Shutout Soccer

Another game, another W. The US MNT posted a second straight shutout Wednesday night, controlling a potent Honduran attack to win 2-0 in our nation’s capitol. Charlie Davies (on his way to a new French club in Ligue 1) and Benny Feilhaber ignited the offense with some fresh creativit ...

U.S. Open with a Turkey

Hard to say how meaningful the U.S. MNT U-23 loss to Turkey on Wednesday really was. Our lineup was relatively inexperienced on the international level and many of the guys had never played together before the five days of training in Toulon. Turkey, on the other hand, was younger, more fam ...

The Toulon Test

It's gonna be a busy summer for the U.S. MNT program: Top-notch friendlies set against England, Spain, and Argentina; going for gold at Beijing 2008 and the first stages of qualification for South Africa 2010. Starting everything off, though, is the Toulon Tournament in southern France, whi ...

Preparing for Poland and Beyond

While European clubs take a quick breath before the season’s homeward sprint, the Americans called in by Coach Bradley for Wednesday’s US MNT friendly versus Poland will need to reenergize themselves on the run, as they face a tough Poland side in Krakow (FSC 3:30pm EST). The ros ...

Border Battle

Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX was a sea of green, parted by sections of red, white and blue. But no matter their allegiances, the 71,000-plus fans were treated to a stunning match. As the US MNT took to the field they were greeted by a chorus of whistles and catcalls, but for Clint Dempsey ...

Keepin' It Fresh

While the United States WNT has been the center of attention recently, the U.S. MNT coaching staff have kept busy tracking player development at home and abroad. It’s a tough task with more and more Americans scattered around the world’s top leagues and the country’s best c ...

60 With The Best

For over 60 minutes, a young US MNT hung tight with a star-lit Argentina squad in each side’s first match of Copa America 2007. Then, in the final 30, the boys in the baby blue were able to open things up and net three more goals for a 4-1 result. The score alone, however, belies just ...

Per Ardua ad Astra

Inked into central midfielder Benny Feilhaber's 22-year old left forearm, where his short-sleeved U.S. MNT jersey cannot conceal, is a personalized reminder, written skin-deep in black Latin calligraphy. It reads, “Per Ardua ad Astra,” which translates into English as “Thro ...

Dressed for Success

USA v. Ecuador Recap/Guatemala Preview, Euro 2008 recap While Landon Donovan was strutting in Copa pinstriped formal wear on Sunday afternoon, Ecuador went business casual. Apparently the South Americans didn’t get the memo. But it wasn’t just any old hat trick for the tirele ...