I have a theory as to one reason (of many) the England National Team tends to underperform in major tournaments: the players all play in the same league. Every England international plays in the Premier League. One might argue this breeds familiarity and is therefore good for the national team, but I think it leads to a lack of stylistic variety in the team and makes the payer pool stagnant. It's basically like inbreeding, is what I'm saying.
New United States coach Mauricio Pochettino can bring a fighting spirit to the national team, Christian Pulisic said after Tuesday's 1-1 draw with New Zealand.
Pulisic's goal was canceled out by Ben Waine's late equalizer in Cincinnati and the AC Milan winger said that he is hopeful Pochettino can instill the fierce mentality and risk-taking edge the team need to compete at the highest level.
Christian Pulisic comes off the bench and gives USA the lead 12 minutes later
Manchester City midfielder and Belgium captain Kevin De Bruyne said money talks louder to FIFA and UEFA as he raised concerns over the impact of a crammed calendar on players' health and performance.
All three European club competitions have been expanded to 36 teams this season and FIFPRO's European member unions have started legal action against FIFA over the expanded men's 32-team Club World Cup, starting next June in the United States.
The nominees for the Ballon d’Or (best soccer player of the year) were released on Wednesday and five American women were named to the 30-player shortlist. Shockingly, star defender Naomi Girma wasn’t one of the five.
The Ballon d'Or is an annual award determined by French magazine "France Football."
Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson, Lindsey Horan and Alyssa Naeher were the five USWNT players nominated for the prestigious award.
The Colorado Rapids have taken to social media and expressed their outrage over goalkeeper Zack Steffen not being called up for the September U.S. men’s roster.
Steffen hasn’t featured for the USMNT since March 2022 and was last called up for the Concacaf Nations League in March 2023 but sat the bench for two games.
The 29-year-old has been having a renaissance with the Rapids this season and played a major role in the team’s run to finishing third in this summer’s Leagues Cup. The Rapids defeated FOUR Liga MX teams in the process and won three penalty shootouts.
David Beckham appeared on the popular show “Hot Ones” to devour wings and provided one of the hottest takes we’ve heard in a while. The Inter Miami owner said that the U.S. will win a World Cup… eventually.
Typically, on the “Hot Ones” show the heat intensifies as the show goes on, but after one wing Beckham said that Lionel Messi’s influence at Inter Miami will inspire a World Cup triumph for the Stars and Stripes.
David Beckham says USMNT will win a World Cup
The United States women’s national team narrowly surpassed Japan in the Olympic quarterfinals on Saturday with a nervy 1-0 victory with several poor individual performances. USWNT captain Lindsey Horan had one of the worst showings.
The 30-year-old captain had a number of sloppy turnovers that turned into opportunities for Japan, she was far too slow on and off the ball and had a scare or two back on defense.
In the 35th minute she uncharacteristically let Japan’s Mina Tanaka spin away from her in the box to rip a shot that forced Alyssa Naeher into action.
The United States women’s national team completed a sweep of their Olympic group stage on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory vs. Australia. One moment fans noticed was an Emily Fox Korbin Albert exchange, or lack thereof we should say.
In the 65th minute of the Australia game head coach Emma Hayes made a triple substitution with Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle and Fox coming off for Lynn Williams, Casey Krueger and Albert.
The United States women’s national team are off to a flying start in the Olympics with a 3-0 victory against Zambia followed by a 4-1 masterclass vs. Germany. The USWNT have already secured a place in the quarterfinals.
As crazy as it sounds, some fans will be hoping they lose their final group stage game to finish second in the group.
Who would ever want that?? We’ll explain.
With only 12 teams competing in the women’s soccer tournament the format is a little odd with the top two teams advancing out of groups along with two third-place teams.
For the first time since 2008 the United States will have both the men’s and women’s soccer teams competing in the Olympics. If you’re new to watching, then here are the five best USA soccer players at Olympics in Paris this summer.
This article will provide the top five players for both the men and the women.
Let’s start with the women who will be seeking their fifth gold medal and their first since the 2012 Olympics.
Five best USA soccer players at Olympics (women)
1. Naomi Girma