Category: Sports Writing

  • Mauricio Pochettino: USMNT ‘Little Details’ Away From Top-10 European Opponents

    ATLANTA – Between the spirited, full-capacity stadium and high level of competition, the atmosphere at the two U.S. Men’s National Team matches in March was excitingly reminiscent of a FIFA World Cup. Droves of soccer fans gathered in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United in MLS. The attendance of 66,867 on Saturday, Marcy 28 and…

  • Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie Reflect On World Cup: ‘We Have A Great Opportunity’

    MARIETTA, Ga. – For most professional soccer players, representing your country on the sport’s biggest stage is a lifelong dream, and even though a World Cup means great responsibility, there’s no place U.S. Men’s National Team forward Christian Pulisic would rather be. “There’s pressure, it’s a World Cup,” Pulisic said. “It’s not because of my position in the team or anything. I’m…

  • Mauricio Pochettino on World Cup Roster Selection: ‘It’s About the Right 26’

    It takes time and deep thought to pare a highly competitive list of more than 70 down to 26. Yet, that’s the task that awaits for head coach Mauricio Pochettino in the upcoming months after the U.S. Men’s National Team matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. March 28 against Belgium and March 31 against Portugal will be the final…

  • California Dreamin’: USWNT’s Emily Sams Shines Ahead of New Era in Angel City

    Emily Sams is set to begin a NWSL season in California for the first time in her professional career, and if the January U.S. Women’s National Team camp is any indication of how she’ll perform for her new club in her new state, the stalwart defender is bound to thrive. Sams signed with Angel City Football Club on Jan. 9 via…

  • Christen Press Reflects on a Career of Important Goals, Lifting Moments

    Retirement can mean different things to different people – more time with family, the flexibility to pursue a new passion or simply a chance to breathe and take a rest. For Christen Press, it means someplace on the other side of the globe. “Japan,” she said assuredly. “I’ve had that feeling that Japan’s calling me, the culture is calling me,…

  • Latest USWNT Win A Dream Debut for Laguna Beach’s Reilyn Turner

    CARSON, Calif. – Of the 288 players that have earned caps for the U.S. Women’s National Team, just 25 of those players have scored a goal in their first. It’s a difficult feat to accomplish on a day already filled with nerves and anticipation. Prior to Saturday’s match, defender Izzy Rodriguez was the most recent player to do so on…

  • U.S. Women’s National Team Kicks Off 2026 With 6-0 Rout Of Paraguay

    CARSON, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2026) – A debut day for forward Reilyn Turner followed by a deluge of second-half goals, with five arriving in a 12-minute span, powered the U.S. Women’s National Team to a 6-0 victory against Paraguay at Dignity Health Sports Park, the most visited venue in USWNT program history and home of the LA Galaxy in Major League…

  • U.S. Women’s National Team Closes 2025 Campaign With 2-0 Victory Over Euro Semifinalist Italy

    FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Dec. 1, 2025) – In the final match of the year and 30th for Emma Hayes as head coach, the U.S. Women’s National Team closed out the 2025 calendar year with an exciting 2-0 win over UEFA Women’s Euro semifinalist Italy behind first-half goals from forwards Catarina Macario and Jaedyn Shaw and the third straight clean sheet…

  • ‘A Gio Performance’: Reyna’s Hard Work Pays Off In USMNT Win

    CHESTER, Pa. – There’s a new skill that Gio Reyna has identified and been working to add to his building arsenal, and on Saturday night against Paraguay, the 23-year-old midfielder reaped the reward. The payoff occurred Nov. 15 in the U.S. Men’s National Team friendly against World Cup-bound Paraguay. Reyna, earning his 33rd cap, nodded home the opening goal, the…

  • Goals On Either Side of Halftime Lead USMNT To 2-1 Win Over World Cup-Bound Paraguay

    CHESTER, Pa. (Nov. 15, 2025) – On the banks of the Delaware River, the U.S. Men’s National Team opened a two-match set against World Cup-bound, South American opponents in the November international window with a confident performance and a 2-1 win against a physical, dynamic Paraguay side at Subaru Park behind a fourth-minute goal from midfielder Gio Reyna and the…