The United States U20 team began their World Cup campaign with a dramatic victory against Ecuador. La Tricolor played better in the first half, while the Americans settled in to essentially dominate the second period. Jonathan Gomez eventually grabbed the winner in added time to take home the three points. The Yanks are looking to […]

Folarin Balogun will officially represent the USA in international play. FIFA revealed on Tuesday that it approved a request by US Soccer to change the player's affiliation from England to the USMNT. The Arsenal currently on loan at Reims striker could have chosen Nigeria as well. Balogun, 21, previously represented England's U17 before switching to […]

Versatile New York City FC player James Sands has claimed that Major League Soccer provides a better test than the Scottish Premiership. The 22-year-old center back/midfielder previously spent the last year on loan with Scottish side Rangers. Sands was supposed to remain with the Glasgow club for the remainder of the current campaign, but he […]

The fight for Folarin Balogun looks to continue as the striker is set to meet with England coaches next week. Balogun was recently called up to the England U21 team, but he did not feature in the team's recent matches. He pulled out of the squad due to an apparent minor hamstring injury. Instead of […]

US investor John Textor completed a takeover at Olympique Lyonnais. Textor previously purchased a minority stake in the French club this past summer. However, further investment has taken the businessman's holdings in the team from 40% to 78%. This means that he now has control at the club. Financial Times is reporting that the deal […]