ALL POSTS TAGGED "US Soccer - Page 5"

Inter Miami CF

/ 910 days ago

Where does the Messi signing rank in US soccer history?

After years of rumors, maybes, and wishful thinking, it has finally happened. Lionel Messi is will be signing to play in Major League Soccer. The global icon and Argentine World Cup winner is joining David Beckham's Inter Miami CF after leaving Paris Saint-Germain of Ligue 1. There have been plenty of huge – even legendary […]

United States

/ 919 days ago

USMNT names BJ Callaghan head coach as Hudson moves on

US Soccer announced BJ Callaghan will serve as head coach of the USMNT at the upcoming Gold Cup and CONCACAF Nations League. The former assistant takes over for Anthony Hudson. Hudson is departing for a new opportunity, but there is no indication as to what that is. Crucially, Callaghan is not the permanent head coach […]

Oguchi Onyewu

/ 939 days ago

US Soccer names Oguchi Onyewu as Vice President of Sporting

Oguchi Onyewu is joining the team at US Soccer in a newly created role. The former USMNT representative is going to be the Vice President of Sporting, working closely with new sporting director Matt Crocker. In terms of permanent roles, Onyewu will help manage relationships with clubs and leagues in the United States and the […]

Leagues: EPL

/ 955 days ago

US Soccer names Matt Crocker as next sporting director

US Soccer is on the verge of hiring Matt Crocker to be its next sporting director. Crocker would replace Earnie Stewart, who departed the position at the beginning of 2023. US Soccer plans to announce Matt Crocker as its new sporting director on Tuesday, April 25. Still, The Athletic spoke to those close to the […]

Gold Cup

/ 964 days ago

USMNT gets drawn easier Gold Cup group than rivals

The United States men's national team have found out their opponents in Group A of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Friday's draw for this summer's tournament didn't, however, fill out the entire field just yet. Three nations will have to qualify from a separate Gold Cup Prelims competition. One of trio are set to feature […]

Kits

/ 976 days ago

USA 2023 kits are big improvement over World Cup 2022 shirts

US Soccer and Nike have unveiled the new USA 2023 kits, to be worn by the women's national team at the upcoming Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer. After the lackluster USA shirts for the men's World Cup last fall, these give the Stars & Stripes a bit more style. But […]

USMNT

/ 980 days ago

Bureaucratic USSF procrastinates over USMNT coach decision

The USMNT had a respectable showing at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The side achieved relatively what was expected of them, no more, no less. Coming out of the World Cup, hopes would have been high for the next World Cup cycle. With a rising crop of talent to choose from and co-hosting responsibilities for […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 984 days ago

Fan ownership in MLS is impossible. Why?

Supporters and members actually owning part of their favorite clubs is not uncommon across the soccer world. In some places, such as the German Bundesliga, it's actually a league rule. But fan ownership in MLS is impossible. A practice that allows a community to directly control its own local club seems a logical idea. So […]

US Open Cup

/ 986 days ago

US Open Cup 1st Round begins new era for competition

US Open Cup returned with the 1st round and teams across the United States. Some of them feature amateurs and semi-professionals dreaming of a fairytale run in the oldest ongoing national soccer competition. These games as well as a handful in the next couple rounds, are available via Bleacher Report. Here's what happened in the […]

Christian Pulisic

/ 994 days ago

Pulisic calls US Soccer drama 'childish,' Berhalter 'unfortunate'

USMNT star Christian Pulisic spoke on the US Soccer drama involving the Reynas and Berhalter in an exclusive interview with ESPN. While the Chelsea forward is not part of the dilemma, he did have rousing opinions on the debacle. In fact, he called the infighting between Claudio Reyna and Gregg Berhalter 'childish.' Claudio Reyna and […]

Mexico

/ 996 days ago

USMNT and Mexico to play in Continental Clasico in April

In April, the USMNT and Mexico will kick off the Continental Clasico, an annual game where the United States plays one of the top countries from North, Central or South America. This is not a miniature tournament akin to the SheBelieves Cup on the women's side. Rather, it is just one game each year hosted […]

Claudio Reyna

/ 997 days ago

Investigation shows Claudio Reyna pestered US Soccer over Gio

An independent investigation into Gregg Berhalter's domestic violence incident revealed that Claudio Reyna repeatedly bothered US Soccer to get more for his son, Borussia Dortmund talent Gio Reyna. The back-and-forth reached a head following the 2022 World Cup, when the Reyna family threatened Gregg Berhalter with sensitive information. That was in response to Berhalter airing […]

Earnie Stewart

/ 1003 days ago

Oguchi Onyewu in the running for US Soccer Sporting Director

Former United States men's national team defender Oguchi Onyewu is reportedly a candidate for US Soccer's vacant sporting director job. According to sources at FOX Sports, the 40-year-old retired player is being considered for the role. The news outlet reached out to both Onyewu and U.S. Soccer for comment, but both neither confirmed nor denied […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 1014 days ago

Peter Vermes, Ernst Tanner nix US Soccer sporting director job

Ernst Tanner has become the latest Major League Soccer official to decline the U.S. Soccer sporting director job. According to a report by The Athletic, the Philadelphia Union sporting director was recently approached by the U.S. Soccer Federation about the position. However, the news outlet claims that Tanner rejected the potential move. Peter Vermes also […]

Tony Meola

/ 1022 days ago

Meola calls out US Soccer for wasting time in search for coach

Former United States goalkeeper Tony Meola, who is also working for Apple on MLS Season Pass, did not hold back when discussing the delayed coaching search from US Soccer. In an interview with Bolavip, Tony Meola criticized the lack of a plan or direction in what he called the most important five years in the […]