As co-host, the United States will face enormous pressure at the 2026 World Cup.
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Americans Abroad: Leeds settles for tie at Everton
Leeds United’s 1-1 tie at Everton prevented it from maintaining the gap with relegation rivals Nottingham Forest and West Ham.
USMNT World Cup hopefuls: German corps struggles, mixed results in Italy, steady in France
It proved a rough weekend for the Germany-based corps while Americans in France went undefeated.
Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking U.S. World Cup hopefuls in England, France, Italy and Scotland
What makes this a fun weekend for fans is that the best games in the coming days all involve most of the top U.S. national team players.
Europa League: Defender Auston Trusty scores rare goal in Celtic tie
Trusty’s goal, his first of the season and second in two years with Celtic, made it 2-0 four minutes after Celtic midfielder Reo Hatate’s 34th-minute red card.
Americans Abroad: Only scorer Weston McKennie wins on UCL Matchday 7
Weston McKennie‘s 64th-minute goal capped Juventus’ 2-0 win over Benfica and was his third in three straight Champions League games. The 27-year-old midfielder has also scored twice in his last four Serie A games. 🎥 Watch (👇): McKennie ice Juventus win 🇮🇹 Italy:Gazzetta dello Sport ratings (1=low; 10=high)7 Weston McKennie (Juventus) 90 minutes, 1 goal vs. (2-0 […]
From MLS to Midshipmen: John Hackworth takes on Navy’s unique challenge
The former Wake Forest star has coached U.S. men’s and youth national teams; MLS and USL pro sides; MLS Next Pro, and men’s and women’s college squads.
Americans Abroad: Haji Wright scores two gamewinners within four days
Haji Wright scored Coventry City’s gamewinner on Tuesday in the 78th minute of the English Championship League leader’s 2-1 win over Millwall. 🎥 Watch (👇): Wright strike from 12 yards out On Sunday, Wright scored the 85th-minute decider in a 2-1 win over Leicester City. The 27-year-old U.S. striker has 10 goals this season.
UEFA Champions League: Balogun and Tillman suffer bad losses
Folarin Balogun‘s three-game Champions League scoring streak ended as Monaco got scorched 6-1 at Real Madrid. Malik Tillman lost his Bayer Leverkusen starting spot but came on the second half as the German club fell 2-0 at Olympiacos, which celebrated its first home win. • Knockout-stage prospects: With one game left in the league phase, […]
Soccer’s past, present and future at the Coaches Convention
It was thanks to the Coaches Convention that I visited Philadelphia for the first time in the late 1980s. I marveled at the city’s history and recall being told that no building shall ever be higher than the 36-foot tall statue of William Penn that has perched atop the 516-foot City Hall Tower since 1894. […]
