Age is but a number. And U.S. men’s national team fans who are already thinking about the 2030 World Cup have a new name to keep tabs on. Cavan Sullivan, at age 16, made his USMNT debut with his start in Saturday’s friendly against Peru. He is the youngest player to take the pitch for…
Maybe the U.S. men’s soccer team’s so-called “Golden Generation” never stood a chance. There’s been plenty of theories about why the USA, with a collection of in-their-prime players who star for some of the planet’s leading clubs and who thrilled fans en-route to the round of 16 at this summer’s World Cup, fell flat against…
England would be making a mistake by trying to replicate Spain’s successful style of play in a bid to win major tournaments, winger Anthony Gordon said ahead of Saturday’s match between the European giants. Gordon is well-placed to discuss the qualities of Spain’s World Cup-winning players, given he now trains daily with many of them…
International soccer is back, and the World Cup stars are heading straight into a new World Cup cycle. The first international window since the World Cup is a three-week break in which countries can play up to four matches each, and most soccer leagues will not resume until Oct. 9. The Nations League competition begins…
Cristiano Ronaldo weighed ending his Portugal career after the World Cup and acknowledged Wednesday some critics at home want him out of the team. The 41-year-old Ronaldo was confirmed by coach Jorge Jesus as a starter for this 234th Portugal game — on Thursday against Wales in the Nations League. Asked at a pre-game news…
England soccer great Harry Kane’s long-held hope of being a kicker in the NFL took clearer shape Wednesday, when he floated the idea of combining the goal with also joining a Major League Soccer club. The 33-year-old Kane is currently happy and setting records at Bayern Munich coming off a standout 73-goal season that has…
Christian Eriksen has agreed to terminate his contract with German soccer club Wolfsburg, nearly four months after the Danish midfielder collapsed on the field for the second time in his career, the team said Wednesday. The 34-year-old Eriksen hasn’t played since he collapsed after clutching his chest during Denmark’s friendly match against Ukraine in Odense,…
While coach Lionel Scaloni continues to mull over his future at the helm of Argentina’s national team, his players have left no doubt about where they stand. “For me, he is one of the most important coaches,” midfielder Nicolas Paz said upon arriving in Buenos Aires on Tuesday for training camp. “He gave me my…
France star Kylian Mbappé did not train with his teammates Tuesday because of a bout of the flu, the team said. The French players have gathered at Clairefontaine, on the outskirts of Paris, for a training camp ahead of Nations League matches. France plays away against Turkey on Friday and at Belgium next Monday before…
Gio Reyna has been in their shoes. Like his new USA teammates Cavan Sullivan and Neil Pierre, Reyna was once a blue-chip teenager participating in his first national team camp, as Albert and Mehmeti are ahead of four home exhibition games against Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada — the Stars and Stripes’ first set of…
