After loss to Costa Rica, it’s a harsh World Cup qualifying reality for the U.S.
When U.S. Soccer lured Bruce Arena away from the Galaxy to coach the national team last fall, it gave him just one objective. "My goal is very clear," Arena said...
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Illini’s Rajeev Ram wins tennis silver in Rio, Venus Williams falls short of record fifth gold
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock rolled to an upset victory in the mixed-double final Sunday, beating fellow Americans Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 10-7, denying Williams a...
Anti-gay chant gets attention of gay U.S. soccer players at Olympics
Late in the U.S. team's opening-game win in the Olympic women's soccer tournament Wednesday, the tiny crowd of 9,556 inside hulking Estadio Mineirao began entertaining itself. First it tried the...
U.S. regroups after Argentina loss
Juergen Klinsmann was still sifting through the smoldering wreckage of his team's 4-0 loss Tuesday to Argentina in the Copa America Centenario semifinals when he noticed his boss, U.S. Soccer...
Argentina dominates U.S. 4-0 in Copa America semifinal
Juergen Klinsmann's aim from his first day as coach of the national soccer team was to prove the U.S. could compete with the best in the world. On Tuesday he...
U.S. isn’t intimidated by Messi, Argentina
Juergen Klinsmann knows whom his U.S. national team will be playing against Tuesday in its Copa America Centenario semifinal. And late Sunday he found whom he'll be playing with as...
Chile embarrasses Mexico, 7-0, in Copa America quarterfinal
Chile, perhaps more than any other team, came into this month's Copa America Centenario feeling it had something to prove. Although it is the defending champion, it wasn't given one...
U.S. advances with 2-1 win over Ecuador in Copa America
Goals by Clint Dempsey and Gyasi Zardes and another sterling performance in goal by Brad Guzan carried the U.S. a 2-1 win over Ecuador on Thursday, sending the Americans on...
U.S. is counting on experience, crowd to be the difference in Copa America quarterfinal
Michael Bradley has played in two World Cups and both times he saw the U.S. survive mistakes to advance out of the forgiving group stage, only to be bounced in...
Pressure nothing new for U.S. in Copa America
The U.S. has had very little margin for error in the Copa America Centenario. Because after losing their first game to Colombia, the Americans had to win their next two...