The U.S. Men’s National Team fell victim to a poor start, losing to Costa Rica 3-1 in its seventh World Cup qualifying match of the Hexagonal. The Americans went down 2-0 inside the first 10 minutes of the match. The USA now needs a win against Mexico in its next World Cup qualifier on Sept. 10 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, combined with a Honduras win or draw at home against Panama to clinch a berth to the world’s biggest sporting
After a slow start on a warm night at RFK Stadium, the U.S. Women’s National Team exploded for five first half goals in a 30-minute span – which included four goals from forward Sydney Leroux – on the way to a convincing 7-0 victory against Mexico. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com Leroux was making just her sixth start in her 39th game for the USA and upped her goal total to 21 in her career. Abby Wambach opened the scoring with her 161st career goal, extending
Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Our friends at Allstate are at it again, helping promote U.S. Soccer in yet another city. It is a familiar one for us, the great city of Columbus, Ohio. Columbus is home to The Ohio State University, the Blue Jackets, Clippers, and of course the Crew. Columbus will be the center of the soccer universe in less than two weeks. Why? The answer is simple: USA vs. Mexico in a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifier. Allstate is going to
As part of the effort to energize the fans from Columbus and 49 states that will converge on the city in advance of the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup Qualifying match against Mexico, presented by AT&T, U.S. Soccer will set up Fan Headquarters (#FanHQ) from Sept. 6-8 at the Easton Town Center (160 Easton Town Center). Opening its doors Friday, Sept. 6, U.S. Soccer HQ will host daily activities including the taping of “Inside the Crew” (Friday) and the Frankie Hejduk podcast (Saturday).
You can certainly argue that no one knows the American game as well as Tony Meola. The recent National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee took time out of his busy schedule to promote the beautiful game, working as a brand ambassador for Allstate during a busy MLS All-Star week. Photo Credit: Rob Ivory/ISNSoccer.com Talking to media was just one part of Meola’s itinerary. The most important was participating in a Good Hands FC event, where Meola and the good people at Allstate surprised a
Jozy Altidore scored his fourth goal in four straight matches this evening when he tallied the game-winner for the U.S. Men’s National Team in a 1-0 victory against Honduras in the Final Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying at Rio Tinto Stadium. The 71st-minute goal started when midfielder Graham Zusi slipped the ball along the left edge of the penalty box for Fabian Johnson and he smartly pulled the ball back to Altidore who finished with an impressive first-time left-footed strike into
Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Allstate, a sponsor of both the USMNT and USWNT, has provided ISN with more great tickets as a reward to our readers. We have two tickets to the USWNT match against the Korea Republic at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ on June 20. We also have three tickets to the USMNT match against Honduras at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT on June 18. How can you win these great seats from our friends at Allstate? Simply answer
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./Panama match in Seattle. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com We partnered with our friends at goalWA.net to give away a pair on their Facebook page and we are giving away a single ticket right here. It is going to be an incredible match between two world-class teams. You want to be there to cheer on the Red, White, and
The U.S. Men’s National Team earned its first World Cup Qualifying victory in Jamaica in dramatic fashion, giving up an equalizer in the 89th minute before defender Brad Evans scored his first National Team goal with a slick finish in extra time for a 2-1 win against the Reggae Boyz at National Stadium. U.S. forward Jozy Altidore tallied the first goal in the 30th minute, powering home a header off a Graham Zusi cross from the right wing. The first half strike seemed like it