United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino will kick off the 2030 World Cup cycle after announcing a 28-player roster on Thursday for upcoming September-October international friendlies against Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Canada. The biggest selection in the group is 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan. The Philadelphia Union midfielder has impressed during the current Major […]
There comes a point when “potential” stops being the right word. When the flashes become consistent performances. When the promise becomes steady production. When the kid everyone has been talking about starts making it almost impossible to talk about anything else. Cavan Sullivan has reached that point. The 16-year-old Philadelphia Union homegrown player (he’ll turn […]
For American soccer fans, tonight’s Carabao Cup meeting at Selhurst Park offers an unusually familiar cast. Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough have six Americans between them, creating one of (if not the most) American-flavored fixtures in English football history. Five could see the field, with only Chris Richards being rested for this fixture. The stakes are […]
Four Americans. One Championship club. And a purposeful recruitment strategy. There is a new American accent being heard around Riverside Stadium. Actually, there are four of them. With Rokas Pukstas traveling to Teesside to finalize his move from Croatian side Hajduk Split, Middlesbrough are on the verge of becoming home to an extraordinary quartet of […]
Unless you’re a US Soccer connoisseur, a historian of the beautiful game or perhaps from the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, you’ve probably never heard of Archie Stark and his claim to fame. Stark holds a goal-scoring record that the superstar strikers of the modern era have gotten nowhere close to – the record for the […]
Landon Emenalo: Chelsea Prodigy Could Be America’s Next Star As the United States continues its search for the next generation of elite talent ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup cycle, one of the most intriguing young prospects with American eligibility isn’t currently starring in Major League Soccer or even on U.S. youth national teams. […]
Following the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT)’s disappointing Round of 16 exit at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, there has been plenty of talk about likely causes for the perceived underachievement. One often-cited cause is the American ‘pay-to-play’ system, which can often price out talented young players. U.S. Soccer may agree with you. The United […]
