Matt Freese was 10 years old when he decided he wanted to follow in the footsteps of Tim Howard.
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Tim Howard joins Houston Dynamo as minority investor
Howard played goalkeeper for the USA at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame earlier this year.
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MLS Power Rankings: Sporting KC stumble opens door for Portland
Sporting Kansas City relinquished top spot in the Power Rankings by losing, 2-0, to Montreal on a weekend all of its closest pursuers won. Portland thus takes over first place and slidinginto second and third, respectively, are Atlanta and the New York Red Bulls. SKC falls to fourth, just ahead of FC Dallas, and New […]
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What They're Saying: Tim Howard
“He’s been blowing hot air for a long time, He was an average player. He was a failed GM. And I think he gets the great thing about sports: Now you have an opportunity to get paid for youropinion when you’re finished playing, and it’s a good thing. Everyone has an opinion. And I think […]
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All hands on deck: Our USMNT picks
Bruce Arena will have a nervous weekend as he watches the players he is counting on for the deciding World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Panama and Trinidad & Tobago get through their clubgames. Key players down the spine are coming back from injuries, so he’ll likely again call in an expanded squad. Three overridingthemes: 1. […]
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Our 23 USMNT players (plus 2) for September
On late Sunday afternoon, we will know who Bruce Arena is bringing into camp for the World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras. He’ll suit up 23 players for each game. We’vedrawn up a squad of 25 players, one extra for defensive cover and one wild card. Three overriding themes: 1. Gold Cup […]
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Video Pick: Tim Howard beaten by teammate
The back pass by the Colorado Rapids’ Jared Watts came low and hard from 40 yards, and evaded Colorado keeper Tim Howard for an own goal that gifted D.C.United a 1-0 win. The mishap ended D.C. United’s winless streak dating back to June 21.
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USMNT: Time for Gold Cup experimentation is over
U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena says he had no qualms about making six roster changes for the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup and they weren’t pre-planned moves instigated in response to theup-and-down play for the USA in the group stage. Two stats stand out: the six new players have made 503 U.S. caps (vs. […]
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Arena goes with experience — and a few question marks in Gold Cup knockout phase.
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) If a team’s play can be as memorable as it is forgettable, the U.S. did just that in winning –barely — Group B of the 2017 Gold Cup. As usual, much of the criticism directed at the streaky, choppy displays against Panama, Martinique and Nicaragua is justified, but some of it […]
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Gold Cup: USMNT will have lots to play for
The USA will enter the 14th edition of the Gold Cup with multiple goals. They begin with erasing the memory of the 2015 tournament, where the USA was often outplayed and finished fourth,its worst finish since 2000. Beating Mexico — which is the defending champion and beat the USA in the 2015 Concacaf Cup — […]