Author: Neil W. Blackmon

Plenty to like in Gregg Berhalter’s USMNT Debut

We didn’t wake up feeling empty or hating American soccer, which is progress.

Why there’s plenty to be encouraged about after Gregg Berhalter’s debut, even if the road ahead is long.

Neil W. Blackmon

US senior team’s young core and U20s giving US Men’s program hope, along with increasingly diverse faces

A major challenge for US Soccer in the aftermath of the catastrophe in Couva is expanding access and increasing participation in underserved communities.

A very diverse U20 team, coupled with the black and brown faces that dominate the quickly forming core of the next senior men’s national team, provide hope, even in a contemporary moment plagued by political tribalism.

Neil W. Blackmon