Mexico 1-4 Germany: El Tri Overwhelmed in One-Sided Semifinal Loss

Germany hit the ground running on Thursday. By the 8th minute of the Confederations Cup semifinal, Mexico found itself chasing a 2-0 deficit. Wasting no time, Germany’s Leon Goretzka capitalized on two early opportunities that shocked El Tri’s lackadaisical backline. Credit must be given to Mexico for immediately controlling the possession and attacking momentum afterwards, […]
USWNT Set For Tournament of Nations In San Diego & Los Angeles

In just 30 days, U.S. Soccer will host its second four-team tournament of the year as Brazil, Japan, and Australia will compete alongside the U.S. Women’s National Team in the Tournament of Nations which will be held from July 27 to August 3. The tournament will be played CenturyLink Field, Qualcomm Stadium, and StubHub Center […]
Five California Natives Named To US Roster For Upcoming U-20 Men’s Four Nations Tournament

Five California natives are among a 22-player roster named by U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos. The U-20’s will face Germany, the Netherlands, and England in the 2016 U-20 Men’s Four National Tournament that is set to take place in Manchester, England. The five California players named to the roster include goalkeepers […]
Looking Back on July

July was one heck of a month in the soccer world, from the crowning of continental champions to transfer sagas and fairy tales. Here’s Soccer Nation’s Nate Abaurrea with his 10 best storylines from a wild 31 days, spanning across the globe with a sprinkling of local San Diego flavor. 10. The Messi Saga Though […]
Ireland & Iceland: For the Good of Football

After one week of the European Championships, it seemed as if the tournament had been birthed from the canals of hell. From the porous organizational skills exhibited by UEFA, to the overwhelmed French police dealing with a mass breakout of disturbingly archaic hooligan violence, Euro 2016 was far from a glamorous spectacle. To make matters […]
U.S. Women’s National Team Defeat England 1-0

A 72nd-minute goal from second-half substitute Cyrstal Dunn ensured a 1-0 victory for the U.S. Women’s National Team over England on Thursday night in Tampa. Dunn, brought on in the 67th minute, smashed a screamer from a tight angle and into the far post for the eventual game-winning goal. Dunn is now tied with Carli […]
Homegrown Prospects: Justin Vom Steeg

The U.S. MNT U-18 goalkeeper Justin Vom Steeg who is from Santa Barbara, went to San Marcos High School and played for club team Real So Cal, graduated in 2015 from high school and already committed to UC Santa Barbara. He will start college next fall, but because he enrolled early he was able to […]
USWNT beat Germany and move on to the World Cup final

[quote_box_center]“It’s not about the system. It’s about the players on the field. They played their hearts out tonight.” – Head coach Jill Ellis.[/quote_box_center] The U.S. played a very exciting match against Germany this Tuesday afternoon, putting in their best performance of the competition so far. The Americans beat No. 1 ranked Germany by a 2-0 scoreline […]
The USWNT v Germany in the semi final of the Women’s World Cup

The match between the United States and Germany is arguably more worthy of a final than a semifinal, since Germany is ranked No. 1 and the U.S. is ranked No. 2 in the world. This is the way the bracket broke down though so the U.S. will need to beat the best in order to be the best. […]
USMNT defeat Germany…yes, you heard that right!

Just a couple of days after that comeback against the Netherlands, the USMNT strikes again this time beating World Champions and number 1 –ranked team in the world, Germany. This is actually the first time in history the U.S. team has beaten Germany in Germany. Mario Gotze, the German who scored the winning goal in […]
Germany and Ivory Coast: Why the 10-0 happened

This was a harsh hit for Ivory Coast, as the Ivorians made their World Cup debut. Germany won this tournament twice already and are currently ranked number 1 in the world by FIFA. Coincidently, Germany holds the record for the largest win of 11-0 against Argentina in 2011, with the 10-0 against Ivory Coast as […]
Who is Bobby Wood? We’ll have you know!

The young 22 year old striker from Irvine, California has been thrust into the spotlight after two game winning goals against the Netherlands and the World Cup champions Germany. Wood could not have picked a better time to score his first two goals for the senior national team. These victories over two of the world’s […]
What to expect in the U.S.A. vs Germany game

After we watched the USMNT rally from a 3-1 deficit against Netherlands to emerge victorious 3-4, we knew that nothing is impossible for the Americans anymore. They played a completely different game in the second half; a couple of substitutes emanated a tangible a hunger for the win, and the Yanks were able turn the game […]
USA vs. Germany Preview

With a good result at the beginning of the weekend, the US looks to keep the good form going and steal a result against a Germany team that is fresh off of a World Championship. Even though the US was able to record a win against the Netherlands, they had some obvious holes in defense […]
Klinsmann’s views on the U.S. facing Netherlands and Germany

Klinsmann as a German-born former player and now coach knows the quality of European teams and the level they play at. So he is aware of the challenge coming ahead of his men when they face the Netherlands and Germany, but he also believes this will be a great experience to many players who never […]
22-Man Roster Announced for Set of International Friendlies

With the Gold Cup just a month away, the U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced the 22 players that will be making a trip to Amsterdam and Cologne for a set of international friendlies. The USMNT will be facing Germany and the Netherlands, both of which finished in the top three of […]