I have never been confused with Chicken Little, but I fear for the U.S. in its next two World Cup qualifiers -- against Costa Rica on Friday and at Mexico on Tuesday, March 26.
January 30, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
Two sides of the scoreless tie
After watching Tuesday night's disappointing scoreless draw between the United States and Canada, I have two streams of thought about the National Team: long range and short term.
January 21, 2013 OFFSIDE REMARKS
The sad case of Freddy Adu
Over the past few decades, U.S. soccer (yes, that's a small s) has played out a familiar scenario whenever a young, promising male player emerges on the scene. More often than not, these players never meet our great hopes and expectations.
There is some buzz going around the many members of the Olympic gold-medal winning team want to play in the fledling National Women's Soccer League close to their hometowns.
They still are smarting from last year's disappointing finish, losing to Japan in penalty kicks in the Women's World Cup final and they want to extend their streak of winning gold medals to three consecutive competitions, which would be the best for men or women.
Many soccer fans under the age of 30 probably never heard of the man or are not very familiar with his accomplishments.
May 30, 2012 OFFSIDE REMARKS
A tribute to a Hall of Fame soccer writer
LANDOVER, Md. — Way back in the Stone Age in 1982, when the internet wasn’t even a glint in anyone’s eye, I found a novel way to follow what was playing out at the World Cup in Spain.
On his first day of training with FC Nuremberg in Germany, LA Galaxy central defender Omar Gonzalez tore the ACL of his left knee after he collided with fellow American Timmy Chandler in training. He is expected to be sidelined as long as nine months.
