Author page: Marcus O'Malley

The Curious Case of Gregg Berhalter

Gregg Berhalter's contract has expired and we're unsure of the next move for the manager or the US Men's National Team. Jurgen Klinsmann and Bruce Arena left little to the imagination when they each lost their position as USMNT…

2022: Year in Review

  2022 Ended for the Americans with a painful knockout loss to Holland 3-1. The young team had shown well in the Group stage. While they were unable to close out the Wales match due to a defensive error…

Top 50 u20 Spring 2022 Edition

Gideon Sutherland (@GideonSuth), Alex Calabrese (@amcalabrese12) & Marcus Chairez (@chai_asc) put their combined youth national team brainpower together to develop the Spring 2022 Top 50 U20 edition.  Rank Player Position Club Birth Year 1 Ricardo Pepi CF Augsburg 2003 2 Kevin Paredes WF Wolfsburg 2003 3 Justin Che CB Hoffenheim 2003 4 Axel Perez AM Lyon 2007 5 Cruz Medina CM San Jose 2006 6 Jonathan Gómez FB Real Sociedad 2003 7 Obed Vargas DM Seattle 2005 8 Adrian Gill CM Barcelona 2006 9 Pedro…

USMNT Attacking Football

Justin Moran (@kickswish) and Marcus O'Malley (@chasingacup) Knocking if Around discussing USMNT's attacking side of the ball: USMNT player pool update who can help the forward line in March? how do players' club roles affect national team play? how…

Chasingacup on 11yanks’ US Soccer Council

Marcus O'Malley founder of Chasingacup.com joined Pete Douhit (@11yanks), Filippo Silva (@tacticalmanager) & Derek Richey (@thestraightredcard) on the US Soccer Council to discuss the previous USMNT World Cup Qualifying Window, the final window and how expectations of Gregg Berhalter…

mexican-american dual nationals

I've written at length around the challenges for dual nationals aand Michelle Schmidt on the dual national panic, especially in light of David Ochoa and Julian Araujo choosing to play for Mexico instead of the United States as Mexican-American…