The Most Unlikely of Finals
An excuse for an Alex Morgan photo
Seems surreal, doesn't it?
A month ago, despite all their troubles in the knockout phase over the last two World Cups, seeing the U.S. in the final would hardly have constituted a surprise. In fact, a few die hards...
The MLS Grinder: Chaos in Cascadia
Eric Brunner knows kung-fu. Dude's got a red belt.
Game of the Week
Seattle 3, Portland 2
What. A. Game.
I'm glad the USWMNT's thriller Sunday morning went the way it did, because who knows if I'd have been willing to put in two hours to watch this beast in a disheveled mindset. As it was, I was so...
The Stunnah in Dresden
Stunnah!
To me, it was shocking mostly because justice was served at a time that it seemed to have left the building. Even more than that, it was amazing theater because it had everything required. Marta ("The pantomime villain" according to Ian Darke), was the perfect foil, diving relentlessly, complaining with such vehemence that she earned...
Previewing the WWC knockout stage: Marta invades
For all the style points the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team accrued over its first two sleek Group C wins, they rolled back nearly all of them in 90 lackluster minutes against Sweden in Wolfsburg on Wednesday. Luckily for the U.S., there was alway...
Top 5 Woody Allen movies
I am an unabashed Woody Allen apologist, so you won't find a "Top 5 Worst" list from me. Only the good stuff. He's missed on a few, though none badly, and despite his age he continues to churn out brilliant dialogue, thought-provoking themes and lush backdrops in his movies, which he still dutifully produces at...
The MLS Grinder: The Quakes Live
Game of the WeekSan Jose 2, New York 2
I keep wanting to bury San Jose. Not because I hate the Quakes, or even because I dislike them. But because at a time it made sense. The Quakes were a known commodity at the beginning of the year, and they were ...
A speck of red in a sea of green
Evan Ream, Russell Jordan and four friends walked into the Rose Bowl parking lot before the Gold Cup final bedecked in USMNT gear. The final was still hours away, but the group of six wanted to get the lay of the land and tour the area before meeting u...
Laduma and the US adventure in South Africa
It was during a trip to Mexico City in 2009 that inspiration struck Ashwin Chaudhary.A longtime filmmaker, the New York native embedded with a rambunctious group of zealous US soccer fans traveling to the US-Mexico World Cup qualifier at the fortress A...
The MLS Grinder: Blotting out the transgressions of the USMNT since ’96
Mike Magee: Comic relief for cloudy days
In a sense, we are all still hung over from the great panic in Pasadena. It smarts. There is little else to do but accept the failure of the day and all its implications, push them aside and plow ever onward. ...
On Tap: Gold Cup Final
Bringing you the most ridiculous moon-sized trophy since 1991
Figured I'd be a little early on this guy since, y'know, I think it may be a big deal somewhere.
Of note: the US is 7-1-1 against El Tri on US soil in the history of the rivalry. The one ...
Some post-match analysis from Mexico-Honduras
Since it is now past midnight and I can feel the caffeine-induced coma creeping around my eyes, I'll fire off some quick thoughts here on what I could gather from Mexico's 2-0 defeat over Honduras.
- First and foremost, Wednesday's nightcap was the sh...
USA v Panama: Through it all, Freddy Adu is still here
It's a good time to be Freddy Adu
HOUSTON - Over a period of six long, interminable months after the 2010 World Cup, Freddy Adu's professional career hit rock bottom.
After signing with MLS at 14, Adu played under the banner of five clubs in five ye...
