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/ 1735 days agoUSA vs. Haiti preview: USMNT aims to win Gold Cup
Much of Gregg Berhalter’s time as U.S. head coach has been a roller coaster of ups and downs. From the downs of the year-long hiring process to recruit him to the ups of making it to the Gold Cup Final in 2019 without ever trailing, to the downs of losing to Canada for the first […]
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/ 1767 days agoUSA vs. Costa Rica preview: USMNT juggernaut continues
Momentum can be a funny thing. It can come out of nowhere to give a team life, and it can also vanish just as quickly. Sunday’s game between the US and Mexico was somewhat of a microcosm for the way the last two years have played out for US Men's National Team (USMNT) fans with […]
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/ 1770 days agoUSA vs. Mexico preview: Battle of Nations League Final
Whatever positive momentum there was for the US Men's National Team (USMNT) following a nine-match unbeaten run that dated back to November 2019 is now gone following a friendly loss to Switzerland on Sunday and then an ugly, listless 1-0 win in the Nations League semi-final against Honduras on Thursday in which the US wasted […]
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/ 1772 days agoUSA vs. Honduras preview: Pressure is on USMNT
Just when it was starting to feel like there was some life in the program and the fans had reason to be optimistic again, the rug was pulled out from under everybody’s feet as the US Men's National Team (USMNT) got the summer off to an inauspicious beginning. Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Switzerland snapped a […]
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/ 1776 days agoWhere to find Switzerland vs. USA on TV and streaming plus preview of friendly
The European soccer season has wound down to a close, and that means it’s now time for a summer full of international soccer. The European Championships are due to take place next month after being pushed back from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The same is true for soccer at the Summer Olympics […]
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/ 1840 days agoN. Ireland vs. USA preview: USMNT hope to keep momentum going, this time against European opponent
With the best squad yet assembled during Gregg Berhalter’s time as US manager, getting past Jamaica was not much of a struggle this past Thursday as the US ran out 4-1 winners. As was the case back during the November friendly window, the US looked good against a CONCACAF opponent at a neutral European venue. […]
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/ 1843 days agoUSA vs. Jamaica preview: European-based Americans to be tested in international friendly
While a full return to normal from the COVID-19 pandemic could still be a long way off, there does seem to be some sort of return to normal, at least in terms of international soccer scheduling. For the US Men's National Team (USMNT) that meant an annual January Camp. And now, for the rest of […]
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/ 1948 days agoUSA vs. El Salvador friendly: USMNT rookies aim to put themselves in contention
This year has been a year of the unprecedented with a global pandemic and the resulting sporting cancellations and postponements. US Soccer has been no exception: friendlies in March cancelled, Nations League games in June postponed, and no games played in September or October. With the USMNT returning to action in November many fans were […]
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/ 1972 days agoPanama-USA preview: Vital for USMNT to find the back of the net
The first USMNT game in nearly nine months was an absolute snooze-fest. Gregg Berhalter rolled out a lineup that had plenty of talent but was tactically confounding (six midfielders and no strikers for the bulk of the 90 minutes). And as so often happens when Gregg Berhalter’s international sides run into opposition that isn’t ranked […]
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/ 1976 days agoWales vs. USA preview: USMNT prepares for first game in 285 days
It’s been a long time since the USMNT played a game. The last game was on February 1 against Costa Rica (a dull 1-0 win at the end of the annual January camp). March had promised a pair of interesting friendlies against Wales and Netherlands, but then the COVID pandemic hit and international soccer was […]
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/ 2250 days agoUSMNT should choose from these 19 overlooked US cities
While attendances for home US Men's National Team (USMNT) games have been on the decline for several years due to exorbitant ticket prices and a lack of belief in the national team, there may be one factor that the US Soccer Federation is overlooking that could give the men's team a boost — the home stadiums […]
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/ 2260 days agoUSA vs. Costa Rica preview: New faces and a glimmer of hope for the future
Despite what Gregg Berhalter, Earnie Stewart, and Carlos Cordeiro have tried to tell US fans, 2019 was a resounding disappointment for the USMNT. A trio of ugly friendly losses to Jamaica, Venezuela, and Mexico, failing to win the Gold Cup, and then losing to Canada for the first time since Ronald Reagan was president do […]
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/ 2293 days agoRanking the most-watched USWNT games on TV during 2019
Understandably, the attendance numbers for the USWNT received a substantial boost because it was a Women’s World Cup year. So it would follow that the TV viewing numbers would also receive a substantial boost because of the global tournament. TV viewing numbers were up compared to 2018, 2017 and 2016. However they were down slightly […]
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/ 2294 days agoMexico’s attendances 147% greater in US than USMNT
At various times over the years, many articles have been written about how Mexico is the most popular and best supported national team among soccer fans in the United States. From The Guardian and The Washington Post writing pieces about it during the Copa America Centenario in 2016, to The Washington Post writing about it […]
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/ 2296 days agoRanking the most-watched USMNT games on TV during 2019
Attendance for the USMNT is down for the fourth straight year. But on the bright side, viewing numbers are up for one important metric: English-language TV ratings. The numbers did increase for three major reasons. One was the fact that the US went to the Gold Cup Final (but still lost to Mexico). Second, the […]