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Brad Smith/ISI/Getty Images The United States women’s national team opens up a stretch of three games in a week on Thursday against Iceland. Emma Hayes’ side will take on Iceland twice in a three-day span and then face Argentina to conclude the October international window. A lot of familiar faces are in the USWNT squad, […]
Hector Vivas/Getty Images Former United States men’s national soccer team coach Gregg Berhalter spoke about his firing at his introductory press conference as head coach and director of football with the Chicago Fire on Thursday, likening it to “mourning a death.” “It’s a really difficult moment when you get fired as a coach, and I […]
LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images Argentina superstar Lionel Messi isn’t fixated on participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but he didn’t entirely rule out a potential appearance. “When I get to do what I love I am happy,” Messi said on Thursday, per ESPN’s Lizzy Becherano. “I value that more than reaching the 2026 […]
Fans, whether it’s genuine belief or misplaced bravado, always expect the team to be successful. Football doesn’t work like that, as the Three Lions are rarely the standout side heading into tournaments. Taking the ridiculous level of expectation and adding Tuchel to the mix could spell disaster. Under Southgate, even when possessing one of the […]
ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images Mauricio Pochettino’s 2-0 debut win as USMNT manager over Panama on Saturday inspired confidence that the Americans were already forging a better path after the lackluster end to the Gregg Berhalter era. Tuesday’s match against Mexico, at least for 45 minutes, was quite the different tale. The USMNT looked overmatched, […]
Logan Riely/USSF/Getty Images for USSF Mauricio Pochettino’s first road game in charge of the United States men’s national team is a rare clash in Mexico with El Tri. The USMNT and Mexico typically do battle on North American soil, but Tuesday’s friendly will be played in Guadalajara. The Pochettino era began with a 2-0 win […]
Omar Vega/Getty Images It was easy to think there wouldn’t be many big changes to the U.S. in the Argentine manager’s debut after Pochettino nodded at previous U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter’s tenure as successful in his prematch news conference His counterpart, Panama manager Thomas Christiansen, knows him well after they did their coaching licenses together. […]
John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images In the first match under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino, the United States men’s national team defeated Panama in a friendly on Saturday night by the score of 2-0. The USMNT was able to earn some revenge after previously falling to Panama in the Copa América group stage on June 27. […]
John Dorton/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF The United States men’s national team begins the Mauricio Pochettino era on Saturday against Panama. The friendly serves as a starting point for the new USMNT head coach, who needs to have the program running at full speed by the time the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes around. A […]
Dustin Satloff/USSF/Getty Images for USSF It’s not easy being the coach of a mid-tier national team. Unlike the top national sides in the world, the U.S. lacks the sort of truly elite distributors and final-third playmakers to reliably break down low blocks, which means dropping crucial points at the feet of a lower-tier Concacaf nations […]