You may have been waiting for a moment. Some particular event or period of time you can point to as having ushered in the “arrival” of soccer in the United States. It’s been a long wait. A generation or so.
New United States men's national team head coach Gregg Berhalter believes the possession-based style he implemented in MLS can work at the international level, but is he right?
A dog saved a goalkeeper from an embarrassing, tragic soccer mistake.
What sort of coach will Gregg Berhalter be for the United States men's national team? Berhalter's players and the man himself help clue us in.
On Monday, Olympique Lyonnais striker Ada Hegerberg, aka the first-ever women’s Ballon d’Or winner — aka the world soccer Player of the Year award — was congratulated by the host of the ceremony, French disc jockey Martin Solveig … by being asked if she would twerk?
The world's best soccer player was asked to twerk for everyone.
Divock Origi's goal deep into stoppage time gave Liverpool an important win over chief rival Everton in Sunday's Merseyside Derby.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice and Arsenal scored three straight goals to bury rival Tottenham Hotspur. North London is red again. Arsenal scored three straight goals in the second half to turn a tense derby against arch rival Tottenham Hotspur into a foregone conclusion, winning 4-2 and earning arguably the biggest win thus far of Unai Emery’s managerial tenure.
After going more than a year without a permanent manager, the U.S. men’s national team on Sunday finally, officially named Gregg Berhalter as the program’s new coach. The former Columbus Crew boss will be presented to fans and media members on Tuesday at a press conference in New York City. Yahoo reported last month that Berhalter was finalizing an agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation.
The Afghanistan Football Federation was hit with a litany of accusations that its executives, including its president, had repeatedly harrassed, abused and threatened members of its national women's team.
In his latest column, Doug McIntyre explains why having MLS Cup played in front of a record crowd in Atlanta is a dream scenario for the league.
Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé helped France to a World Cup win an inspired a name that may be disallowed by French law.
The MLS Cup final is set in after the Portland Timbers stunned Sporting Kansas City on Thursday night. The Timbers will now head to Atlanta looking to play spoiler again.
In the span of a half-decade or so, the New York Red Bulls remade themselves from bungling league laughing stock to a model franchise in Major League Soccer. Without the fanfare they probably deserve, the Red Bulls claimed four of the last six Eastern Conference regular season titles. Its 71 points this regular season set a new MLS record.
Neymar's first half goal helped Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool in the Champions League, while a gem by Lionel Messi clinched first place for Barcelona with a game to spare.
Actor David Charvet has been granted a restraining order against former U.S. World Cup star Jermaine Jones, according to a report.
An Irish soccer team may have lied about a player being dead to get out of a game.
If you were a water or Gatorade bottle in the Manchester United technical area on Tuesday, our thoughts are with you. Marouane Fellaini scored in stoppage time to clinch a spot for Manchester United in the Champions League knockout stages thanks to a 1-0 win over Swiss side BSC Young Boys at Old Trafford, and to celebrate, Jose Mourinho terminated sideline refreshments with extreme prejudice.
The knockout stages of the Champions League are reserved for the world's richest and most powerful clubs, not minnows like Ajax. But the hallowed Dutch side is back at that level, in spite of some ugly fan violence.
AEK and Ajax fans clashed before the two teams met for a Champions League match on Tuesday night, with AEK fans reportedly throwing fireworks and Molotov cocktails into the stands.
With Manchester City chasing his signature, Zack Steffen's prospects are on the rise. But playing time can be sparse at big clubs. Just ask Christian Pulisic, who's trending down in the latest USMNT Stock Watch.
Columbus Crew goalkeeper Zack Steffen is reportedly nearing a deal to join reigning Premier League champion Manchester City in the January transfer window.
Atlanta United could punch its ticket to MLS Cup on Thursday after routing the New York Red Bulls Sunday in the opening match of the Eastern Conference final.
Who needs big signings? Or any signings? Tottenham Hotspur looked just fine in ripping apart big-spending Chelsea on Saturday.
River Plate fans attacked Boca Juniors' bus ahead of the Copa Libertadores final second leg – arguably the biggest South American club soccer game ever.
Sergio Ramos reportedly tested positive for a banned substance after Real Madrid's 2017 Champions League final triumph over Juventus.
After an embarrassing result at home, it's a legitimate question whether or not Bayern Munich will win its seventh straight Bundesliga crown.
Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing 3-0 loss to tiny Eibar on Saturday, its first defeat under new manager Santiago Solari.
Former FC Dallas coach Oscar Pareja was a finalist for the U.S. national team job. Doug McIntyre has the details in his weekly MLS column.
With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar exactly four years away, Doug McIntyre projects what the 23-man roster for US men's national team, should it qualify, could look like.
Christian Pulisic finally assuming the leadership role many figured he would is one of the lone bright spots of the 2018 year for the USMNT.
The U.S. men's national lost its second straight match on Tuesday, falling 1-0 to Italy to finish 2018 with defeats in three of its last four games.
Virgil van Dijk shared a few words with the referee before celebrating his team's spot in the semifinals.
Dave Sarachan has done an admirable job as interim coach of the U.S. men's national team, but the young squad he has built needs to know who'll be leading them going forward.
The last time the United States men’s national team played England, they met at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, in both teams’ group stage opener of the 2010 World Cup. Steven Gerrard gave England a quick lead, before Clint Dempsey’s long shot skittered underneath goalkeeper Robert Green. The 1-1 tie flattered the Americans a tad, and it was probably telling that goalkeeper Tim Howard was named man of the match.
There are some not-so-pretty moments of Rooney’s professional career that will be addressed in this space. The Premier League’s all-time leading scorer, the only man in front of Rooney in that regard, is Alan Shearer, a 6-foot specimen who you’d instantly recognize as a prototypical No. 9. For all his awkwardness, the current England No. 9, Harry Kane, is tall and strong and eminently skilled.
First-half goals two minutes apart were enough for World Cup semifinalists England to ease past a sloppy and overmatched United States 3-0 in Thursday’s international friendly match at Wembley Stadium. Jesse Lingard opened the scoring for the Three Lions with a perfect curling shot past Brad Guzan just seconds after U.S. headliner Christian Pulisic squandered a golden chance to put the visitors ahead at the other end against the run of play. Trent Alexander-Arnold added England’s second moment
Rather than fetch a coin, an English soccer referee improvised when it came time to determine who kicks off.
Young goalkeeper Ethan Horvath is hoping to make his first U.S. national team appearance in more than a year.
Christian Pulisic is looking to take on a bigger leadership role with the U.S. national team
A week or so has passed since the latest round of Football Leaks – soccer’s answer to WikiLeaks – revelations emerged through a consortium of European media outlets, led by German magazine Der Spiegel, which published internal emails from UEFA and others. European club soccer, for all intents and purposes, is run by, well, Europe’s soccer clubs. UEFA, the continent’s nominal governing body, appears to be very much a bit-player in this act.
Paulo Dybala is incredibly talented and hopeful to lead Juventus to its first Champions League title in 22 years. But to hear the 24-year-old tell it, there's no hint of arrogance.
Three players for Mullingar Town FC in Ireland are suspected of brutally beating referee Daniel Sweeney, who is in the hospital with several broken bones in his face.
The MLS Cup playoff semifinals are set after three decisive matches on Sunday.
Manchester City beat crosstown rival Manchester United on Sunday to leapfrog Liverpool atop the Premier League.
Lionel Messi scored twice in his return from injury but it wasn't enough to offset Barcelona's poor defending in a 4-3 home loss to Real Betis.
Niko Kovac is on the hot seat, especially after Bayern Munich’s loss in Der Klassiker to Borussia Dortmund. At some point, Bayern Munich’s dominance of the Bundesliga will end. Bayern already holds the German records for the most Bundesliga titles (28), the most DFB-Pokals (18), Supercups (7) and DFL-Ligapokals (6).
Former U.S. soccer star Eric Wynalda had to evacuate his Southern California home on Friday due to a large wildfire. Hours later, he watched his house burn down on TV.
In his weekly MLS column, Doug McIntyre suggests tweaking the MLS playoffs, explains how the Galaxy can keep Zlatan Ibrahimovic and talks to former Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch,
She may have ended up distracting her own team instead.