Mired in Mediocrity: Honduras 1 USA 1

For 84 minutes in San Pedro Sula on Tuesday, the United States looked incapable of completing even the most simple of tasks. Chance creation? Goals? These things are mere fantasies for a team struggling to link a few passes together. Bruce Arena’s side, which featured nine MLS based players from the start, was utterly abysmal […]

Honduras vs. USA: Dempsey and Pulisic hold the keys in San Pedro Sula

The last time the United States Men’s National Team played Honduras, there was angst in the air. With the U.S. losing their opening two CONCACAF Hexagonal World Cup Qualifying fixtures to Mexico and Costa Rica, thus completing the final chapter of Jurgen Klinsmann’s rocky reign as manager, the fear of missing out on Russia 2018 […]

SoccerNation Sitdown: Alexi Lalas from Avaya Stadium

In the build up to the massive USA vs. Honduras World Cup Qualifier in San Jose, our own Nate Abaurrea was joined by the one and only Alexi Lalas for a very special podcast edition of the SoccerNation Sitdown. Abaurrea and Lalas did not hold back in the 25 minute conversation, recorded inside Avaya Stadium. […]

USMNT Exclusive: Jorge Villafaña speaks to SoccerNation

Following a 1-1 draw between Club Tijuana and Santos Laguna in Liga MX on Friday night, Santos defender Jorge Villafaña spoke to SoccerNation’s Nate Abaurrea regarding his inclusion in the latest United States Men’s National Team roster. Villafaña (who was brought into the senior national team fold for the first time during the recent January […]

USMNT opens Gold Cup with a not so convincing win

The U.S. Men’s National Team played this Tuesday, July 6th, against Honduras its first game of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. This match was tougher than it should have been, but luckily the game ended 2-1 for the U.S. with 2 headers from Clint Dempsey. The U.S. put out a poor performance that appeared sloppy […]