0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/3/2018
During the World Cup qualifying stage, the international soccer community was treated to plenty of entertaining and shocking moments. Most teams performed at or above expectations, but a few others underperformed on the pitch, and will not be making the trek to Russia in 2018. Whether your team qualified for the World Cup or not, […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 9/5/2016
The USMNT was unceremoniously rocked by Argentina. Hence my long silence. I was having recurring nightmares of Lionel Messi’s bending free kick that seemed to defy logic. It’s hard to blame Brad Guzan for it because he had the corner covered. Somehow it just went up and over his hand before dipping under the crossbar. […]
0 comments by estevantinoco on 6/23/2016
This a series delving into the passion and flair that makes the Copa América a worthy tournament of the sport we love. We hope through the succession of these articles you find joy in the tillage of the tournament and discover what makes soccer, fútbol. Please consider reading the series in order, it’ll make the journey […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/21/2016
The USMNT have a rather large match today. Argentina, a country with over a century of history in a sport that has only really started picking up in our very own nation as of a couple decades ago, is on the docket. Against our nation, the upstarts of the soccer world. Where it is just […]
0 comments by estevantinoco on 6/19/2016
This a series delving into the passion and flair that makes the Copa América a worthy tournament of the sport we love. We hope through the succession of these articles you find joy in the tillage of the tournament and discover what makes soccer, fútbol. Please consider reading the series in order, it’ll make the journey […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/17/2016
The USMNT won a thriller, and a hotly-contested thriller, against Ecuador. After their horrible start to the group stages, few would have seen the US going far but thanks to a penalty call against Costa Rica, the confidence of the red, white and blue was turned completely on its head. They went on to not […]
0 comments by estevantinoco on 6/15/2016
This is a series delving into the passion and flair that makes the Copa América a worthy tournament of the sport we love. We hope through the succession of these articles you find joy in the tillage of the tournament and discover what makes soccer, fútbol. Please consider reading the series in order, it’ll make […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/13/2016
Any Copa America competition in any given year, you expect to see Brazil. Even without Neymar, they remain one of the best teams in the world and their quality is plain to see on any given match day. Given the crash-and-burn semi-final clash with Germany in the 2014 World Cup and the Quarter-Final bow-out in […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/11/2016
With Paraguay waiting, knowing that a win will secure advance and push the USMNT out of the Copa America Centenario, we have to expect a tough fight. The Americans will need a strong display from their key guys and whether I like it or not, Michael Bradley falls in that category. I have never seen […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie
The USMNT’s emphatic win against Costa Rica is still fresh in our minds as we go into the final group stage match against Paraguay. Only needing a point to progress, the odds are in the USMNT’s favor, despite starting the group stage off horrendously against Colombia. That will mean that the USMNT progresses as the […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/10/2016
The first marquee match of Copa America Centenario lived up to its expectations. Chile vs Argentina, rivals for life. Everything about the game screamed ‘juggernaut vs juggernaut’ and by the end, there were no players who couldn’t hang their hat on a match well fought. It’s why we call it the beautiful game. Argentina emerged […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/9/2016
I’ve been restating how the USMNT turned disappointment into elation all too much lately, so I’ll just skip it this time. You all saw the transformation between the match against Colombia and the match against Costa Rica. It was like night and day. What made it so strange is that Jurgen Klinsmann made zero changes […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie
It really is a shame how it all went down. The United States had been outmatched by a ‘headless’ Colombia and Costa Rica were primed to take advantage. For seven long, excruciating minutes, Los Ticos were in control. Their sheer athleticism was too much for the USMNT to handle and it looked to be heading […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie on 6/8/2016
The USMNT looked putrid against Colombia to kick off the Copa America Centenario. While possession favored them, they did nothing with it. Part of that problem was the old guard. Michael Bradley looked completely out of his element as he gave away more passes than I could count. He was outmatched on and off the […]
0 comments by Josh Sippie
Beating anyone 4-0 in a major international tournament is a big deal. No matter the stakes or the sides. It’s a statement of purpose and a rallying cry. That is exactly what the USMNT did against their dearly beloved rivals, Costa Rica. Los Ticos were coming off a drab draw to Paraguay and the USMNT […]
