Less than a day after Jurgen Klinsmann was fired as U.S. national team coach, Bruce Arena was hired to replace him. Arena, the LA Galaxy’s head coach for the last nine seasons, had thelongest stint as national team coach, serving for eight years (1998-2006) and leading the team to the World Cup finals in 2002 […]
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USMNT: What lies ahead for Bruce Arena
What were some of the issues U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati and Jurgen Klinsmann‘s successor, Bruce Arena, were hashing over? The USA got off to a fast start inboth Hexagonals under Arena, taking 13 of its first 15 points in 2001 and 12 of 15 in 2005 and qualifying both times with games to spare, […]
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U.S. Soccer fires Jurgen Klinsmann
Jurgen Klinsmann is out as U.S. men’s national team coach and technical director. The decision came less than a week after the USA lost to Costa Rica, 4-0, and fell into last place in its WorldCup 2018 qualifying group. No replacement was named, but U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati is expected to appoint LA Galaxy head coach […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“Do facts matter? The answer is yes. Obviously, it’s not a good start to the Hex.” — U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati on weighing what to do about nationalteam coach Jurgen Klinsmann in light of the two opening results in the Hexagonal. (New YorkTimes)
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Sunil Gulati: 'We'll work with whoever is in White House'
U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati said the results of Tuesday’s election won’t change his organization’s approach to a 2026 World Cup bid. U.S. Soccer will work with the Trumpadministration, but Gulati admitted there remained lots of unanswered questions: who will be in Trump administration but most important, what are the terms of the 2026 World Cup […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Until we lose, there may be someone who moves the Mexico game away from Columbus, but it’s not going to be me.” — U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati on why the USA hosts Mexico in Columbus, Ohio, where it has won all four World Cup qualifiers […]
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World Cup USA 2026 looks good, for now
The USA has always been the favorite to host all or part of the 2026 World Cup, but that looks more and more likely in light of the bidding rules for the tournament approved by the new FIFA Council.Whether that is the USA on its own or a combined bid involving Canada or Mexico or […]
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'Past incidents' catch up with Hope Solo
If 35-year-old Hope Solo, suspended for six months on Wednesday for her comments after the USA-Sweden match at the Rio Olympics, has played her last game for the U.S. women’s national team, shewill have exited as the greatest women’s goalkeeper of all time. But that will be tarnished by the series of incidents that have […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“While we are all very disappointed with the results of the match, Hope‘s post-game comments were highly inappropriate and not in line with the expectations of U.S. Soccer or the ideals ofthe Olympic movement.” — U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati, in response to goalkeeper Hope Solo‘s comments that Sweden was “a bunch of cowards” for […]
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Klinsmann's U.S. plans hamstrung by FIFA calendar
After the USA fell to Argentina, 4-0, in the Copa Centenario semifinals, Jurgen Klinsmann reiterated his call that his players get a chance to face the top teams of the world to gauge theirprogress. The reality is, the USA will see nothing but a steady diet of Concacaf teams for the next 15 months thanks […]