Bruce Arena must change tactics to win Gold Cup

If last night’s 2-0 “win” over El Salvador proved anything to USMNT fans, it’s that Bruce Arena has plenty of work to do if the United States is to seriously challenge for the 2017 Gold Cup title. Lowly El Salvador has beaten one CONCACAF opponent in its last 10 tries. Given the performance, Bruce Arena has only one option going forward.

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  Jamaica 2-1 Canada: Reggae Boyz reach 2nd straight Gold Cup semifinals

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  Mexico 1-0 Honduras: Pizarro strikes early to put El Tri in Gold Cup semifinals

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Lukaku or Morata; who got the better deal?

Romelu Lukaku or Alvaro Morata, who ya got? It’s one of the biggest questions swirling around after Chelsea agreed a $92 million fee with Real Madrid for striker Alvaro Morata on Wednesday, who has arrived in London and called Chelsea “the best club” for him. He also admitted he has no idea how close he came to signing for Manchester United and Morata could have easily ended up at United and Lukaku at Chelsea, but the opposite is now true as both Premier League giants have acquired clinical strikers who will be the focal point of their respective attacks. Both Morata and Lukaku have the potential to be the two best out-and-out strikers in the world for many years to come. In terms of who got

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  Conte: Morata was my first choice for Chelsea

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  Morata leaves Real Madrid for second time, joins Chelsea

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"Dad? Can we support Arsenal?" A father’s perspective on attracting his children to the match

It was a beautiful, warm July evening on Tuesday gone. The late summer sun was bleaching our eye lids and causing us to watch the match with a slight wince. My two eldest and I were in great seats with a fortunate viewpoint. My generous boss had invited us to enjoy all the trappings of a corporate box and the kids were smiley and enthusiastic. They felt like royalty. They delighted in the grown up feeling of drinking a diet coke from a pint glass delivered by an excitable waitress. They enjoyed the idea of gorging on complimentary chocolates and sneaking an extra chocolate hob nob or two into their pockets for a summery in-game snack. They even had their picture taken with Angus the Monkey, who