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Donovan had some interesting things to say about U.S. Soccer.

U.S. men’s national team legend, Landon Donovan, was invited as a guest on Alexi Lalas’ State of the Union Podcast, with the former U.S. goalscorer giving some pretty interesting takes on the state of the men’s national team, the possibility of coaching the United States, what we can expect from the extraofficial appointment of Mauricio Pochettino and the brewing problem of the USMNT — youth soccer.

Take a bow Emma Hayes. Less than three months ago Hayes took charge of her first practice with the United States women’s national team, now she’s an Olympic champion head coach.

An emotional Hayes spoke with NBC shortly after her side defeated Brazil 1-0 to win gold. Hayes, who is from London and played for Arsenal’s academy as a teenager, got her first big roles in coaching in the United States.

Emma Hayes gold medal interview

United States women’s national team defender Naomi Girma is cementing herself as the top center back in the world during the 2024 Summer Olympics. Her head coach Emma Hayes agrees as the 24-year-old has played every minute of the campaign so far.

Girma has led a stout USWNT defense to the gold medal match only conceding two goals in the process. Throughout the tournament Girma has had different center back pairings due to a Tierna Davidson injury.

U.S. men’s national team legend Tim Howard has shared his take on the controversy surrounding U.S. women’s national team player Korbin Albert and her selection for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The USWNT are ready to take on the Summer Games with new manager Emma Hayes in what will undoubtedly be a redemption tournament following the United States early exit in the 2023 World Cup. The U.S. are expected to bring back the gold.

United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes says that assuming the USA will reach the final or semifinals of the Olympics is “disrespectful” to the rest of the world.

Hayes spoke with the media on Tuesday ahead of the USWNT’s Olympic campaign and warned that the rest of the world has caught up to the U.S. in women’s soccer.

“Too often we keep talking about what we’re going to do in Paris, or what happens when you get to the semis or the finals,” Hayes said. “I think it’s disrespectful to the rest of the world to talk like that.”

Canada coach Jesse Marsch said he was proud of what his squad had achieved at the Copa América despite Tuesday's semi-final defeat by Argentina after the North American underdogs put higher ranked teams in the shade on their tournament debut.