USA legend Landon Donovan says he’ll be involved with the United States team longer than any coach, including Jurgen Klinsmann. In an interview with the Bleacher Report, Donovan talksabout his frosty relationship with Klinsmann, saying: “Now I see sort of the big picture of it and I know I’m going to be around a lot […]
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What They're Saying: Sam Strong
“I saw him in the airport. I’m a fan of the national team. I talked to him for about 10 minutes. I didn’t want to waste too much of his time. He was very interested in my feedback in theAmerican youth system and I told him about my experience with it. He was very interested.” […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“I don’t know what Don was asked specifically, but frankly, I wouldn’t have said some of things he did the way he did.” — U.S. Soccer president SunilGulati in response to remarks made by MLS commissioner Don Garber, telling the Associated Press Sports Editors that MLS would continue to pursue top Americanplayers “regardless of what […]
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Garber vs. Klinsmann, different timetables and goals
Speaking at the annual Associated Press Sports Editors talk, MLS commissioner Don Garber pressed his case that the league needs to attract the top American players, “regardless as towhat our national team coach might want to do.” He labeled his differences U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann as differences on short- and long-termgoals. “We will […]
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The Omar Factor
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) A solid and steady 90 minutes at the heart of the USA defense as itblanked Mexico, 2-0, Wednesday night in San Antonio occurred at the right time for Omar Gonzalez. The circumstances matched the setting. Wednesday was his father’s birthday, and alarge contingent of family and friends made the trip to […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“When Jordan was doing his shooting before the game, he was pretty much missing everything. I told him, ‘Just relax. It’s OK.’ To see a boy like Morris score his first international goal, you jump forjoy.” — Jurgen Klinsmann on 20-year-old Jordan Morris, who scored the winning goal in the USA’s 2-0 winover Mexico, his […]
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Three takeaways from USA-Mexico
The U.S. men’s national team set aside a troublesome post World Cup run to bounce Mexico, 2-0, Wednesday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Jordan Morris made his first start amemorable one by latching onto a deflected pass to score in the 49th minute and his replacement, Juan Agudelo, collected an elegant chip from Michael Bradley […]
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Agudelo's journey takes him back to the national team
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The youngest player ever to score for the USA is hoping the friendly againstMexico Wednesday marks a change in his fortunes. It might seem that Juan Agudelo has returned to MLS and the U.S. national team sooner rather than later, but more than a year searchingfor stability paints a different picture. […]
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Projecting Klinsmann's USA roster for Mexico game
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Projecting a USA roster for an upcoming friendly can be a fool’sexercise for many reasons. Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s penchant for springing surprises is just one variable in a complex equation. He sometimes downgrades such elements aslevel of performance and though he always talks of building for the future he’s also […]
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Klinsmann, ever the optimist, refuses to buckle
A worrying trend of conceding late goals continued, yet while tying Switzerland, 1-1, in Zurich on Tuesday, the U.S. national team generated more good play than it has in most of its recent matches. Though outshot, 12-6, the Americans used their possessions effectively and several times were presented clean looks at goal they couldn’t convert. […]