During the Men In Blazers' 2015 BlazerCon event in Brooklyn this year, Everton manager Roberto Martinez said he believes that his goalkeeper, Tim Howard, is the greatest American soccer player ever.
It shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone that Martinez would go with his guy, but it does raise the question of who is actually the greatest American soccer player of all time.
His return to Brazil did not end up like he expected, but it seems Ronaldinho is not done with professional soccer just yet.
His possible next stop: the MLS.
In an interview with FutbolMLS.com, the two-time FIFA World Player of the year talked about his love for the United States and how the league’s growth is attracting talented and experienced players.
Editor's note: We received this letter from 13-year-old Mic Beedy and knew immediately we had to publish it. She's an aspiring soccer player with a bright future. She currently plays with the Missouri Thorns (a feeder club for the NWSL's Portland Thorns) and is a name you should remember – you just might hear it mentioned during the 2023 Women's World Cup. But it's not her soccer skills that caught our attention. It's the power of her words. Quite simply, she puts into perspective what it's like for a young woman to face inequality in sports.
There was beer. There was pie. But mostly, there was soccer. This past Friday & Saturday, soccer fans from across the United States descended on Brooklyn for the first (but hopefully not last) BlazerCon, hosted by Men in Blazers’ Roger Bennett and Michael Davies. Your humble correspondent made the trek from Washington DC up to New York to witness the festivities and bask in the greatness.
The powers that be at U.S. Soccer are taking a stand on concussions.
Concussions aren’t a new problem. In fact, they've been a problem for quite some time now.
While researching an article about Miguel Herrera's new gig as coach of Club Tijuana in Liga MX, I came to a startling realization: he and New York Mets pitcher/human empanada Bartolo Colon share a resemblance. In fact, it was uncanny.
Methinks they might be the same person. An investigation ensued.
With no teams holding more than a single goal advantage in their respective ties, all four MLS Conference Semifinals are set for tense finishes heading into Sunday.
For fans of MLS, it promises to be 360 minutes (likely more) of continuous drama and thrills.
MLS Conference Semifinals
As a tool to build flexibility and rehab from injuries, Jermaine Jones sometimes takes to yoga. He's become so enmeshed in the yoga world that he has become the host of a yoga DVD called "Yoga for Conditioning" by yoga company Gaiam.
It is hard to think of women’s soccer in the USA without Abby Wambach’s face (or perhaps, feet) immediately coming to mind.
The 2012 Women’s Ballon D’Or winner and 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup winner has scored 182 goals for the USWNT in 243 appearances, making her the greatest international goalscorer of all time, easily eclipsing Ali Daei who holds the men’s record with 109 international goals.
The USMNT exoerienced a heart-wrenching defeat earlier this month at the hands of Mexico in the Confederations Cup playoff. We caught up with USMNT midfielder Jermaine Jones to get his thoughts on the game and the immediate future of the USMNT.