Tag: Soccer

Hunger, pride, desperation. I feel everything for England. All of it

I knocked on Graham Taylor’s door and cleared my throat. England had just drawn 1-1 with Brazil in a friendly match at Wembley...

Uruguay wins $1m third-place Copa America playoff on penalties, Luis Suarez the hero

Of course it had to be Luis Suarez.The 37-year-old Inter Miami striker, one of the most divisive and controversial players in soccer, came...

Sophia Smith scores as USWNT ekes out a win against Mexico in Olympic send-off series

The U.S. women’s national team’s send-off series is more about learning than celebrating.For much of the first half, the pregame celebration of the...

What England thinks of England: From Jordan Pickford's Sunderland to Ollie Watkins' Newton Abbot

On the first floor of the National Football Museum in Manchester, there is a corner dedicated to what it calls ‘The (almost) Impossible...

U.S. Soccer honors the World Cup winners of 1999 whose struggle paved the way for equal pay

U.S. Soccer is honoring the members of the 1999 World Cup-winning national team before the current WNT’s first Olympic sendoff game at Red...

Jurgen Klopp rebuffs approach to coach USMNT after Copa America exit

Jurgen Klopp has rebuffed an approach from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to take over as the men’s national team head coach...