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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For the last few days, the Honduras national team has practiced at the facility of the San Jose Earthquakes, the club of two Honduras players. The site has served as an oasis of sorts for Los Catrachos ahead of Tuesday's World Cup...

Former Spain international Marcos Senna is set to join the New York Cosmos of the NASL

Last month, Robbie Rogers became the first openly gay male player to play in a professional team sport in North America. Now Patrick Burke, president of the You Can Play Project, is working to make sure that other gay players can avoid some of the st...

U.S.-Panama

U.S.-Panama

SEATTLE -- As DaMarcus Beasley sits down, his appearance is conspicuous, if for no other reason than he isn't wearing a single bit of bling: no necklaces, no earrings, no rings of any kind. This from a man who has his own line of jewelry. "I'm ge...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Heading into Friday's World Cup qualifier against Jamaica, plenty of brows were furrowed over the recent performances of the U.S. defense, in particular center backs Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler. The two previous games had seen ...

KINGSTON -- The U.S. men's national team has made a habit of squandering leads in road World Cup qualifiers. Friday proved to be no different. Only this time, it was the U.S. that had the last word. Just moments after conceding an equalizer to Jer...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Whenever the subject of September's 2-1 loss to Jamaica is brought up, the upbeat veneer on Jurgen Klinsmann's face disappears for a bit. It's almost as if the U.S. manager can't believe that a Jamaica side so reliant on set piec...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- There are many layers to Jermaine Jones' American dream. There was the reconciliation with his American serviceman father after 20 years of silence. There's the Los Angeles house he now owns so he can be near his father's family....

On Nov. 13, Dan Calichman was preparing to put the club side he coached, the Chivas USA U-18s, through its paces, but the vibe surrounding the session was all wrong. Rumors were swirling among his fellow academy coaches that, earlier in the day, team...

These days, it seems soccer-related racist incidents pop up with depressing regularity. From John Terry to Luis Suarez to the racist abuse suffered by U.S. international Jozy Altidore as well as AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng, the topic alw...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Clint Dempsey spoke about the United States' 4-3 victory over an understrength Germany side, his mind wasn't just focused on the two goals he scored. He was just as concerned about the three tallies the Americans conceded. "W...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. men's national team -- and in particular the team's forwards -- had heard all the criticisms over the state of the team's attack. But Sunday the Americans heard nothing but praise, as Clint Dempsey scored twice and Jozy A...

The Boot Room

WASHINGTON -- In 2004, Jurgen Klinsmann tabbed Joachim Low to be his No. 1 assistant with Germany's national team, and together the two helped begin a transformation of the side. Nine years later, the coaches find themselves in very different pla...