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Watch Landon Donovan's Final Exit As A Member Of The USMNT
Landon Donovan made his final appearance in a U.S. national team uniform tonight against Ecuador, coming inches from scoring before being substituted off 41 minutes into the first half. Here's the isolated camera of his exit, and the crowd's ovation....
Jürgen Klinsmann Wishes America Would Adopt Promotion And Relegation
It's another international fixture break, which means it's another opportunity for Jürgen Klinsmann to get his message out to the media, which means it's yet another chance for him to criticise America's domestic leagues. This time, his beef is with the lack of promotion and relegation....
Jozy Altidore Wants To Go Not Score Goals Somewhere Else
Poor Jozy. The 24-year-old American striker looked to be the Truth as recently as July 2013, when he transferred to English side Sunderland and effectively cemented a starting place on the USMNT after scoring 23 goals in just 21 league games for Dutch side AZ Alkmaar the season prior. But now, he is...
MLS's Clint Dempsey Raps Like MLS Plays Soccer (Like Shit)
This is EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE of Clint Dempsey, American and major league soccer player, rapping at a video game's New York launch party last night. It is weird. ...
Jürgen Klinsmann's Goal Is A Semifinal At The 2018 World Cup
Jürgen Klinsmann wasn't brought in for Brazil. Fans, U.S. Soccer, and Klinsmann himself know he's here for the long run, being given time to build his own team and trot it out in Russia in 2018. And he's already set a goal....
FIFA's First Post-World Cup Rankings Are Out
Yes, we all know FIFA's rankings are bad and pointless and the formula is arbitrary and flawed. But if there's one thing we (the human race) can't resist, it's things, ranked....
10 Young Players Who Could Be On The USMNT At The 2018 World Cup
In the last calendar year alone, Jürgen Klinsmann called in over 60 different players for roster spots, as he tinkered with his final 23 for the USMNT. Granted, we knew players like Clint Dempsey, Tim Howard, and Michael Bradley had unquestioned spots, but then again, so did Landon Donovan. Plenty o...
Jürgen Klinsmann: For The USMNT To Improve, MLS Must Improve
It's a promising sign that even after the plaudits the USMNT rightfully received for their unexpected run in Brazil, Jürgen Klinsmann still has both eyes fixed on the real reason he was brought in: To make the U.S. a true contender. In a recent Facebook post, Klinsmann says for that to happen, MLS h...
Tim Howard Blocks Unwanted Hugs, Too
American Hero Tim Howard was lucky enough to have a camera in his face as he came home from Brazil, and with the camera came a crowd of people. TMZ captured the moment that was mostly very nice: the majority of folks just wanted to get an autograph, or a photo, or to just tell Howard "thanks." But...
Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey Got A Call From The President
A top-16 finish is a success, so yesterday the two most prominent members of the USMNT received a phone call from Barack Obama congratulating them on their World Cup....
USA-Belgium Pitch Invader Jumped Out Of Wheelchair
The fellow who disrupted play during yesterday's USA-Belgium found an ingenious way to get so close to the pitch—he had a wheelchair in a spot meant for the disabled....
Here's What The USMNT Loss Felt Like Inside The Stadium
In the early minutes of the USA-Belgium match on Tuesday, a fan dressed in a Superman shirt strode onto the field, traipsing around until FIFA's security guards finally caught up to him. When they did, he cooperated and walked off, conceding defeat....
Yes, Tim Howard Really Was As Great As He Seemed Yesterday
As close as the USMNT came to dragging Belgium to penalties during its second half of extra time fury, we have to remember that our team had no business being in that position. With the quality of chances Belgium created throughout the match's 120 minutes, they should've scored early and often. They...
The United States Had To Lose; They Didn't Have To Lose Valiantly
The United States had to lose; they had to go home. It was in the nature of things....
Belgium's Shot Map From Yesterday's Game Is Bananas
This, from Squawka, was produced by the goddamn Belgian firing squad that Tim Howard stood in front of for 120 minutes during yesterday's soul-crusher. The man saw 39 shots—the fourth-most ever fired in a World Cup game since they started counting in 1966—and he turned away 16 of them. Nobody has ...
Every Country We Played Trolled Us With "Yes We Can!"
The Belgians had faith in their boys coming into today's Round of 16 match against the USMNT. Following the tradition of every other team we've played in this World Cup, one paper thought it would be funny to turn the famous Obama campaign slogan "Yes we can!" against us. They were right. They could...
The U.S. Lost And Everything Sucks
And that's how it ends, after a high-scoring, vein-popping extra time that provided the variety of heartbreak we never would have expected over the first 90: the sense that they could have done it. But that's the World Cup—could've-should'ves may provide moral victories, but they don't keep you warm...