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 […]
Episode 35 – Mexico Soar While USA Stumble, Plus a Quick Transfer Window Check Up

Dike and Nate drop in to recap the events of the weekend past with a deep dive into the Mexico v El Salvador and USA v Panama Gold Cup games. The guys examine the carnival atmosphere around Qualcomm Stadium in the build up to Mexico’s 3-1 win on Sunday, how the community has come together […]
USA 1 Panama 1: What We Took Away From An Off-Key Performance in Music City

The glass most certainly felt half empty for the United States Men’s National Team on Saturday. A lackluster performance ended with a sharing of the spoils, a 1-1 draw with Panama in the American’s 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup opener at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Dom Dwyer’s strike for the Yanks five minutes into the second […]
USA v. Panama Preview: Yanks Look to Take Down Los Canaleros in Gold Cup Opener

The United States and Panama will square off in Nashville this Saturday in the opening match of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup for both sides. It is the second meeting between the two sides in little more than three months, Panama drawing 1-1 with the U.S. in a Hexagonal Round World Cup Qualifier in Panama […]
Episode 22 – USMNT World Cup Round Up and another Pitstop on the Road to SoccerCity

Dike Anyiwo and Nate Abaurrea are reunited in San Diego for the latest edition of the SoccerNation Podcast! The guys dissect the United States Men’s National Team performance against Panama and drill into why a point on the road isn’t the worst thing in the world. Is Jozy Altidore deserving of his place in the […]
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 […]
Rose Bowl & Levi’s Stadium Announced As CONCACAF Gold Cup Semifinal And Final Locations

On Valentine’s Day, CONCACAF announced four U.S. cities as host locations for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the 2017 Gold Cup. The Rose Bowl, which hosted the final of the 2011 Gold Cup and group stage matches in 2013, is slated to host a semifinal round on July 23, while AT&T Stadium will host the other […]
The Rematch! Copa America Group D Preview

Ready for the Copa America Centenario? With the tournament just around the corner, our very own Nate Abaurrea and Cesar Hernandez have given us their expert opinions on what to expect for groups A, B, and C in the competition. Now, to close out our series, our two authorities on the tournament will look at […]
Copa America Centenario Draw: Brazil, USA, Colombia, Mexico & More To Play In California

Hosting the first Copa America in their own backyard didn’t help the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) on Sunday night in New York City as Jurgen Klinsmann and co. have been drawn into what looks like the strongest and most challenging group of the tournament. The USMNT will face Colombia and Costa Rica, who […]
Copa America Centenario team pots released ahead of Sunday’s draw

Ahead of Sunday’s Copa America Centenario draw in New York City, the Copa America Centenario Executive Committee released the details of how teams will be seeded. All 16 participating teams have been divided into groups of four teams per pot. Pot 1 contains the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. All four of these countries have […]
Tuesday Tunes AKA Tunesday – December 22, 2015

The holidays are upon us! This week’s playlist doesn’t contain any holiday music, but does contain a couple of gems that will help inspire you to get outside in this cold brisk air. This week is fun! We start with Alex Metric’s – Safe With You. It’s awesome. It continues with tunes from Hey Champ […]
TUESDAY TUNES AKA TUNESDAY – November 3, 2015

Tuesday Tunes: This small collection of songs is guaranteed to get you on your feet, and moving on the pitch. It’s quick, catchy, and fun. Olympic Ayres, a duo from Sydney start the playlist off in the correct manner, with ‘Control’. It continues with the likes of Foals, Panama, and Gold Fields. All in all, […]
Garden Grove’s Luis Gil scores in U-23 MNT’s 4-0 win over Panama

The United States U-23 Men’s National Team is now just one victory away from booking a ticket to the 2016 Olympic games in Rio next year. The U-23 MNT capped off an impressive run in group play at the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying and finished first in their group following a 4-0 win over Panama […]
Panama beats the U.S. in PKs & claims third place in Gold Cup

SAN DIEGO – After the loss to Jamaica in the semifinal, the U.S. Men’s National Team fell short once more in the third place match against Panama on July 25th. If not making it to the final match wasn’t good enough, the U.S. also missed the third place as well. This was the United States […]
Mexico wins in controversial semifinal against Panama

ATLANTA – This is not the first controversial game involving Mexico in this Gold Cup. Just a few days ago when they played against Costa Rica, there was another dubious penalty kick in favor of Mexico in extra time. This time, the victims were Panama, who were playing almost the entire game with only 10 men […]
Gold Cup third place: U.S.A. vs. Panama

PHILADELPHIA – After the USMNT’s defeat to Jamaica and Panama’s defeat to Mexico, the two teams are going to face each other for the second time in this tournament to decide the third place. Panama and U.S. met in the group stage and tied 1-1. It wouldn’t be fair to say the U.S. played poorly against […]