“We have been late to the party numerous times and have gotten players. So it’s fair game when it comes to this. The question is, what does Jona want to do? … FMF does a phenomenal job ofrecruiting Mexican-American talent in the United States. They see value in that player. … U.S. Soccer, they see […]
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Mark your calendar: 40 key dates for 2018
Even without the USA in Russia, 2018 should be a momentous year for soccer. Here are 40 key dates for 2018, which kicks off with a bang in January with the annual United Soccer CoachesConvention and men’s and women’s friendlies. January 2-11. U.S. men’s youth national team summit camp. The nextcycles for the U.S. men’s […]
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World Cup Countdown: Serbia hands coaching job to caretaker Krstajic
Serbia, one of three World Cup finalists forced to make a coaching change after qualifying, gave the job to Mladen Krstajic, who had been the interim coach for a two-month period. Slavoljub Muslin led Serbia to first place in Europe’s Group D but he was fired within days after qualification. He preferred to rely on […]
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Soccer's biggest television stories of 2017
No story was bigger in American soccer in 2017 than the U.S. national team’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and its impact will certainly be felt on television. 1. USA fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Fox Sports’ first men’s World Cup was always going to be a […]
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MLS commissioner Don Garber: State of the league addresses Crew, Miami, expansion and World Cup failure
Each year, MLS Cup is an opportunity for MLS commissioner Don Garber to present his state of the league. In 2017, he could tick off successes with new teams, new attendance recordsand increased television ratings, up from tiny numbers but increases nonetheless in contrast to the trend of declining sports ratings. But 2017 was also […]
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USA will face France in Bleus' World Cup sendoff game
The French federation announced on Thursday that the French national team will play the USA on June 9 in the last of three games before it leaves for the World Cup in Russia. In astatement, U.S. Soccer confirmed the game: “While the contract has not been signed, we are finalizing plans to play France on […]
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TV: World Cup draw viewership
65,000 FS1 (Dec. 1, 2017, from Moscow) 489,000 ESPN 2 (Dec.6, 2013, from Salvador) 300,000 Telemundo/Universo (Dec. 1, 2017, from Moscow) 1,000,000 Univision (Dec. 6, 2013, from Salvador) Source:
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FOX Sports' Rob Stone on the Russia World Cup, working MLS in the 1990s, his fear of saying no, and drinking a hot dog smoothie
Anchoring FOX Sports’ “World Cup Today” from Moscow’s Red Square will mark the fifth men’s World Cup covered by Rob Stone, who fell in love with soccer as a 6-year-old playingin North Carolina’s Rainbow Soccer program. Stone went on to earn all-conference honors at Colgate University as a midfielder before launching his television career 25 […]
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Mexico's World Cup draw? Well, it's 'complicado'
“Complicado” is Spanish word you’ll hear players and coaches use a lot in terms of a match or series. Yes, Mexico’s World Cup 2018 draw is complicado. Definitely not impossible ordifficult, but complicated. World Cup 2018: Draw helps the hosts, spares others In the new FIFA draw mechanism, El Tri earned a “second seed” so […]
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World Cup 2018: Complete schedule
The 2018 World Cup opens on June 14 with Russia vs. Saudi Arabia — the two lowest-ranked teams in the tournament — but then follows with very good games each of the next three days: June 15 Portugal vs. Spain in Sochi June 16 Argentina vs. Iceland in Moscow June 17Germany vs. Mexico in Moscow […]