“It’s a dream that we’ve had for a very long time to be able to coach a big club in a big league. I’ve never seen somebody more fearless in the path and the choices that hemade along the way. He’s somebody I’m obviously very close with, I’ve looked up to him in every way, […]
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WCQ Callups: USA battles injuries and suspensions
The roster for the U.S. national team’s World Cup 2018 qualifiers against St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Trinidad & Tobago is expected to be released on Sunday. When JurgenKlinsmann sends out call-up notices, he’ll have to deal with a bunch of change of addresses: five players from the Copa Centenario team have switched clubs. […]
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Projecting U.S. roster for September qualifiers — five changes in 23
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The aftermath of a fourth-place showing in the Copa America Centenario is a mixed bag for theU.S. national team and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Three group matches and three knockout games didn’t transform midfielder Darlington Nagbe into alock-down starter, but they certainly confirmed the credentials of defender John Brooks and […]
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MLS: Top fives in Fan XI voting remain steady
The MLS All-Star Game will be played July 28 in San Jose and every few days the league releases lists of the top vote-getters. The league does not release the number of votes for each player,but the ranking gives an idea of which players are commanding the most support. Dubbed the Fan XI, the team […]
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What They're Saying: Michael Bradley
“I think you guys are probably worrying more about Messi than we are. He’s a very good player – again, that’s probably understating it, but it’s still a soccer game. It’sstill 11 of their guys against 11 of our guys.” — U.S. captain Michael Bradley, slightly exasperated by the slew of questions from reporters about […]
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USA-Colombia: Hosts dig themselves a hole
U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann said the USA-Colombia game to open the Copa Centenario was “a totally even game.” Fair enough. The USA did have an 11-8 edge in shots andpossession (54 percent). But Klinsmann went on to add, “We didn’t give them anything.” Except the little matter of the two goals that gave […]
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Is buzz over Klinsmann's babes justified?
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The USA has been so disappointing so often during the Jurgen Klinsmann era that you have to wonderwhat to make of the optimism surrounding its chances at the Copa Centenario. Suddenly, the USA is being labeled as serious Copa contenders. There are reasons to back up that claim. TheUSA’s home-field advantage […]
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USA-Bolivia: Will youth movement continue?
Christian Pulisic has made only two brief appearances for the USA — 10 minutes against Guatemala in March and 28 minutes against Ecuador on Wednesday — but already the 17-year-oldPennsylvanian has impressed his coach, Jurgen Klinsmann, enough that he’s in contention to start at the Copa Centenario. Saturday’s match against Bolivia in Kansas City should […]
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MLS Countdown: Toronto will pass midpoint of road slog
Toronto FC still has a long wait to play at home. Halfway through its eight-game road slog to start the season, Toronto FC next plays New England, where the weather conditions could be similar to thechilly climes of last weekend in Chicago or radically different. TFC is 1-2-1 with four more games of its road […]
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USA-Guatemala: Win needed to avert crisis
It would be a wrong to call the USA’s match against Guatemala a must-win game. The USA could still advance in World Cup 2018 qualifying without a win. But after Friday’s debacle in Guatemala City,anything but a win will trigger alarm bells that will be hard to turn off. “There’s a sense of urgency tomorrow […]