By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (May 23, 2022) US Soccer Players – It’s going to be an unusual soccer summer. With the World Cup pushed to the winter, the countries that have qualified for the finals need to use this window. In the case of the United States, that means a June schedule with two friendlies and the start of the Concacaf Nations League. The USMNT begins camp for a key period as . . .
27 players named to May/June 2022 USMNT roster
USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter announced his 27-player roster for the May/June 2022 international window. The USMNT will play four times during the window, starting with friendlies against Morocco on June 1 and Uruguay on June 5 before playing Nations League games against Grenada on the 10 and at El Salvador on the 14. “We are excited to get the group back together as we prepare to compete against . . .
Another chapter in Clint Dempsey’s story
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (May 19, 2022) US Soccer Players - He was one of modern American soccer's first superstars, a thrilling attacker who reached the sport's biggest stages and crossed over into the country's mainstream consciousness like few ever have. The basic facts and stats of Clint Dempsey's professional career are historic in and of themselves: MLS champion, four-time All-Star, . . .
US Soccer Federation, Women’s and Men’s National Team unions agree to historic collective bargaining agreements
CHICAGO (MAY 18, 2022) – The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women's National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have agreed to terms of historic, first-of-their-kind collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) that achieve equal pay and set the global standard moving forward in international . . .
US Soccer leaders return to the access question
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (May 5, 2022) US Soccer Players - If USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter and his colleagues at US Soccer ever had any doubts about that power to inspire, a recent informal poll of the current USMNT swept them away. "When I talk to our team, that diverse group of players that we have about their most memorable experience with the World Cup, the first thing that comes to . . .
The United States and Canada at the 2022 World Cup
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Apr 4, 2022) US Soccer Players – It’s an event that will help fuel speculation for the next seven months. It will trigger predictions, many of them ending up being wrong, about who will or won’t win the planet’s biggest sporting event. The World Cup draw, which was conducted this past Friday, brought into focus the tournament’s eight opening-round groups and . . .
2022 World Cup draw: The USMNT in group B
While the United States may have avoided the toughest group at the 2022 World Cup, it's an open question if there really is a toughest group this time around. Playing England, Iran, and the UEFA playoff winner isn't exactly straightforward. The other three now wait until June to see if it's Wales, Ukraine, or Scotland taking the final spot in the group. Drawing the toughest of the playoff slots . . .
Finally: USMNT navigate Octagonal path back to World Cup
By Charles Boehm – SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA (Mar 31, 2022) US Soccer Players - The Costa Rica supporters came from miles around. Many arrived long before kickoff, grooving to the music created by drummers and brass players as carnival-style dancers performed. Others hurried under their national stadium's swooping arched roof at the last minute after a long day at work. However they managed to make it, . . .
The Octagonal ends, North American zone advances
Thursday's soccer news starts with Canada, Mexico, and the United States directly qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Canada finished top of the table on goal difference over Mexico, with both teams on 28 points. The USA was in 3rd-place on goal difference, tied on 25 points with 4th-place Costa Rica. It's Costa Rica playing New Zealand in the playoffs. None of the Concacaf teams are in pot 1 for . . .
Costa Rica 2 – USMNT 0, Concacaf World Cup qualifying
The USMNT advanced to the 2022 FIFA World Cup following a 2-0 loss at Costa Rica. The United States finished in 3rd-place in the Octagonal, tied on points with 4th-place Costa Rica. Juan Pablo Vargas put Costa Rica up in the 51st and Anthony Contreras doubled the lead in the 59th. Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas subbed out with an injury in the 79th with Esteban Alvarado sharing in the . . .
