Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com When U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced his final 23-man roster for the FIFA World Cup, L.A. Galaxy forward Landon Donovan stole the headlines, but he was just one of seven players who had to return home after training with the team. Another one of those players was 30-year-old Michael Parkhurst, who was aiming for his first-ever World Cup finals appearance. Parkhurst, a defender for the Columbus Crew, said hearing the decision was difficult, but
In their first warm up before qualification starts back up for the 2014 World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National Team fell 4-2 to Belgium before 27,720 fans at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com U.S. captain Clint Dempsey scored a penalty and had an assist, while Geoff Cameron notched a goal. Aston Villa forward Christian Benteke scored two goals as Marouane Felaini and Kevin Mirallas scored a goal apiece. “A negative result, but I think it was an important
You will find quotes below from USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann prior to the friendly against Belgium. The press conference was held in the Ambassador Room at the Renaissance Hotel in Cleveland’s Public Square on Tuesday. Members of the local and national media had a chance to pick Klinsmann’s brain. Here are the highlights from the press conference: On playing in Cleveland… “We had an opportunity to train yesterday at the stadium and it’s absolutely gorgeous. A big compliment to the
Photo Credit: Robert Ivory/ISNSoccer.com Allstate, a sponsor of the U.S. Men’s National Team, has provided us with a chance to give away 3 tickets for the U.S./Belgium match in Cleveland. It is going to be an incredible match between two world-class teams. Simply put, it is the beautiful game at its best. So how can you win these great seats? Just tell us why Cleveland is a great sports city. Jurgen Klinsmann talked about it today during his press conference. Sacha Kljestan said
The U.S. Men’s National Team will host Belgium for the first time when the teams meet May 29 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio . Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and WatchESPN. Fans can also follow on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and on Twitter @ussoccer. Tickets go on sale to the public Tuesday, March 19, at 10 a.m. ET through ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers throughout metro
Much excitement can be taken from Tuesday night in Columbus, not least the atmosphere in and around the stadium that has led to fans in some quarters calling for Columbus to become the home of the U.S. National Team. After a poor and lackluster performance in Jamaica just days earlier, Jurgen Klinsmann’s side turned on the style on Tuesday with a performance that puts the World Cup Qualifying bid back on track. On the field though there were many positives
I had a lot of thoughts come to mind when writing this article to support Caleb Porter. First and foremost, I wanted to tap into the positives of his career and all he has done for the University of Akron and the American game as a whole. My initial thought was to attack the critical comments made by our colleagues in the soccer media. There were two problems with this. It would bring back a lot of the negativity that
“With great power comes great responsibility.” A great quote that defines U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati’s role in the beautiful game. Gulati is a man that wields a lot of influence, but he is also a man that understands his own obligation to the growth and prosperity of the world’s game here in the U.S. Gulati and U.S. Soccer CEO Dan Flynn spent the last few weeks evaluating the performance of the men’s national team and came to a strong conclusion: change and reform were needed