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It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and while the European leagues continue with the first half of their seasons, Major League Soccer is nearing its final matchups. Today, the conference finals take place, with the winners of both matches advancing to the MLS Cup Final next weekend. In the Eastern Conference, the 3 seed Inter Miami will take […]
3 months ago | 7 reads
The World Cup Draw is a few days away, and we react to the pots and procedures on Episode 164! The World Cup Draw procedures and pots were released earlier in the week, and the USMNT knows which teams it could draw for each match in the group stage. We take a look at the […]
3 months ago | 10 reads
The United States Men’s National Team is going to have a monumental task ahead of them in 2026. The team will have to unite to take on the world as co-hosts at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino will have the unenviable task of figuring out how to lower a player […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
The United States Men’s National Team is going to have a monumental task ahead of them in 2026. The team will have to unite to take on the world as co-hosts at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino will have the unenviable task of figuring out how to lower a player […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
While most of the country was inhaling leftovers and doing their best to not leave their houses, United States Women’s National Team were back on the pitch for the start of another pair of friendlies. This time, it was a match against Italy in Orlando, Florida, as the team continue their road to World Cup […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The United States Women’s National Team are entering the home stretch of 2025, and their penultimate match takes place today against Italy in a Black Friday battle. The USWNT are hoping that their final camp of the year can yield some more positive results. The USWNT have continued to build back their squad ahead of […]
3 months ago | 8 reads
The United States Men’s National Team is going to have a monumental task ahead of them in 2026. The team will have to unite to take on the world as co-hosts at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino will have the unenviable task of figuring out how to lower a player […]
3 months ago | 1 read
The United States Men’s National Team is going to have a monumental task ahead of them in 2026. The team will have to unite to take on the world as co-hosts at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino will have the unenviable task of figuring out how to lower a player […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The 2026 World Cup Draw is a week away, and FIFA started the Thanksgiving holiday a couple days ago by announcing the pots from which the 12 World Cup groups will be filled. The United States Men’s National Team, as a co-host, was already pre-drawn into Group D, but they will learn next Friday who […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
2025 has been a year of flux for the US Women’s National Team. The side has experienced ups and downs as manager Emma Hayes has implemented a process for refining tactics, personnel, and team culture. It will be difficult to evaluate how successful she has been at this stage, but the last friendly window neatly […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The United States Women’s National Team made the most of a transitional year free of major tournaments or their respective qualifying competitions, bringing several new players into the fold and building chemistry. However, there are still two items left on the calendar to cap off 2025, with Emma Hayes leading her group into a pair […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The United States Men’s National Team now knows who it could potentially face in each match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage. Today, FIFA released its World Cup Draw procedures, which will take place on December 5th. While it’s complicated, the USMNT’s matches get a bit clearer. First, FIFA has divided each of […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
Midweek USMNT action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. All MLS games are available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, as well as any other networks listed. Let’s get into it! Monday Tuesday Also in action: Wednesday Also in action: Thursday Also in action: Friday Also in action: That’s it! Did I […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
What a win. The USMNT played Uruguay off the pitch on Tuesday night, scoring early and often to secure their third straight victory, this one over 16th ranked Uruguay out of CONMEBOL. Sebastian Berhalter opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a beautiful curled shot off some set piece action with Sergino Dest who […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The 2026 World Cup is just a few months away, and as the tournament draws nearer, millions of fans will start to become excited about the games. For fans of the United States Men’s National Team, it should be a celebration of the team and American soccer as the world sets its eyes on our […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
Soccer, particularly men’s soccer, in the United States occupies an idiosyncratic space in the nation’s sports landscape. The domestic league is growing but not the main focus of American sports fans and is far from the best in the world; in fact, it is not the most popular soccer league in the country. Meanwhile, the […]
4 months ago | 4 reads
The United States, Mexico, and Canada national teams have waited a long time as the rest of the world endured qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Now, as we are within reach of the World Cup Draw, which takes place in Washington, DC on December 5th, the three teams can start to see the dawn […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
Lots of injury impact made for an interesting November callup list but numerous returns mean we have quite a few matches to watch this weekend. With so much in flux it appears that there are a number of spots up in the air and playing time, and what players make of it, will have a […]
4 months ago | 5 reads
As one of the world’s best and most consistent footballing sides, the United States Women’s National Team has enjoyed a constant conveyor belt of top prospects progressing to the senior level. Many highly rated youth prospects will have to wait for a shot, developing until receiving a call-up. Having a deluge of accolades at every […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The United States Women’s National Team will head to Southern California to begin 2026. Today, U.S. Soccer announced that the USWNT will hold its annual January Camp January 17-27 and will face Paraguay in the first of two friendlies on January 24th at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. “January camp is a vitally […]
4 months ago | 3 reads
Note: Due to the timing of matches this article represents the Man of the Match honors for the USMNT’s first match of this window, played Saturday night against Paraguay. Look for the Man of the Match for Tuesday’s match against Uruguay to hit some time tomorrow. The USMNT started things off on the right foot […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The USMNT have been steadily improving lately, and now they’ve risen in the ranking. Yesterday, the November 2025 FIFA world rankings were released, and the USMNT rose two spots to 14th in the world. The USMNT have won three straight matches since the last rankings, which came during the October international window. They gained 8.39 […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
The United States Men’s National Team has finished up matches for 2025, and they are reportedly lining up a major slate ahead of the 2026 World Cup. According to a report by The Athletic’s Henry Bushnell and Paul Tenorio, U.S. Soccer is finalizing friendlies against Portugal and Belgium in March and Germany in June. There […]
4 months ago | 2 reads
When the World Cup Draw takes place on December 5th in Washington, DC, 42 teams will definitely hear their names called as they are drawn into groups for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There are still six spots that have yet to be filled to complete the full field of 48 teams, and those will […]
4 months ago | 1 read
The United States Women’s National Team will take on Italy in two friendlies to close out 2025, and today we learned the players who will head to camp next week. U.S. Soccer announced the 26-player USWNT roster for the November/December international window. The roster is led by the return of defender Naomi Girma to the […]
4 months ago | 4 reads