U.S. Soccer filed its response to the NASL’s lawsuit in Federal district seeking an preliminary injunction to allow it to keep its Division II status for 2018. The response consists of1,234 pages of statements and exhibits. It includes a 78-page statement from U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulaticovering the history of the federation’s pro divisions and […]
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Defiant Gulati doesn't plan on resigning
Three days after the USA was shockingly eliminated from the 2018 World Cup in Russia in a crushing blow felt throughout the soccer community, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati said he couldunderstand the frustration but did not plan to resign. U.S. Soccer: How U.S. Soccer’s presidential election works Why not resign now? “We’ve got a […]
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Arena quits; Gulati does not
As expected, Bruce Arena stepped down as U.S. men’s national team on Friday following its failure to qualify for the World Cup in Russia with its 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago on Tuesdaynight. But Sunil Gulati did not resign as U.S. Soccer president though he said he has made no decision on whether to […]
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Reaction to U.S. World Cup debacle: Time is now for change at top
American soccer woke up Wednesday morning from a community-wide nightmare. Was it real, asked Ives Galarcepof Goal.com? Yes, it was. But by midday on Wednesday afternoon, just about everyone who witnessed the Couva collapse chimed in on the match and its aftermath. The gameanalysis is the easy part: Bruce Arena and his players blew it. […]
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USA's soccer nightmare — It's eliminated from the World Cup
The USA is out of the World Cup. It took a phantom goal credited to Gabriel Torres for Panama to beat Costa Rica, 2-1, and a goal off the crossbar and back of Mexican keeperGuillermo Ochoa‘s head for Honduras to beat Mexico, 3-2, but that is all irrelevant. The USA didn’t deserve to go to […]
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Wynalda considers duel with Gulati for U.S. Soccer presidency
Following Eric Wynalda on Twitter is fun, fascinating and foreboding all at the same time, and it can be exhausting as he darts from dark proclamations of doom to bold backings of anythinganti-establishment when it comes to soccer. Never short of something to say, whether or not it’s backed by facts or truths, he’s been […]
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Steve Gans confirms U.S. Soccer presidential bid
Four months after expressing interest in running, Boston attorney Steve Gans threw his name into the hat for the U.S. Soccer presidency. In an interview with Soccer America, Gans, aformer college player and parent of a current college player, said the theme of his campaign will be change and fairness. Sunil Gulati has been U.S. […]
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Time is of essence for World Cup 2026 bid committee
With less than nine months before their combined World Cup 2026 bid must be submitted to FIFA, time is of the essence for the U.S., Canadian and Mexican federations. They’ve formed the United BidCommittee for handling the bid process and hired John Kristick, who worked on the USA’s unsuccessful 2022 World Cup bid in 2010, […]
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What They're Saying: Bruce Arena
“If [U.S. Soccer president] Sunil [Gulati] had hired me much earlier, I would have had a little bit more time with this team.” — Bruce Arena joking about why his players,playing their first qualifier with his full team, struggled to get a feel for each other early in the USA-Trinidad & Tobago game, like in […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]