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We kick off the final month of the season this weekend, leagues have just a handful of matches to play and there are still real implications to sort out including promotion, relegation, and tournament qualifications. There are also chances to impact the EPL title race and the possibility of head-to-head matchups in Germany and England. […]
The World Cup provides host nations with a unique advantage in sports – every game is a home game. Host nations have reached the final in eight of 22 World Cups with six of them emerging as winners. Other teams have outperformed expectations. South Korea had one of the deepest runs in a World Cup […]
While some may debate the long-term future of the organization, National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s soccer is considered the top amateur competition in the world. The road to the American professional ranks largely flows through various American university campuses, with many players earning their degrees before making the jump. After a heralded youth […]
The USMNT will take the field in the World Cup in just a little over a month. At this point, Mauricio Pochettino has a good idea of who he will bring into the team. However, there are some positional battles that still need to be settled and players that need to show they should be […]
The Concacaf W Championship will be played in Texas, and we discuss it on Episode 185! The USWNT now know their road to the 2027 Women’s World Cup runs through Texas, as Mansfield and Houston will host the 2026 Concacaf W Championship. We go through the bracket and discuss the USWNT’s road to qualifying directly […]
Midweek action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. Let’s get into it! Monday Tuesday Also in action: Wednesday Also in action: Thursday Friday Also in action: That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s see who stands out this week!
There are a number of head to head matchups this weekend including a matchup in Serie A that might feature the USMNT’s two most important players for this summer. There is also some FA Cup action as Brenden Aaronson and Leeds look to extend Chelsea’s misery and in Germany we have American’s battling to avoid […]
The United States Women’s National Team will hit the road for the first time since December 2024. Today, U.S. Soccer announced that the USWNT will face Brazil in two matches in June, with the first match coming on June 6th at Neo Química Arena in São Paulo followed by a match on June 9th at […]
It will be a showdown in Texas for the Concacaf W Championship. On Tuesday, Concacaf announced that the 2026 Concacaf W Championship will take place at Texas Health Mansfield Stadium in Mansfield and Shell Energy Stadium in Houston from November 27th through December 5th. The 2026 Concacaf W Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament […]
Each new season of Major League Soccer brings forth the rise of new potential talents who could make an impact with the United States Men’s National Team. Often, these players will be receiving the opportunity on a club that is underperforming, whether stepping into a gap in the roster or being handed an intentional breakthrough. […]
The NWSL is once again expanding, this time the league is heading to Ohio where Columbus NWSL 2028 will take the field. Of course, Columbus NWSL 2028 is a placeholder for now and the the new team will unveil its name, crest, and uniform to build an identity around as it approaches its first season. […]
On Episode 184 of the USA Soccercast, FC Dallas and USMNT defender Shaq Moore joins the show for a great interview! Shaq Moore is playing well for FC Dallas in their start to the season, and he’s also excited to talk World Cup. We get to ask him about his career to date, which took […]
One of the scariest events in sports is seeing a player go down and need to be stretchered off the field. That happened over the weekend when American goalkeeper and son of former USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann, Jonathan Klinsmann, went down while playing for Cesena. The player was taken to the hospital on Saturday and […]
Midweek action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. All MLS games are available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, as well as any other networks listed. Let’s get into it! Monday Tuesday Also in action: Wednesday Also in action: Thursday Friday That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know […]
We discuss a few different topics on Episode 183 of the USA Soccercast, from the USWNT winning to World Cup transit pricing! First, the USWNT closed out their series with Japan with a statement win. We discuss the window for the team and what we will see moving forward from them as they get ready […]
Tonight was the rubber match in what has been a very entertaining set of friendlies — and possible FIFA World Cup preview — against Japan. United States took the first match in a 2-1 win, then Japan followed it up with a very technical and professional 1-0 win in the second meeting, and tonight the […]
The United States Women’s National Team have the finale of their 3-match series with Japan tonight when they meet in suburban Denver to close out the April international window. The USWNT won the first match last Saturday, while Japan got a 1-0 victory on Tuesday in Seattle. The rubber match should be one where both […]
We’re nearing the final month of the season, the final stretch before the World Cup this Summer, and the impacts are getting more tangible. There is a cup semi-final in Scotland, and teams looking to lock down qualifying for Champions League and other European competitions. We’re also getting to the point where any injury, regardless […]
Emma Hayes fielded a decidedly second choice squad on Tuesday with the USA falling 1-0 to Japan in a rainy night in Seattle. Japan grabbed an early lead and the starting XI for the Stars and Stripes never really got anything going. If there are any positives from the match, it’s that once regulars started […]
The new season of the National Women’s Soccer League is well underway, with one of the world’s top domestic competitions providing another year of high-level soccer. There are several notable talents to track, including those who are on the edge of the United States Women’s National Team and just beginning to make their breakthroughs. Sally […]
With just two months to go before the World Cup kicks off US Soccer announced the departure of Sporting Director Matt Crocker. The move certainly comes as a surprise as the most important matches for the USMNT approach. For now, his duties will be spread across COO Dan Helfrich overseeing sporting operations with Assistant Sporting […]
Sophia Wilson is back on the field for both the United States Women’s National Team and the Portland Thorns after giving birth to her daughter Gigi back in September. Her comeback has been highly anticipated, and we get a chance to connect about her comeback on Episode 182. Wilson was on as part of her […]
As is the case with movies, the sequel is almost never as good as the first. From a United States perspective, last night’s second matchup against Japan was very much not a good time compared to that first meeting in the Bay Area. This time around, it was the Asian Cup winners, Japan, who came […]
For the second time in just a few days, the United States Women’s National Team were set to take the pitch against Japan as the two continued to get real comfortable this international window. This will be the second of three matchups between the two sides that many view as early favorites for the upcoming […]
The United States Women’s National Team put a 10-match winning streak on the line tonight as they continue their series against Japan in Seattle. The USWNT won 2-1 over Japan in their first of three matches over the weekend in San Jose. The USWNT had to work for it against Japan, conceding a goal for […]