By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 24, 2022) US Soccer Players - The impetus to push forward and expand clubs beyond a first team into areas like player development is changing the way lower division clubs in the United States operate. Major League Soccer doesn't have a monopoly on ambition and it's not the only league trying to make complete clubs who can stand the test of time. In another . . .
Sporting Kansas City II coach Benny Feilhaber: “It’s been a really good experience so far”
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 19, 2022) US Soccer Players - Benny Feilhaber's club career spanned 15 seasons and more than 300 games played in four different countries. The versatile, attack-minded midfielder earned his way into the USMNT and played 44 for the Red, White, and Blue. He scored the famous winner against Mexico in the 2007 Gold Cup final and went to the World Cup under Bob . . .
What’s working for FC Dallas in 2022
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 17, 2022) US Soccer Players - When FC Dallas executed a trade on the penultimate day of the MLS secondary transfer window with the New England Revolution for USMNT midfielder Sebastian Lletget, eyebrows everywhere moved slightly upward. Lletget had only joined the Revolution in the winter, the subject of a significant outlay by Bruce Arena's team. The move . . .
Dest’s Barcelona, Musah’s Valencia, and de la Torre’s Celta Vigo start an interesting La Liga season
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 12, 2022) US Soccer Players - England, Germany, and France got their 2022-23 seasons started last weekend as the top leagues of European soccer emerged from a short summer hiatus. Fans and pundits alike are already forming early opinions about the new campaigns. Patience isn't a virtue soccer fans tend to possess. No one wants to wait for a critical mass of . . .
The continued importance of USMNT players for the MLS All-Star Game
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 10, 2022) US Soccer Players - At the risk of being too cute, let’s start with a question: What is the MLS All-Star Game? Maybe more specifically, what is the point of the MLS All-Star Game? Simply put, the point is to showcase the league’s best talent. MLS shows the best it offers so it can capture the attention of new fans and spark engagement in the existing . . .
Ream and Robinson’s Fulham and Pulisic’s Chelsea in 2022-23
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 3, 2022) US Soccer Players - In a lot of ways that matter, London is the center of the soccer-playing universe. The greater area famously boasts the most professional teams of any city on the planet, with a concentration rich enough that any given Premier League table is likely to have a quarter of its teams come from the capital. The 2022-23 Premier League . . .
Maurice Edu on the Eastern Conference and Toronto’s changes
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 29, 2022) US Soccer Players - Two-thirds through the regular season schedule, a pair of elite teams have emerged in the quest for 1st-place in the Eastern Conference and a shot at the Supporters' Shield. The standings tell the tale: At the top of the East sit the Philadelphia Union and New York City FC, by any measure the two best teams in the . . .
USMNT players should factor for Championship contenders in 2022-23
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 27, 2022) US Soccer Players - The English Championship, perhaps the world's highest profile second division soccer league, is a grind. Twenty-four teams vying for promotion to the Premier League or to avoid relegation to League One each play a brutal 46-game schedule dripping with consequences in every round. The league is perennially a fascinating mix of . . .
Sands, Tillman, and expectation at Rangers
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 22, 2022) US Soccer Players - Plenty of clubs across the Atlantic Ocean can claim a special place in the hearts of American soccer fans for a variety of reasons. One of those is when a squad features American players. Recent inroads made by USMNT players in Germany have turned Borussia Dortmund into an American soccer favorite. A generation earlier, Hannover . . .
Greenville Triumph coach John Harkes: “It’s been a lot of work. But I love it. I love my work.”
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 20, 2022) US Soccer Players - Now in its fourth season, Greenville Triumph operates as an example of the growth of the game in all parts of the United States, not just the bigger markets. Already, their story is part of a broader narrative that's so important to the future of the game in this country. Greenville's record on the field speaks for itself, . . .
