A fairly quiet weekend for the Yanks abroad. Locally Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore of Toronto FC face off against Jordan Morris and the Seattle Sounders in the MLS Finals on Saturday at 8pm. This playoffs has been must watch soccer…
Bruce Arena has already been rehired as USMNT manager. His historic record and impact of getting to the 2002 World Cup Quarter Finals made him the perfect pragmatic solution to a chaotic 0-2 start to US soccer's battle in the Hex.…
Jurgen Klinsmann has been relieved of duties as Technical Director and Coach of the men's US soccer team. He's been replaced by Bruce Arena, former MLS coach of the LA Galaxy. This Arena's second time leading the US men in…
We're now two games in "the Hex" is short for the Hexagonal a term that caught on in the late 1980s. The term refers to the six team final qualifying round for North America's CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central…
Jurgen Klinsmann came out with yet another disappointing lineup to start the Costa Rica game, but at least it was more of a normal formation. The duo of Jermaine Jones and Michael Bradley continues to not be successful. Jurgen…
I am just starting out this article telling it like it is...I blame this loss on Jurgen Klinsmann.
Michael Bradley missed an opportunity to put a ball to Bobby Wood that might have given the US the lead. There…
A few nice assists from the young up and coming players for team USA -
DeAndre Yedlin gave this beauty of a game winning assist in Newcastle's opening goal of their win against Cardiff City.
Christian Pulisic did some poaching work…
Julian Green came seemingly out of nowhere and was a wild card selection by Jurgen Klinsmann in the 2014 World Cup. Furious fans blasted both coach and player for being selected over their beloved and legendary Landon Donovan. He scored…
We're about 20 months from the next World Cup and the next round of qualifying starts in two weeks. The window for breaking into the squad is slowly closing, but many are making noise to be those late entries…
Christian Pulisic rescues a point for Dortmund, delivering an assist to cut the lead to 3-2 and then in 91st minute putting the ball in the back of the net himself. Pulisic brought great energy and served as super-sub…
Brush up on how our team did for their clubs around the world - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-insider/wp/2016/10/17/americans-abroad-weekend-roundup-53/
The men slipped two spots to number 24 worldwide according to FIFA World Rankings.
The FIFA rankings fluctuate often and really don't mean much, but it gives you an idea of where America ranks in the world's eyes. This can shift often especially…