Whether it’s promotion and relegation, or major USMNT players leaving Europe for the riches of MLS, Jurgen Klinsmann has taken numerous whacks at Don Garber’s piñata recently. And Mr. Garber, desperate not to lose any PR or standing in the eyes of the growing American soccer populace, fought back. It does reek of desperation, but […]

After months of hype, the day is finally here. Ghana will face the U.S. in one of the World Cup's most highly anticipated matches. For Ghanaians, this game means more than facing the Americans for the third straight time in the World Cup. It's about firmly stamping itself as a legitimate contender in the tournament […]

On Sunday, Geoff Cameron was named man-of-the-match in his first game for his new team, Stoke City. After weeks of waiting and paperwork, Cameron was finally able to take the pitch after a transfer that continued the gradual march of quality U.S. players into higher leagues. Playing midfield (!) his City team held the usually […]

Bob Bradley went against conventional wisdom with his squad for the South Africa match next week and picked a good number of young players to make the squad. Three young MLS players and three international professionals will have the chance to earn their first international cap next week in Cape Town. What's interesting about the […]

One week from today, the US Men's National Team will play South Africa in a friendly in Cape Town, and Bob Bradley has yet to release his squad for the match. The friendly comes at a bad time for most players – it is right in the middle of the major European leagues' seasons plus […]

This Saturday marks the last tune up match the United States have before they take the field June 12 against England in their World Cup opener. After four years of building his squad, Bradley still has some questions that still need to be cleared up before the South African campaign begins. Here is my lineup. […]

England will meet the US squad on June 12th at Rustenburg in South Africa and fans in the US are already anticipating what will probably be one of the most watched games in the States. Unfortunately, history is not on the US squad’s side. England have appeared in thirteen tournaments and made it to at least the […]

After Clint Dempsey moved to Fulham in 2007, his leap in quality was beyond remarkable. This was evidenced in his subsequent call-ups to the US national team. Stronger, defter, more confident. He was a new player. He'd already been a stand-out in Germany 2006, scoring the only non-own-goal for the US, but after his move […]

This Tuesday and Wednesday in London, several hundred rare football collectibles are being sold by auction through auctioneer Graham Budd. Among the collection are rare medals, programmes, tickets and a treasure trove of football shirts, photographs and rare pieces of memorabilia. Here are a few items that stood out for me: Nat Lofthouse England shirt […]