The USA is back in Havana for the third time in the last 70 years after games against Cuba in 1947 and 2008. Friday’s game is the first since relations thawed, and the relaxed mood extended tothe U.S. team, which arrived on Wednesday from Miami ahead of Hurricane Matthew, which hit the eastern part of […]
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Options could lead to makeover of U.S. midfield
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) If Danny Williams and/or Perry Kitchen perform well in the upcoming friendlies againstCuba and New Zealand, does that significantly alter the thoughts of U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has he makes his plans for the Hexagonal? Strong performances by those playerscould create a possible logjam in central midfield, where playmaker Sacha […]
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USMNT: New team takes shape, best of Klinsmann era?
The USA’s next two matches — Friday’s game against Cuba in Havana and Tuesday against New Zealand at Washington’s RFK Stadium — are all about one thing: preparing for the Hexagonal, in particular,the Nov. 11 opener against Mexico in Columbus. Despite major changes in the last 12 months, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmannwill be fine-tuning what […]
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Klinsmann opens U.S. camp of second chances
U.S. men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has decided to shake up his roster, at least for Friday’s match against Cuba in Havana. Many familiar faces — including veteran goalkeepersTim Howard and Brad Guzan — were not called in for the Cuba camp. But instead of bringing in a lot of new players, Klinsmann is […]
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USMNT: Seven uncapped players who might get call-ups
Jurgen Klinsmann‘s only chance to look at new talent before the Hexagonal starts Nov. 11 is when the USA faces Cuba next Friday and New Zealand four days later in friendlies. He has notindicated who he’ll bring in, but foreign-based players like Cameron Carter-Vickers, Lynden Gooch and Jorge Villafana, who won’t be available for a […]
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Klinsmann puts stop to England talk, quickly
Not for the first time, U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been linked to a major coaching job, but he has this time moved quickly to dismiss rumors of interest in theagain-vacant England national team job he only a month ago denied he had been approached about. Sam Allardyce quit on Tuesday following his […]
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Video Pick: Klinsmann takes Matthaeus for helicopter ride
Jurgen Klinsmann, who got his helicopter license a few years ago to fulfill a childhood dream, gave his former Germany and BayernMunich teammate Lothar Matthaeus an aerial view of Los Angeles while Matthaeus was in town on a Bundesliga Legends Tour.
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The Trailblazers: When Caligiuri played against Klinsmann
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla Watching Christian Pulisic break through with BorussiaDortmund reminded me of the time Paul Caligiuri played against Jurgen Klinsmann. To be exact, the excitement of seeing an American-bred player on the Europeanstage recalled the time when U.S. players first ventured abroad — and how delighted we were to see them play pro […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“So obviously he’s been gone for quite a while, coming back is not going to be easy for him, but with the experience of Bruce Arena at the Galaxy I’m sure that they’regoing to time him the right way and build him the right way towards the playoffs.” — U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, […]
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USA-T&T: 'American Jewel' shines brightly in first start
As if there was any doubt, the USA is through to Hexagonal for sixth straight time, wrapping up the semifinal round of World Cup 2018 qualifying in Concacaf with a 4-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago,which it will meet again next year. The USA closed out thesemifinal round with 10 goals in its final two […]