United States U-17 MNT fall 2-0 Against Powerful Nigerians
The U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team was defeated 2-0 by Nigeria in the teams’ opening match of the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The match was scoreless for the first 49 minutes of play until Chukwudi Agor broke the tie with a goal in the 50th minute and then assisted on Victor Osimhen’s […]
U.S. U-17 MNT kicks off U-17 World Cup campaign against reigning champions Nigeria
U.S. Men’s U-17 head coach Richie Williams has brought an extremely talented and diverse team to Chile to take part in the 2015 U-17 World Cup, but the draw has done the United States no favors. Not only does the U.S. open the World Cup in the opening game, but they face reigning champions Nigeria […]
Mexico advances to Confederations Cup after defeating U.S.
Paul Aguilar’s game winning goal in the 115th minute secured Mexico‘s spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup on Saturday night in front of 93,723 fans. Minutes after Bobby Wood’s equalizer in extra time looked to have saved the U.S. Men’s National Team, a clever flick from Raul Jiménez sprung Aguilar free on the corner of […]
Michael Bradley joins ranks with PUMA football
PUMA has announced it has signed a long-term contract with American soccer star, Michael Bradley. The man nicknamed “General” Bradley for his authoritative style of play and commanding leadership will wear PUMA’s latest offerings of footwear on pitch while playing and captaining the Toronto FC and the United States Men’s National Team. Bradley has signed […]
Top 5 soccer games in Rose Bowl history
Saturday’s CONCACAF Cup showdown between the U.S. and Mexico at the Rose Bowl is the soccer game of the year in Southern California, and represents an opportunity for another iconic moment in the history of soccer in the region. We won’t know if it will be one of the best ever games until it’s played, […]
Fox analyst Mariano Trujillo on the stakes of CONCACAF Cup: “It’s the most important game” for Mexico
Saturday’s unprecedented CONCACAF Cup showdown between the U.S. and Mexico at the Rose Bowl is certainly the game of the year in Southern California and is a huge occasion for fans of both national teams. The game, which is a one-game playoff to determine which of the past two CONCACAF Gold Cup champions will represent […]
Nine Players From California Named to U.S. U-17 MNT World Cup Roster
U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach Richie Williams released his final roster selections for the upcoming 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup and California will be represented with nine out of twenty-one players on the roster. Players hailing from the San Diego area are Joe Gallardo (C.F. Monterrey; San Diego, Calif.), Brandon Vazquez (Club Tijuana; […]
United States sits out Copa America Summit
The early morning raid on FIFA executives at a Zürich hotel has yielded several unforseen outcomes. Sep Blatter has resigned (sort of) and now the United States looks set to abdicate as hosts of the 2016 Copa America Centenario due to ongoing concerns of legal liability after several of the FIFA executives and marketing officials […]
USMNT in Olympic Qualifying
On August 18th the CONCACAF group stage parings of national teams for the the upcoming Olympic qualifying games in Rio de Janeiro was announced. The U.S Men’s Olympic team was matched with Canada, Cuba and Panama in Group A. The U.S. is looking to better its 2011 campaign when they finished in third-place behind El Salvador and […]
Miguel Ibarra scores in second consecutive match
The California native from Lancaster who now plays for Club Leon in Mexico, is performing really well in the Liga MX. If he keeps up the good work, he should definitely see him more often in the lineup. The 25 year-old winger scored his second goal on Tuesday against Correcaminos UAT. The goal happened in the […]
CA Homegrowns: Weekly Update
SAN DIEGO – CA Homegrowns is a feature that tracks the progress of all of professional soccer players from California. Check out the list for some familiar names! Let us know if we left a player out! USMNT Chris Wondolowski – F – San Jose Earthquakes: Started and played the entire 90 minutes in the 1-0 win […]
USMNT and Olympic squad struggle with schedule conflict
Failure to win the 2015 Gold Cup was bitterly disappointing for the U.S. Men’s National Team and now the consequences are being felt. USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann knew as soon as the U.S. was eliminated from the Gold Cup that the path from there on would be tough. Not only will the U.S. have to play […]
San Diego native, Joe Corona, leaves home club Tijuana Xolos
SAN DIEGO – The hometown hero and U.S. international, Joe Corona, who had been a key player for the Tijuana Xolos was now on the other side of the field. On Tuesday night he played for his new club Veracruz against the Xolos and beat his old team. Even though all Xolos fans loved him, […]
California Homegrowns Weekly Update
SAN DIEGO – CA Homegrowns is a feature that tracks the progress of all of professional soccer players from California. Check out the list for some familiar names! Let us know if we left a player out! USMNT Chris Wondolowski – F – San Jose Earthquakes: Started and played the entire 90 minutes against Houston Dynamo […]
USMNT moves up in the FIFA World Rankings
Although the 2015 Gold Cup didn’t end up the way the U.S. Men’s National Team wanted, it still helped them to move up in the FIFA World Rankings. The U.S. are now ranked 29th which is five places higher in the list than they were before. There is an extra weight put on continental championship […]
U.S vs. Mexico playoff game postponed
The playoff match that is worth a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup between the U.S. Men’s National Team and Mexico has been pushed back one day, now happening on October 10th, as CONCACAF announced it this morning. The game between the last two Gold Cup winners will still take place at the Rose Bowl in […]