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USMNT1 month ago

Medals on their Minds

May 23, 2024 Every amateur athlete has the goal to compete at an Olympics and for 18 U-23 USMNT players, they will get that chance this...
USMNT4 months ago

USMNT Kits Come in Different Styles and Colors

Thomas Deschaine (@uskeeper on X and us_keeper on Instagram) US Soccer kit releases are something fans get excited about and lately have resulted in disappointment. US...
USMNT5 months ago

2024: A Pivotal Year for the USMNT

Thomas Deschaine (@uskeeper on X/Formally Twitter) Photo From: USA Today-John Locher, AP – 18, June 2023 – 2023 Concacaf Nations League As the fog hovered over...
USMNT6 months ago

USMNT’S Next Great Location

Where the USMNT Should Play Next and Why? The largest USMNT home attendance of 93,869 took place at the 1994 World Cup in a 1-0 loss...
USMNT7 months ago

Away From the USA

Away From the U.S.A. The US Men’s National Team just wrapped up their 2023 campaign with yet another Gregg Berhalter road loss to Trinidad and Tobago...
USMNT11 months ago

Rebuilding the U-23 U.S. Men’s National Team, is it something that U.S. Soccer is serious about?

by Thomas Deschaine (@uskeeper) With both the U.S. Men’s National Team summer Concacaf tournaments in the rearview mirror and with the 2024 Summer Olympics nearly a...
USMNT1 year ago

World Cup Format History

by Thomas Deschaine A new year and a new FIFA World Cup cycle are upon us with many questions remaining on what the second half of...
USMNT1 year ago

Bridging the Gap
USMNT2 years ago

The Evolution of the MLS Playoffs
USMNT2 years ago

World Cup for the Ages

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