As a longtime American soccer writer, I’ve seen athletes do extraordinary things.
But watching a grieving Christen Press play the best soccer of her life in 2019, I managed something even more extraordinary.
I found a new hero and a way to grapple with my own brokenness as an Autism Dad.
Two years after the catastrophe in Couva, the US Men’s program remains stuck in the mud, no matter how often the Federation insists progress is being made.
For the second time in three months, the United States had few answers for Mexico’s press- reigniting old debates about whether Berhalter should privilege system over pragmatism.
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The Orlando Pride honored their World Cup heroines in an emotional pregame ceremony Saturday.
Then, thanks to a new addition and a brilliant goal, they handled business against Sky Blue FC.
Now through to the semifinals, perhaps pundits will finally take Holland’s chances of winning the country’s first World Cup seriously.
Why the Dutch have dazzled in France.
On the incredible Tobin Heath, who, as one of soccer’s great magic makers, helps give soccer its music and soul.
In Grenoble, a city famous for defensive fortifications, Canada emerged as a team that has found a defensive identity- and with it- a chance to win a World Cup.
If France’s golden generation finally make an international breakthrough this summer, you can bet immaculate midfielder and captain Amandine Henry will have led the way.
Neil Blackmon on Henry, and why this time, it may be different for France.
Loaded with star power and more competitive than ever, this Women’s World Cup promises to be one of the greatest World Cups ever played. In spite of that, or perhaps because of it, the battles off the field to remedy the pay and working conditions inequities that plague women’s soccer are fiercer than ever.
We preview the tournament, which begins Friday in Paris.
Jill Ellis will announce her 23-woman roster for the 2019 FIFA World Cup within the week. Here’s our guess at who will help the US defend their World Cup title.
Two years after the filing of their wage discrimination Complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and less than 100 days from the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, more US Women’s National Team players are suing the US Soccer Federation. This time, they are alleging gender discrimination under the Pay Equity Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
The lawsuit could last years. We analyze it.