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Soccer Down Here
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
3 Gifts the USMNT Gave Us This Year
by Bart Keeler This was a weird year for everyone, but especially the sports world. Some club seasons stopped, some shortened, some ended with a sprint to the finish in a handful of weeks, and some just made up a tournament just because. The United States men’s national team only played four times this year, with a 10-month hiatus in between. However, the head coach Gregg Berhalter and the USMNT players provided their fans with some fantastic gifts during the dismal year. Mus
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Soccer Down Here
- Dec 16, 2020
- 1 min
Amazing Copa Sudamericana comeback by Vélez
Vélez Sarsfield came into the match trailing 2-1 after losing at home to Universidad Católica of Chile. They fell behind 3-1 on aggregate in the 68th minute before starting their incredible comeback. Check out the highlights from beIN Sports with Max Bretos on the call.
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Soccer Down Here
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
3 Storylines to Watch in USMNT vs. El Salvador
by Bart Keeler As the final month of 2020 begins to dissipate, everyone is looking forward to 2021. USMNT fans have a hopeful outlook on next year as it will bring no fewer than 12 matches for the senior national team and possibly 16 youth national team matches. Concacaf Nations League Finals, Gold Cup and Qualifiers for the World Cup will dominate the schedule. On top of that, head coach Gregg Berhalter must also prepare teams for a U-20 World Cup and the Olympics (which inc
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Soccer Down Here
- Dec 5, 2020
- 2 min
UPDATED Concacaf World Cup Qualifying Schedule Released, What Does it Mean for USMNT?
by Bart Keeler
After FIFA approved three matches in certain international windows, Concacaf finalized its schedule for the Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. As expected, the U.S. men’s national team will start the final round of qualification in September 2021. FIFA also approved a release date of June 28, 2021, for the Concacaf Gold Cup 2021 and Nov. 14, 2022, for the World Cup finals in Qatar. The first round group stage will play in March 2021, four matches per te
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Soccer Down Here
- Dec 4, 2020
- 5 min
Positional Evaluation of the USMNT December 2020 Camp Roster
by Bart Keeler
Gregg Berhalter has compiled a 23-player (and growing/evolving) roster for a makeshift training camp and friendly this December, his third of a COVID-19 altered 2020 year. For many fans of the United States men’s national team, 2020 was supposed to be a “show-me” year for Berhalter and his squad. Though we missed out on Nations League finals and the start of World Cup qualifying, fans actually watched something even better: a mass calling of promising young ta
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