U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced today the hiring of Tom Sermanni as seventh head coach in U.S. Women’s National Team history. Sermanni, 58, comes to U.S. Soccer with 11 years of experience as a head coach in international women’s soccer – all with Australia – a period during which he led the Matildas in three Women’s World Cup tournaments. Sermanni will officially begin his tenure as the WNT head coach on Jan. 1, 2013. U.S. Soccer Women’s Development Director Jill Ellis, who
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
The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team: An American Success Story by Clemente A. Lisi is one of the latest titles to take advantage of the buzz created by the London Olympics. While other authors focus on the current status of the national team program, Lisi goes back to where it began, where the program became a model for other nations. The U.S. Women’s National Team deserves the attention as they have experienced success on a global level, providing dominance and
ISN had the privilege of speaking with USWNT legend Kristine Lilly, who currently serves as a brand ambassador for Korrio and assistant head coach of the Boston Breakers, about the future of the professional women’s soccer in North America. No one knows the game better than an athlete with 352 caps with the U.S. national team, claiming 2 Olympic gold medals and 2 World Cup championships in the process. 1. What was your initial reaction to the announcement of WPS folding? Well obviously I wasn’t happy
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has added 11 additional playersto the initial squad of 16 that is training at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The newest players begin reporting today, and will continue throughout the week as their club schedules are completed. The team will train in Orlando until May 25, when Klinsmann will select a final 23-man roster for the upcoming five matches. The group then departs for Jacksonville and the match
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named an initial squad of 16 players that will begin reporting today to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. The group consists largely of foreign-based players who have completed their seasons and are ready to prepare for the series of matches that culminates in the start of FIFA World Cup qualifying on June 8 against Antigua & Barbuda in Tampa, Fla. As many as 13 additions will be
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
The U.S. U-23 Men’s National Team lost to Canada 2-0 in its second match of CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying on Saturday night at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. With the loss, the U.S. sits in third place in Group A but still holds its destiny in its own hands, as a victory against El Salvador on Monday, March 26 would guarantee advancement to the semifinals and the opportunity to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London. The all-important final group game between
The U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team opened the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament with style and substance, getting a hat trick from Joe Corona, one goal from Juan Agudelo, one from team captain Freddy Adu and an own goal in a 6-0 victory against Cuba to open Group A play. “We’re obviously pleased with the strong start, but we’re also not satisfied with the performance,” U.S. head coach Caleb Porter said. “Even though the result was lopsided, I still thought it could