Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist The idea that the United States men’s national soccer team can simply roll out a third- or fourth-string lineup in this summer’s Concacaf Gold Cup and still contend for the regional championship against the mostly full-strength likes of Canada or Mexico took a major hit on Tuesday, with Switzerland embarrassing a…
The U.S. Soccer Federation on Tuesday established a committee tasked with recommending how the college game can be better integrated with the sport. Top college teams play about 18-25 games per season and the importance of college soccer to men’s professional teams has lessened as more top talent goes through team academy systems and not…
Boos rang out as England left the field after a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly on Tuesday which marked the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as coach. Senegal recovered from conceding Harry Kane‘s early goal to become the first team from Africa to record a victory over England. “We’re not going to…
Australia qualified for its sixth straight World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia. The Socceroos, needing just to avoid defeat by five goals to advance to the 2026 tournament, came from behind with goals from Connor Metcalfe and Mitchell Duke to win after Abdulrahman Al Oboud had put the hosts ahead…
The Mexican national soccer team will change hotels in Los Angeles ahead of their Gold Cup match on Saturday because of safety concerns amid the protests against immigration raids in the city, a team spokesman said Tuesday. Mexico will play its opening match in the regional tournament against the Dominican Republic at SoFi Stadium in…
Colorado Rapids and United States Men’s National Team goalkeeper Zack Steffen had surgery on his right knee on Tuesday, and the Rapids said he is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six weeks. Steffen was injured during training with the USMNT in Chicago on Wednesday, causing him to miss the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Rapids said…
Soccer fans around the world have been waiting for the inaugural 48-team edition of the World Cup, and this week the tournament is officially just one year out. The 2026 World Cup will be held in North America, with live coverage on the FOX and the FOX Sports app. Bettors and fans already have their…
The faces of two different generations of the United States men’s national soccer team are engaged in a bit of a drama. While commenting on Portugal’s celebration in its win over Spain in the UEFA Nations League final for FOX Sports on Sunday, USMNT legend Landon Donovan took an implied dig at Christian Pulisic and…
With a parting gift for Luciano Spalletti, Italy beat Moldova 2-0 on Monday for its first points in the beleaguered national team’s attempt to reach the World Cup for the first time since 2014. Spalletti was informed ahead of the game in Reggio Emilia that he would be losing his job as Italy coach in…
We are just over one year away from the 2026 World Cup and the battle for qualification is beginning to heat up. And while the definitive list of the 48 teams that will participate in the largest edition of the tournament hasn’t been set, we do know the teams that are currently in and which…
