U-20 US – Nigeria Pre-cap
The Unites States find themselves in a must-win game against Nigeria today after losing 2-1 to Ukraine in their opening game of the Under-20 World Cup. The loss came despite […]
Category Archives: United States
10 to Watch in September
September arrives in the midst of an international break this year, and I couldn’t resist adding a bonus CONCACAF showdown alongside the best of European football in the coming month. […]
Klinsmann Gets Hexed
If my blog were one of the fake news sites that have been getting so much press, the opening line to this post would read: One week after Donald Trump’s election, […]
Ten to Watch in November
Life at the day job is busy right now, so this will have to be quick (except for yesterday’s game, which demands an account): 1st Manchester City 3 – Barcelona 1 […]
How Stoopid is Bob Bradley?
When Swansea City visit Arsenal this Saturday, Bob Bradley will become the first American to manage a team in the Premier League. Like it or not, American fans of the game have […]
Ten to Watch in September
In the past, I’ve occasionally done posts about the 10 best games of the past month. I’m still doing that, but I thought it might be more useful to highlight some games […]
Olympics (Women): United States 1, Sweden 1 (3-4 SO)
The United States dominated Sweden but lost on penalties, failing to reach the finals for the first time since the introduction of Women’s football to the Olympics. On balance, Sweden […]
Olympics (Women): Colombia 2, United States 2
The United States dominated their final group stage game with a substantially rotated squad, but errors by Megan Rapinoe and Hope Solo allowed Colombia to tie. In all likelihood, the […]
Olympics (Women): United States 1, France 0
The United States qualified for the knock-out rounds by defeating a French side that were the better team for most of the game. Even so, it was an impressive win […]
Olympics (Women): United States 2, New Zealand 0
The United States were impressive in defeating a solid New Zealand team, living up to the claims that this is a stronger side than last year’s World Cup winners. The […]
