In the aftermath of the defeat of the USWNT’s wage discrimination claims in federal court, a settlement may still be the best path forward. But how women’s soccer is financially valued, both now and in the future, remains a daunting challenge.
The hiring of Anthony Hudson, whose most recent coaching experience in American soccer was a spectacular failure, was a bizarre move at a time US Soccer needed to be bold.
TYAC celebrates ten years of telling American soccer stories in 2019. Reflections on the first decade.
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Critiques of US Soccer’s hiring process are fair and will linger.
But even when they end, Gregg Berhalter’s heady challenge remains: how to rebuild the USMNT, both tactically and culturally?
Gregg Berhalter is a capable and qualified manager.
But the year-long delay and the lack of a search and interview process for other potential candidates is worthy of critique.
Perhaps worse, it immediately places Berhalter under an intense microscope.
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.
Both the growth of the US player pool and its limitations were on display in the October friendlies.
We dive deeper into the pool as it stands and discuss the road forward.
We sat down with the now 11-month tenured US interim head coach Dave Sarachan and talked about the World Cup failure, what drives and motivates Sarachan, the future of US Soccer stylistically and tactically, and more.
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