1. USMNT Upcoming Friendlies: What Should US Fans Be Expecting?

    Next week, the United States men’s national team takes on both Belgium and Germany in two international friendlies. The games will serve as preparation for the U.S...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 3 days ago 2,138 reads 10 comments

  2. Americans Abroad: Ranking the Bottom 10 Americans Playing in Europe This Season

    Americans playing in Europe experienced a tremendous amount of success this season, setting records and winning championships...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 3 days ago 1,769 reads 2 comments

  3. USA vs. Belgium: Predicting Klinsmann's Starting XI for Friendly

    The United States men’s national team has a busy summer ahead of them with upcoming friendlies against Belgium and Germany next week to be followed by World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica, Panama and Honduras...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 4 days ago 3,961 reads 11 comments

  4. How Will Stuart Holden Fit in with USMNT Upon His Return?

    Last Thursday, to much fanfare, U.S. Soccer and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann officially announced that Stuart Holden will be making his long-awaited, and much anticipated, return to the United States men’s national team...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 5 days ago 1,429 reads 2 comments

  5. Americans Abroad Wrap: 2 Americans Secure Champions League Qualification

    It was another busy week for Americans plying their trade abroad. Highlighting this week’s action were goals from Sacha Kljestan, Bobby Wood, John Anthony Brooks and Alfredo ...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 6 days ago 2,185 reads 2 comments

  6. Americans Abroad: Ranking the Top 10 U.S. Stars Playing in Europe This Season

    It was a huge year for Americans playing abroad in Europe as American footballers took another big step forward in proving they can compete among the best in the world...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 9 days ago 5,828 reads 12 comments

  7. 5 Biggest U.S. Stars Set for Major Summer Transfers

    This summer’s transfer market window will be an extremely important one for United States men’s national team players, as any failed move could have potentially serious ...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 10 days ago 6,670 reads 28 comments

  8. Best XI U.S. Men's National Team All-Time Legends

    After the 1950 World Cup, the United States disappeared from international soccer and remained a nobody until re-emerging with qualification to the 1990 World Cup. Since then, the U...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 11 days ago 3,666 reads 13 comments

  9. Jozy Altidore Transfer Speculation: 7 EPL Clubs Who Could Sign Him This Summer

    This week, Jozy Altidore completed the most prolific season any American has ever had in Europe, in which he scored 31 goals in all competitions and helped his team, AZ Alkmaar , to the Dutch Cup...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 12 days ago 9,071 reads 32 comments

  10. Americans Abroad Wrap: Dempsey and Altidore Score Again

    It was another big week for Americans playing abroad as Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore scored huge goals for their respective clubs...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 13 days ago 2,061 reads 1 comments

  11. 10 Young American Players with Bright Futures

    It’s natural for fans to want to look to the future and American soccer fans are no different—always eagerly awaiting the rise of the next breakout star...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 16 days ago 11,263 reads 35 comments

  12. MLS: Most Overvalued and Undervalued Players in the League

    This week, Major League Soccer’s players’ union released the players’ salaries for 2013. The list contained two numbers for each player, their base salary, as well as their guaranteed annual compensation...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 17 days ago 4,599 reads 8 comments

  13. How Would the Best MLS Teams Fare in the EPL?

    Trying to gauge how the best Major League Soccer teams would fare in the English Premier League is an academic question, but one that’s worth looking at just for fun...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 18 days ago 7,263 reads 40 comments

  14. How Can Jurgen Klinsmann Build More Faith in the US Men's Team?

    Coming off a four-point effort in their last two World Cup qualifiers, it would be easy to think that all is well for the United States men’s national team. But a number of questions still linger, buoyed by the U...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 19 days ago 2,625 reads 12 comments

  15. Americans Abroad Wrap

    Things are coming down to the wire in Europe with Jermaine Jones, Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley’s teams all fighting for places in Europe, while the Americans at Stoke, ...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 20 days ago 3,292 reads 0 comments

  16. What Impact Will Landon Donovan Have When He Returns to USMNT

    A week-and-a-half ago, after an extended off-season sabbatical, Landon Donovan picked up his first goal and assist of the 2013 Major League Soccer season in a match against Sporting KC...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 23 days ago 2,643 reads 9 comments

  17. 5 Most Intriguing Summer Transfer Storylines for USMNT Players

    The summer transfer window in the year before a World Cup is always a tricky one, with players considering not only their club future, but their international future as well...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 24 days ago 6,701 reads 15 comments

  18. From Van Persie to Suarez to Falcao: The Anatomy of a Perfect Striker

    If the possibility existed to build a striker from scratch—a Frankenstein-like amalgamation—with the ability to pick any characteristics available, which ones would be ...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 26 days ago 12,048 reads 73 comments

  19. Americans Abroad Wrap: Jozy Altidore Scores a Brace

    It was another action-packed weekend for Americans playing abroad as Jozy Altidore scored two goals and picked up an assist, Alejandro Bedoya scored yet another goal and Fabian Johnson tallied an assist in Hoffenheim’s relegation fight...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 27 days ago 1,513 reads 1 comments

  20. How Clint Dempsey Has Kickstarted His Game with Tottenham

    Coming off a 2011-12 campaign which saw him finish the season with 23 goals in all competitions, including finishing fourth in English Premier League scoring behind only Robin van ...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 1 month ago 1,397 reads 5 comments

  21. 8 American Soccer Stars Who Never Achieved Their Full Potential

    With the United States still waiting to produce its first organic soccer superstar, American fans are usually easy to excite when it comes to youngsters who show the potential to become great players...

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  22. The Rise and Rise of the United States Women's National Team

    Since winning the inaugural World Cup in 1991, the United States women’s national team has been the team to beat in women’s soccer...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 1 month ago 1,140 reads 0 comments

  23. Americans Abroad Wrap: Clint Dempsey Scores Vital Goal for Tottenham

    It was another thrilling weekend of action for Americans plying their trade abroad as Clint Dempsey scored a goal that helped keep Tottenham’s Champions League dreams alive and Mix Diskerud had a stunner for Rosenborg in the Tippeligaen...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 1 month ago 1,342 reads 4 comments

  24. USWNT Roundup: Club Results from NWSL and Abroad

    Most United States women’s national team stars were in action over the past week, many as part of the opening weekend of the newest incarnation of women’s professional soccer in America, the NWSL...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 1 month ago 1,330 reads 0 comments

  25. Tim Howard and the 7 Best US International Goalkeepers of All Time

    While the United States is still fighting for respect as a footballing nation, one position in which top-class players have consistently been produced is at goalkeeper...

    John D. Halloran Written by John D. Halloran about 1 month ago 3,571 reads 36 comments