NEW YORK — Dave Sarachan, who has had a lengthy spell as caretaker of the United States men’s national team, held court at the New York Red Bulls training facility Monday prior to his initial training session with a group of 25 hopefuls at camp. Sarachan is in charge of two friendlies – his seventh and […]
NEW YORK — New York City FC had been one of the road stars of Major League Soccer the last two seasons. However, the garland they donned for their excellence away from home has been replaced by a crown of thorns. In 2016 and 2017, NYCFC totaled 46 points away from the Bronx, eclipsed only […]
NEW YORK — Columbus Crew SC striker Gyasi Zardes spent his 27th birthday Sunday celebrating a come-from-behind win over New York City FC while packing for a flight to New Jersey. Zardes was selected by interim coach Dave Sarachan to the United States men’s national team camp at the New York Red Bulls training facility […]
HANOVER, N.J. — One glance at the U.S. men’s national team roster for upcoming international friendlies against Brazil and Mexico shows one glaring stat — DeAndre Yedlin, 52 caps. The Newcastle United fullback is by far the most experienced player on the international stage on a 25-man roster with an average age of 23 years, […]
Following the Houston Dynamo’s 4-2 defeat Saturday against its FC Dallas rival, coach Wilmer Cabrera expressed concern over a tendency to concede goals at inopportune moments — which, against Dallas, included one in the first 10 minutes of play that Cabrera saw coming. “We’re conceding too many goals,” Cabrera said during postgame interviews, “Defensively, that’s […]
HANOVER, N.J. — Tim Weah stepped into U.S. national team camp ahead of international friendlies against Brazil and Mexico a changed man. Part of it was the new, closely-cropped haircut that even drew the attention of interim coach Dave Sarachan before training Monday morning. “I was just sitting in the chair one day about a […]
For Brazilian legend Marta, the 2018 season with the Orlando Pride hasn’t gone as planned. But she still has a chance to reap the rewards of a stellar 2017 campaign. Marta on Monday was named one of three finalists for The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2018 award. The award is given for play from Aug. […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”388″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The Vancouver Whitecaps faced the San Jose Earthquakes for the second consecutive Saturday, and just like the first, they walked away with three points. This time, Vancouver took a two-goal lead and, despite a late San Jose push, hung on for three vital points […]
WASHINGTON — D.C. United shutdown Atlanta United Sunday and came alive in the second half to secure a 3-1 victory. “It [was] our most complete and disciplined performance,” coach Ben Olsen said, “It was full group effort from the beginning to the end.” D.C. started the game by just trying to manage Atlanta’s attack in […]