American Soccer Teen Scores A Banger Against Mexico

The United States U-17 team is taking on Mexico in the CONCACAF U-17 Championships this evening, and young American forward Josh Sargent kicked things off with a very pretty goal. The Missouri prospect ran onto a long range pass from Blaine Ferri, turned one Mexican defender into a mannequin with a few nifty touches,…

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18-Year-Old Soccer Star Mallory Pugh Is Leaving UCLA To Turn Pro

Mallory Pugh, the blazingly fast and wildly skilled winger who played with the U.S. women’s team in the 2016 Olympics, is leaving UCLA to turn pro, according to a statement released by the school. The 18-year-old enrolled at UCLA in January and would have begun her freshman season in the fall. Instead, she decided to…

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USWNT Pries Key Concessions From U.S. Soccer, But Not Equal Pay

After more than a year of often-contentious contract negotiations, dueling lawsuits, and a widening rift over equal pay, the U.S. women’s national team and U.S. Soccer have reached a new five-year collective bargaining agreement that will increase player salaries, guarantee better travel and working conditions, and…

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Wonderteen Christian Pulisic Undresses A Pair Of Defenders, Serves Up Opening Goal

This evening’s USMNT-Panama match was soggy, goalless, and uneventful for the first 39 minutes, until America’s greatest teenager, Christian Pulisic, owned a pair of experienced Panamanian defenders and put an easy assist on a platter for Clint Dempsey. Felipe Baliy and Roman Torres are two of Panama’s best players,…

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Are Three Aging Goalkeepers The Best U.S. Soccer Has To Offer?

On Wednesday, U.S. men’s national team coach Bruce Arena announced the roster for the USMNT’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama. There were no huge surprises, except maybe for the inclusion of Clint Dempsey, who recently returned to soccer after being sidelined with an unspecified heart…

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USWNT Concedes A Pair Of Easy Goals To France

France took a 2-0 lead against the United States Women’s National Team into halftime tonight without having to do much besides let Eugénie Le Sommer run at the USWNT’s center backs and let them fall over themselves to give her easy paths to goal. It started in the seventh minute, when Allie Long got turned into a…

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U.S. Soccer Becomes First Major American Sports Organization To Require That Players Stand For National Anthem

Five months after U.S. Soccer lashed out at Megan Rapinoe for kneeling during the national anthem as a form of protest before an exhibition game, they’ve codified their dislike for silent and non-disruptive self-expression in this form. As of today, they’re apparently the first major American sports organization to…

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U.S. Soccer Youngster Wallops In The Goal Of A Lifetime

The United States’ U-20 team is taking on El Salvador for a spot in the U-20 World Cup tonight, and they’ll be through to the tournament if they do anything besides lose by multiple goals. If they win or draw, they’ll play Honduras for the CONCACAF U-20 championship.

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An NWSL Strike Might Be The USWNT's Best Leverage 

The U.S. women’s national team is in the middle of the 2017 SheBelieves Cup, a three-game tournament held in the U.S., and the team’s only major international competition of the year. They beat Germany 1-0 on Wednesday in Pennsylvania, play England on Saturday in New Jersey, and face France in Tuesday’s finale in…

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