Argentina have returned to the summit of the FIFA international rankings. Despite winning the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in December, Lionel Messi's nation remained second behind rivals Brazil. However, the world's governing body of the sport bumped Argentina to the top spot in their latest update. It is the first time in six years […]

The USA men's national team has moved up to 13th in the new FIFA world rankings. Gregg Berhalter's team was previously 16th in the rankings prior to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It is the highest the Americans have been in the ratings since February, where they were also 13th. A move up in […]

As promised last week, here are my highlights from 2009 in American Soccer, in no particular order: U.S. National Team Beats Spain in Confederations Cup Semi-Finals: On June 24, 2009, in the Semi-Finals of the Confederations Cup, the U.S. National Team, which barely advanced out of the group stage, managed a stunning 2-0 victory over […]