The United States Men’s National Team opens their Gold Cup campaign on Saturday night in Chicago’s Soldier Field, with what could be a tough matchup against a tricky, albeit inexperienced Jamaica squad.
CONCACAF released the preliminary 60-player rosters submitted by the 25 participating teams on Thursday, giving some clues into how US Soccer plans to divide its player pool between the two major summer competitions.
US Soccer has announced the 23 players which newly-appointed, interim head coach BJ Callaghan will try to lead to a second straight title in Las Vegas, when the CONCACAF Nations League finals gets underway.
In a shocking announcement, interim US Men’s National Team head coach Anthony Hudson has stepped down from his role prior to the busy summer schedule, leaving his assistant to help the team navigate two regional competitions.
A seemingly scary injury suffered by Club América and USMNT attacker Alejandro Zendejas is not serious and will not lead to any missed time, according to reports out of Mexico.
Malik Tillman might have seen his last action for the season, after he was forced out of Rangers’ FA Cup loss to Celtic on Sunday with what commentators suggested a hamstring injury.
Cameron Carter-Vickers has been shut down for the remainder of the season, according to Celtic head coach Ange Postecoglou, although it’s unclear whether it will impact his availability for upcoming USMNT games.
Fulham FC captain and USMNT veteran Tim Ream will miss Fulham’s final five Premier League games this season, after breaking his arm early in the Cottagers’ narrow loss to Manchester City on Sunday.
Regardless of the players that Gregg Berhalter selects on Thursday when the USMNT hosts El Salvador, there will be one debutant in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying: Video Assistant Refereeing, better known as VAR.
With all of the meaningful games behind us, let’s look back (complete with highlight videos) at some of the highs and lows over an eventful 2021 for Gregg Berhalter’s American squad.
