted for the time being to be the No. 2,” according to national team coachJurgen Klinsmann. Beasley […]
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Why Zelalem Shouldn't Join Rangers
If you’re an American that follows soccer, then you’ve probably heard of Gedion Zelalem, the 19-year-old German/Ethiopian/American signed by English Premier League giant Arsenaltwo years ago, who decided to play for the USA at international level shortly after attaining U.S. citizenship earlier this year. Just months after attaining citizenship, Zelalem was includedin Tab Ramos’ squad […]
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Unsettled picture puts cloud over U.S. national team's playoff prospects
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The USA-Mexico match for a place in the 2017 Confederations Cup is eightweeks away, but it is not too early to take a look at some of Jurgen Klinsmann‘s lineup decisions. He certainly has enough to make. Indeed, it is hard to remember a time in the modern era when the […]
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Who Wants to Coach El Tri?
Who wants to take over for erstwhile Mexico coach Miguel Herrera? Presumably, lots of high-profile coaches — after all, the job pays well, and with a likeable personality and a couple good showings in bigtournaments, you could even become a celebrity in the country, earning extra money on the side shilling products in TV commercials […]
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ICYMI MLS: Penedo leaves Galaxy, Barnetta goes to Philly
It looks like Donovan Ricketts could be on his way back to L.A. in the aftermath of the decision of the Galaxy and Panamanian keeper Jaime Penedo to partways. Philly has signed Swiss international Tranquillo Barnetta. The Red Bulls are poised to add to their attack yet again with the addition ofArgentine winger Gonzalo Veron […]
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In Defense of Herrera (the Coach, That Is)
It’s hard to know what to make of Miguel Herrera’s firing as head coach of the Mexicannational team. On the one hand, he absolutely deserved it if it true was alleged: you can’t punch people, no matter what they say about you, your tactics, what you look like, yourfamily, whatever. Moreover, in the state of […]