USMNT: Does Klinsmann Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt?

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, as reported on Wednesday, May 23, by Soccer America’s Mike Woitalla: We see them up close everyday in scrimmages and training exercise. We see little things that give us just more and more information. Everyday is another day of more information that helps us. It teaches everyday some lessons. We discuss (the roster decision) daily.... 

Home Guard Metrics: 3 Weeks and Counting

With just under three weeks to go before United States Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann must submit his preliminary World Cup roster to FIFA, the key members of the MLS Home Guard are beginning to round into form. Clint Dempsey returned from his two-game suspension with fire in his belly and TNT in his boots. The USMNT front man has notched five goals and two assists in the Seattle... 

American Outlaws: US Soccer Supporters Come out of Their Hideouts

“I didn‘t have a gauge as to who was the worst outlaw. I just recognized allies: my people.”—Hunter S. Thompson I joined the American Outlaws last summer, mostly to get the cool T-shirt and discounts, but also to get some sense of this supporters group that seemed to grow out of nowhere. I paid my dues and got my shirt in good time, then all I heard from them were emails announcing... 

Early Numbers on the Home Guard

As the Home Guard prepare to take on Mexico this week, we’re going to look at some of the early-season stats for these U.S. men’s national soccer team hopefuls. This is the last U.S. national team game before head coach Jurgen Klinsmann names his preliminary 30-man World Cup roster. After this game, Klinsmann’s evaluations of a player’s form will come from games in Major... 

The MLS Home Guard Returns and Prepares for the World Cup

If any sports writer had written a year ago, “Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley will lead their Major League Soccer teams into the 2014 season,” it would not have been long before that poor fool was looking for work after suffering the indignity of a public mocking—for good reason. Yet, here we are, the start of the 2014 season, and not only are Dempsey and Bradley leading their MLS... 

USMNT: The Geoff Cameron Paradox

par•a•dox (ˈpær əˌdɒks) n.  3. a person, thing, or situation, exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.  (Websters College Dictionary, via www.thefreedictionary.com) Jurgen Klinsmann, the head coach of the United States team headed to this summer’s FIFA World Cup Final in Brazil, consistently claims that he wants his players getting... 

USMNT: Feckless 4-4-2 Falls Flat in Penultimate World Cup Qualifier

The U.S. Men’s National Team fielded a 4-4-2 starting formation Friday against the Jamaicans in Kansas City. Fortunately for the Nats’ chances in next summer’s World Cup, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann‘s team demonstrated why the 4-4-2 formation is a tar-pit dinosaur and the 4-2-3-1 is the evolution of feathers. Former USMNT members, or at least the talking heads on ESPN’s... 

USMNT World Cup Chances: What Is ‘Realistic’ and What Is ‘Possible’?

United States Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann caused a bit of a stir last week when he gave an interview during halftime of the Seattle Sounders game against the LA Galaxy. NBC Sports’ Russ Thaler asked Klinsmann, “If you can get them playing their best at the start of the World Cup, will the U.S. national team be good enough to win the World Cup?” Jurgen... 

Home Guard: USMNT Stars Sit Out This Week’s Key MLS Games

The USMNT Home Guard took to the field for their MLS teams last week as the playoff race and the CONCACAF Champions League group stage come down to the final rounds.  Or some of them did anyway. The premier matchup between Landon Donovan’s LA Galaxy and Clint Dempsey‘s Seattle Sounders was contested without the two USMNT stars.  Donovan is nursing a rolled ankle... 

Home Guard Beats Mexico, Qualifies USMNT for 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals

The American Home Guard, Major League Soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team, stepped up big time in Tuesday night’s Mexican cage match. The dos a cero score line would not have been possible without the Home Guard doing some very heavy lifting. With the Americans missing Serie A midfielder Michael Bradley to a freak ankle sprain, and English Premier League players Jozy Altidore... 

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