NEW YORK — The U.S. Women’s National Team has won three World Cups and four Olympic Gold Medals – but the ride has not always been blissful. Caitlin Murray joins Pro Soccer USA’s Glenn Crooks to share some of the stories from her new book, “The National Team – The Inside Story of the Women […]
MONTREAL — After a 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union, the Montreal Impact embarks on a second consecutive three-game week. Impact coach Remi Garde and his squad will take advantage of the short preparation to quickly turn the page. The Impact’s loss last week to the Philadelphia Union was the second biggest blow to the team this […]
As the rumors intensified overseas over the weekend, New York Red Bulls sporting director Denis Hamlett poured cold water over the idea Thierry Henry is set to become the team’s head coach. In a brief statement released by the club Monday afternoon, Hamlett categorically denied the stories. “Recent reports of Thierry Henry joining the New […]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Sky Blue FC has started the 2019 National Women’s Soccer League season with a pair of losses, the second coming Saturday against the Houston Dash at Yurcak Field on Saturday. The 1-0 loss was the result of an 83rd-minute winner scored by Sofia Huerta after a deadlock that saw both defenses busy […]
MLS Week 8 Review: LAFC class of the league, East wide open and more
Major League Soccer is a topsy-turvy league that in any week can be turned on its head by a handful of unexpected results. For most of the 2019 campaign, Los Angeles FC has been immune to the up-and-down nature of the regular season, and even when it showed weakness Wednesday against the Vancouver Whitecaps, it […]
NEW YORK — In England, clubs in the English Premier League sought his services. Ultimately, Liam Manning chose Major League Soccer and New York City FC. City announced Manning as the new director of coaching at the NYCFC Academy after four years in a similar position at West Ham United. “There were a lot of […]
A new tactical setup did not change the game for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Once again, Vancouver struggled with possession and passing, and the Caps lost to Orlando City thanks to an 88th-minute winner by Portuguese superstar Nani. Tactical changes do not pay off The Vancouver Whitecaps entered the match against Orlando City with a brand […]
The first real signs of the team the Orlando Pride could become were on display Sunday night in Tacoma, Wash. The Pride (0-2-1, 1 points) earned their first point of the season with a 1-1 draw against Reign FC (0-0-2, 2 points) at Cheney Stadium. Orlando remained stout in the face of pressure from the […]
LOS ANGELES — Carlos Vela will receive most of the praise for Los Angeles FC’s 4-1 thumping of the Seattle Sounders (5-1-1, 16 points) to solidify its hold on the top of the Western Conference. However, Vela didn’t do it all alone. LAFC (7-1-1, 22 points) put its crisp ball movement on full display in […]
Orlando City (3-3-2, 11 points) defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps (1-5-2, 5 points) 1-0 at Orlando City Stadium on Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the match: O’Connor pleased with team progress Orlando City coach James O’Connor officially surpassed his 2018 win total with Saturday’s victory. It’s early in the season, but this Orlando City squad […]