Landon Donovan said it best after losing to Brazil earlier this summer in South Africa, it’s not about respect, this team wants to win.  The U.S. men’s national team has not always played the prettiest soccer; but on nights like this, they get the job done.
Needing three points versus the Soca Warriors of Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. escaped [...]

Hours after the United States confirmed the Mexico bogey, Richard Farley and Dave Topp broke down the results from Estadio Azteca and evaluate where Wednesday’s loss leaves the country’s program. In the show’s final segment, Richard is joined by Jeff Kassouf, owner of Equalizer Soccer, a site devoted to promoting the women’s game. [...]

Two tournaments, two second-place finishes, and more noteably two second-half collapses.
But is that how American supporters should remember this summer’s U.S. soccer campaign?
The U.S. failed to hold a 2-0 lead at halftime against Brazil, then after outplaying Mexico for the first 50 minutes of the Gold Cup final; they were embarrassed to the tune of [...]

As Bob Bradley and company have continued on through Gold Cup play, the challenge of repeating as champion has become more and more daunting.
Team performance appears to be slipping with every match. Several key players have left to begin training with their European club teams. Still the Americans managed finish group play atop their opponents [...]

US Men’s National Team coach Bob Bradley has called Ben…

At times it looked like the 2009 Confederations Cup would just be a three-game trip to South Africa, a chance to test our best against the best.
But after two dismal results versus Italy and Brazil, something happened.
The U.S., with the odds stacked against them and nothing left to lose, began a dream run all the way to [...]

It was a tale of two halves.  Over the first 45 minutes, the U.S. continued to shock the world; leading Brazil 2-0 at halftime.  But during the second 45 minutes, Brazil stormed back with three goals to defeat the U.S., 3-2.
Less than a minute into the second-half, Luis Fabiono scored and then headed in another [...]

Brazil was supposed to be a more defensive oriented team under new coach Dunga; they weren’t supposed to be the same Brazil that dazzled its way to win two of the last fourWorld Cups.

Not so much. Let it be known: this team can still dance.
Brazil outclassed and simply outplayed the U.S. in the second match [...]

It took Giuseppe Rossi all of two minutes to make his presence know against his former country.
Under the lights of a cool South African night, Rossi lead the Italians in a second-half comeback win over the U.S. Rossi tallied two goals, and Daniele De Rossi added one of his own in a 3-1 victory in [...]

Coming off a poor performance against Costa Rica, how would the U.S. respond? Finding themselves down early yet again, see how Bradley’s boys faired this time.