Jermaine Jones played soccer in Germany, Turkey and England before he played in the country he represents as an international.
An old-school defensive midfielder for both the New England Revolution and the U.S. Men's National Team, Jones will knock you to the ground whenever he damn well pleases. He plays with an edge, and he might be on edge because he misses home.
One of the cool things about winning something major in sports (other than, obviously, winning something major in sports) is that you get to meet the President. This is what happened to the USWNT Tuesday, as they visited the White House and hung out with Barack Obama.
Obama had some very kind words to say about the USWNT, including this perfect line about the USWNT and changing peoples' minds about womens sports and soccer.
Decision Day has come and gone, the Supporters’ Shield has been awarded and the field is now set for the 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs.
After years of dominance with the United States Women’s National Soccer team, forward Abby Wambach announces retirement from soccer following the USWNT’s World Cup celebration at the White House today.
As she leaves the game, Wambach holds the record as the leading scorer — for both men and women — in international soccer, with 184 goals in 252 international appearances.
Her USWNT swansong will be the final four games of the team’s 10-game victory tour, with her final match coming on Dec. 16 against China in New Orleans.
It's obvious that the overall development of USA youth soccer is critical to ever seriously be a men's World Cup contender.
If American soccer clubs continue to focus on team training in age group sessions, plus focus on excellence in speed and agility work and functional training, players can reach their maximum potential. This needs to be done on a comprehensive basis.
It appears this is the case, as a sampling of recent All-American prep players would indicate.
It’s finally official: The state of hockey, 10,000 lakes and stereotypically mild-mannered behavior will now host the likes of Kaka, Clint Dempsey and Steven Gerrard. After months of speculation, MLS expansion franchise Minnesota United FC has a new home.
For Minnesotans, as well as interested bystanders, the final destination comes as something of a surprise. Saint Paul, generally used to playing second fiddle to fellow "Twin City” Minneapolis, has secured the deal.
Well, the MLSB playoffs are still going on, and the Detroit Tigers aren't in them. Because of that, Tigers' slugger Miguel Cabrera took a little trip to Barcelona, where he met all the Barcelona superstars. The Miguel Cabrera Barcelona adventure included, obviously, a lot of pictures. And they're on Instagram.
Thing we learned: Miguel Cabrera is much larger than Barcelona's players.
Another thing we learned: except for Gerard Pique.
According to Sports Illustrated, the newly-formed Orlando Pride have made a move for USWNT and Portland Thorns striker Alex Morgan.
Despite the current turmoil and many (MANY!) calls for his dismissal, Jürgen Klinsmann isn’t going anywhere. United States Soccer President Sunil Gulati intends for his coach/technical director to stay on board for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. So with a job approval rating similar to Herbert Hoover’s after the stock market crash in 1929, how can Klinsmann salvage his second World Cup cycle? Here are 5 players that can save Klinsmann and give the USMNT a chance at making it to Russia 2018.
The NWSL has grown by one more team. Earlier today, Orlando City SC announced the formation of a sister club called the Orlando Pride. The NWSL Orlando team will begin play in 2016, and will be the 10th team in the league.
Introducing Orlando Pride, starting @NWSL play in 2016. pic.twitter.com/aUrLQDmGu4