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Bobby Wood

Bobby Wood, Hamburg (GBL) | F Age: 24 (born Nov. 15, 1992) Height: 5'10 Club: Hamburger SV (Hamburg) League: German Bundesliga Club Number: 7 National Number: 7 Position: F Born: Honolulu, Hawaii, US Nationality: Japanese-American     US History: U20, U23, 2014 WC, Debut 2013, 1st goal 2015 vs Netherlands (Friendly) I…

What We Learn from Qualifying Roster

U.S. Qualifying Roster Selection GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC, MLS), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids, MLS), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake, MLS) DEFENDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo, MLS), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City, MLS), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City, EPL), Omar Gonzalez…

Why the Gold Cup Matters

The 2017 Gold Cup is an interesting competition. It comes as a last tournament before the 2018 World Cup next summer and seems to the average fan that the US should be fielding their best squad as a toon…

The Point of a Point

After Michael Bradley's gorgeous stunner of a goal to take the lead against Mexico, Bobby Wood whiffed on a goal scorer's opportunity and Ochoa scooped up the ball and the counter broke through and scored a goal on the…

What’s Next for These Guys?

The U-20 World Cup came to a close with a frustrating loss to Venezuela 2-1 in extra time. Quarter Finals US 1 vs Venezuela 2 (eliminated) Round of 16 US 6 vs New Zealand 0 Group Stage Results US won their group…

Erik Palmer-Brown

Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City) Erik is the captain of the U-20 team and the only returning U-20 player. A native of Missouri, he developed in the Sporting Kansas City academy from the early age of 13 and by…

Coach Tab Ramos

Coach Tab Ramos http://www.tabramossportscenter.com/about/ Coach Tab Ramos has been working with the national team since 2011 when he led the team to a 2013 U-20 finals loss against rival Mexico and a 2015 World Cup in New Zealand quarterfinals loss…

Quarter Put Down

The United States U-17 team put the world's top clubs on notice that the next Pulisic could be in this batch. They have officially put their quarter down on the corner of the table and called next. The lads dropped…

Depth Chart

What's the starting line up you'd like to see Arena deploy to see what we've got for the future? Here's mine: Wood Nagbe       Pulsic   Johnson Acosta     Cameron Villafana    Brooks    Carter-Vickers    Yedlin Horvath

Can We Win?

With sports teams like the Chicago Cubs in baseball, Cleveland Cavaliers in basketball and the Boston Red Sox a decade ago shedding some of the longest droughts in professional sports history the question so many US Soccer fans ask…

2022 World Cup Lineup

2018 is coming quickly, but with the announcement of the U-20 team and so many young stars around the world getting on to major clubs, I wanted to take a minute to dream about what the 2022 US World Cup team…