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 [...]
WSR expert Dave Topp weighs in on the shocking Gold Cup final. Then, we catch up with Jared Dubois in Los Angeles to get an update on the drama that is Los Angeles Galaxy football. And this week’s special guest, one of the more recognizable Serie A fans in the blog-o-sphere, Anna Italia [...]
In CONCACAF play, there is no bigger rivalry: the U.S. versus Mexico. Chalk this last one up to Mexico.
An emphatic victory, or uninspiring performance; depending on which side of the line you stand.
With a dominating second-half display, Mexico easily defeated the U.S. 5-0 in the Gold Cup tournament final at Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, [...]
It doesn’t seem to matter who is or is not playing for coach Bob Bradley’s squad this summer.
Throughout the Gold Cup, it has been well documented how the U.S. has lost players to their European club teams and it appeared like only a matter of time that it would catch up to the team.
But with [...]
The Gold Cup has entered the knock-out stages, meaning the United States’s Mens National Team is still center stage. This fifth edition of World Soccer Reader Radio welcomes MatchFitUSA’s Jason Davis to discuss the team as well as the movement to move August 12th’s World Cup Qualifier against Mexico from MUN2 to a more accessible [...]
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 [...]
As a key member of our soccer-loving community, Kartik Krishnaiyer is one of the first people you would go to for an opinion on Major League Soccer, CONCACAF football, or the sport at large. In Episode 4 of World Soccer Reader Radio, Kartik joined host Richard Farley to talk Gold Cup, the U.S. National [...]
After two shut-out wins to begin the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the U.S. men’s national team needed a stoppage time goal from midfielder Stuart Holden to secure a tie versus Haiti.
Holden also assisted a goal to Davy Arnoud to put the U.S. up early.
“Confidence, the more games I’ve gotten I think I’ve got more comfortable,” [...]
Thursday night’s CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader at Reliant Stadium in Houston was a wild affair. The evening started out calmly enough but ended with hot-tempered players and recklessly angry fans.
Reliant was filled with over 47,000 rowdy, loud, and colorful fans – the largest turn-out for the tournament so far.
The fans who showed up for [...]
Newest addition to the WSR team Travis Clark joins Richard Farley to talk about all things Major League Soccer. The duo discuss another year’s U.S. Open Cup upsets, the weekend that was for the league’s best teams, and the drama that is Beckham, Donovan (Wahl) and the Los Angeles Galaxy. Also, updates on the big [...]
