Two days after the tragic events surrounding Team USA striker Charlie Davies, his teammates had to take the field for one of their last World Cup qualifying games against Costa Rica. Granted. the US had already advanced thanks to the Honduras win, but in light everything that has happened since, one could understand if [...]

Enough has already been said about US/Mexico match from yesterday. Bad midfield play from the United States, coupled with poor, scared officiating — um, FIFA, you might want to address this moving forward — and conservative coaching is what ultimately did Team USA in. Nevertheless, with Charlie Davies performing like he has been [...]

Well, that was… improbable. Nevertheless, after what might have been two of their worst international showings since the 1998 World Cup, the United State miraculously advanced to the knock-out round of the Confederations Cup after a stirring 3-0 victory over Egypt. As improved as the United States looked against Egypt, they would not [...]

The above video is of Brazil’s third goal, one that could be described along the same lines as a Mortal Kombat fatality move. In their 3-0 win against an all-of-a-sudden impotent American team, Brazil was their normally-brilliant selves, while controlling just about every aspect of the game. As I was watching bits and [...]

OK, I know it’s the offseason for the European soccer leagues, and I also know there’s no World or UEFA Cup to be played this summer. The extended summer layoff, however, does not explain the explosion of European soccer stars appearing here and there in what can only be described as hot pants. [...]

It seems like every time I write about Team USA’s soccer team, it’s about them getting their heads handed to them by an European team. Well, not all the time, but the point remains: US Soccer is still miles behind their European (and South American) counterparts. Never was this point [...]