It was good to play the game, even though the opponent was well below World Cup standards. The first half was far from the level the U.S. men played earlier this spring in taking a 2-0 lead over Mexico. The second was better than the second against Mexico when the U.S. gave up two to […]
Archives for May 2014
Donovan Not Chosen For World Cup
U.S. men’s national team Jurgen Klinsmann named the USA’s 23-player roster for the World Cup this summer in Brazil. among the seven cuts was Landon Donovan, who holds the U.S. record for World Cup appearances (12) and goals (5). Klinsmann chose three young players, Julian Green, DeAndre Yedlin and John Brooks. Also going to Brazil […]
Klinsmann Has All 30 Candidates In Camp
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann finally has all 30 invitees into training camp in California at Stanford University. The last to arrive were Jermaine Jones and Aron Johannsson, who had their final club games over the weekend. Jones concluded his Besiktas loan and played 90 minutes for the Turkish club, which settled for a 1-1 draw […]
Ellis Named New U.S. Women’s Head Coach
U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati named Jill Ellis as the eighth head coach in U.S. Women’s National Team history. Ellis, 47, has experience coaching at every level of the U.S. Women’s National Team program and was an assistant on the 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medal-winning squads. She has served as interim head coach on two different […]