The equation for the overall global soccer structure goes like something like this. FIFA is greater than Continental Confederations, which are greater than the National Federations, thus greater than Domestic Professional Leagues. That's on paper, anyway. But in the United States of America, there's a question of who's really driving the sport. Does the USSF, […]

Gregg Berhalter has rejoined the USMNT as head coach. The 49-year-old previously managed the team from 2018 up until the end of the '22 World Cup. His contract with U.S. Soccer ended following the completion of the tournament in Qatar, but he has now been renamed as head coach six months later. Berhalter's role with […]

Professional US soccer leagues look fairly similar to their counterparts in other American sports, and always have for the most part. You have a league with teams located in (mostly) large towns dotted across the entire continent. And once you get enough teams, it's broken into regional divisions for scheduling purposes. MLS, USL, NISA, and […]

Originally announced in 2021, the women's USL Super League has now confirmed the first group of inaugural markets for its 2024 inaugural season. But that's not all – the league is now targeting to launch as a first division league, not a second division as originally announced. If they meet USSF sanctioning requirements as intended, […]

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 […]

The sport of soccer has grown, stabilized, and improved significantly in the United States over the past few decades. But despite gains in many areas, the fact remains that US soccer lags behind other nations in substantial ways. It's not for lack of history with the sport. The United States has had organized, professional, amateur […]

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 […]

NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock will stream every USMNT and USWNT game under a new deal agreed between Telemundo Deportes and the US Soccer Federation. Well, almost every game.* Regardless, if the Spanish language is no issue, which was evidently the case demonstrated by Peacock's impressive streaming numbers for the World Cup, Peacock looks likely to […]

US Soccer has the double task of making a decision about the future of USMNT Head Coach Gregg Berhalter at the same time as hiring lawyers to investigate a claim by Berhalter that he was the victim of blackmail. The timing couldn't be worse. On December 31st, Berhalter's contract as the head coach came to […]

For the United States Men’s National Team, the return to another World Cup meant everything to the second youngest squad in Qatar. But after the 3-1 loss to the Netherlands in the Round of 16, lots of questions have risen surrounding US head coach Gregg Berhalter and the US Soccer Federation. Namely, whether USSF's Gregg Berhalter […]

Soccer’s governing body in Europe is asking questions to Sunil Gulati regarding his involvement in the Sally Yates report on NWSL harassment and abuse, according to a report in The Daily Mail. The scandal in the National Women’s Soccer League rocked the sports world. Former Attorney General Sally Yates uncovered multiple substantiated allegations of abusive […]

Recently, the United States Soccer Federation made its decision to bring the US Soccer media rights back in-house. For the past 17 years, US Soccer bundled those rights with Major League Soccer (MLS). This happened via the MLS marketing entity, Soccer United Marketing (SUM). World Soccer Talk had the opportunity to speak with Cindy Parlow […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation confirmed today what many had expected – Jürgen Klinsmann will be the next manager of the men's national team. After reportedly twice trying to hire the German for the job in the past five years, Sunil Gulati has his man.  The federation will hold a press conference in New York on […]

The United States is scheduled to play an international friendly next week in Egypt against the host country, and as many of you are well aware, the political situation is unsettled, to put is lightly.  By the February 9 friendly there may not be a government in Egypt, or even a new one, but the […]

As USL Pro is moving forward with its realignment and scheduling, the NASL has taken some huge step backwards.  On Wednesday, A.C. St. Louis announced it was ceasing operations, depriving the fledgling NASL of a critical metropolitan area.  But even worse news came right before the weekend, as Inside Minnesota Soccer reported the USSF was […]