Almost everywhere in the world besides the US, soccer is king and demands the most fans and fan loyalty. In America, as we all very well know, the other football dominates the country every fall. Starring teams in the NFL demand loyal allegiance while a huge supporting role in the NCAA automatically reels people into [...]

After defeating the US Women’s team, who are now in the final of the 2011 FIFA World Cup, twice this year, the Swedes have now won the bronze medal by defeating France 2-1 in Saturday’s third place consolation game. Having been on a good run all year, and especially in the tournament, the Swedes were [...]

Coming into today’s match against Sweden, the US Women’s Soccer team were in a comfortable position with 18 straight Group level wins in world championship tournaments, and having never lost to their opponent before. But the American girls needed to be on their A game, because in addition to losing the Group C title, a [...]

Team USA may have produced shut outs against Jamaica and Panama on the road to the Gold Cup final, but their building efforts and strong start could not match the Mexican’s dominance, and their early lead was crushed Saturday night in Pasadena, California. The Rose Bowl may be inside US territory, calling them the official [...]

The 1-0 scoreboard that represented USA’s win of Guadeloupe in Kansas City on Tuesday night is said by some to be an understatement. The home team out-shot Guadeloupe 21-5, but only scoring one goal in the ninth minute by Jozy Altidore. In reality, both coaches and players agree, the game could have been played better, [...]