Jogo Bonito: Can Soccer Unite a Divided World
The city streets are calm for the first time in years. Tanks don’t roll by; citizens feel safe. The Ivorian Civil War has entered a cease-fire after five years of...
The Next Step for US Soccer
When my high school soccer team located in Birmingham, Alabama won the state championship, my team walked in the next Monday feeling like kings. When the weekly announcements came over...
A Rose for Loyalty: The Rise of Money in Football
When Gianluigi Donnarumma announced that he would not be signing a new contract with AC Milan, those words reverberated around the footballing world like a magnitude 7 earthquake. While this...
Americans Abroad: Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna)
When Villafaña made his first appearance back in March for the national team, this was the general consensus from twitter: Despite these preemptive negative reviews, the left back subtly proved...
United States vs. Panama Exclusive Preview
Coming into this match, the USMNT coach, Bruce Arena, chose a seemingly lighter 23 man squad to take to the Gold Cup. These players from the outside look like mostly...
