Since we at YA wrote about the recently completed games of the Revelations Cup taking place in Celaya, Mexico, we thought it would be a good idea to take a quick look at what, if anything we can take out of the performance.
Now that the latest window for the CONCACAF Word Cup Qualifiers has just slammed shut with the USA putting in an almost flawless performance against our Mexican neighbors, we at Yanks Abroad have had a bit of time to think deep thoughts and see visions of goals being put into the back of Guillermo Ochoa’s net.
Let’s briefly turn our attention to three USA internationals who, for various reasons, did not join their teammates for the recently-completed World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Jamaica.
After Gregg Berhalter announced his roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica and Mexico last week, I have finally been able to roll my eyes forward again from the back of my head, where they have been stuck wondering why he chose some of the players that he did.
The fourth round of games in the Champions League group stage is now completed, and the picture of which Americans in the competition will join in next year’s knock-out round or watch from their couch is beginning to come clear.
After every recent USMNT game since his hiring almost three years ago, head coach Gregg Berhalter has been repeatedly drawn into the center of conversation, around the sports bars from coast to coast across the country, and on social media around the planet.
Now that the dust has settled after the first international break for World Cup qualification games in the CONCACAF third round Octagonal stage, the Yanks Abroad staff have been busy studying charts and videos to determine who we feel should be traveling to Qatar in November next year to take on the world in the 22nd Edition of the FIFA World Cup.
After an exhausting summer of nonstop regional and international tournaments, European domestic leagues are finally underway, returning a sense of regularity to the game-watching schedule.