USMNT

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The USMNT Doesn't Need To Walk Around In Cycles Walk Around In Cycles...

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The USMNT Spine Is Looking...Well, Like Mine

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Could The USMNT Start Without Christian Pulisic?

The US captain has been utterly awful for months now. Does that have any bearing on June? Betteridge's Law, folks. I know I'm nerfing my own piece here, but I really couldn't think of a headline that wasn't a question. The World

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Ok, Here's What I Think Happened For The USMNT

Not exactly strutting into the summer, are the boys. Anyone's level of dread over the USMNT getting stuffed in a locker by two actual world powers over the past four days (and there's a decent argument to be had about whether Belgium even qualifies for that

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Was He On About The F**king Alcoves?

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USMNT Roster: Three Is The Magic Number?

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The USMNT Got The Hanging Curveball

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All Right, I'll Take A Crack At The USMNT 26

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Back In Groove

There's vibes and juice with the USMNT again, probably the most since Pochettino was hired. This is a challenge. It's a challenge when you've tried to be the even-keel guy throughout the Mauricio Pochettino journey for the USMNT. When people were losing their

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Reyna's Edge

Well, motherfucked Gio Reyna, didn't I? As I watched Reyna on Saturday afternoon against Paraguay, there was unquestionably an edge to his game. He was snapping at Joe Scally within a few seconds, as the latter took too long to make a pass to a wide open Sergino

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The Forever Entitled Gio Reyna

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The USMNT Starts To Take Shape

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Cooking With Gas, Just A Little

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Three Is The Magic Number For The USMNT

A new formation for the US makes everyone feel better. Who could have predicted it? I'll tell ya who! It seems like only a short while ago, because it was, that a very charming, handsome, and insightful writer suggested the USMNT should switch their formation to a 3-

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There Is No Cliff For The USMNT

It hasn't been encouraging from the national team of late, but it also isn't all that different. As I've commented before, the US is in a unique position in that most of its fans and media care about the national team first, or more

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The Weekender: International Break Interlude

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What To Watch For With The USMNT

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You Have To Listen To The Notes Mauricio Pochettino's Not Playing

There's a lot of shpilkes about the US's September roster. There really shouldn't be. I was listening to a podcast not so long ago, and one of the hosts was talking about how European fans find it strange just how much American soccer fans

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Let's Get Down To Brass Tacks With The USMNT, How Much For The Ape?

For the last time, we try to filter out the noise around the B-team's efforts in the Gold Cup and what it means for the only thing that matters, next year's World Cup. It gets harder to drill through the noise when it follows a

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Harder Than It Needs To Be, While Also Not That Meaningful

The USMNT gets through to the Gold Cup final, and what mattered really mattered, and what didn't matter didn't matter. As I've repeatedly stressed during the Gold Cup, it can be a weird experience to watch. It's not just watching a game

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All That Matters Is Jesse Marsch Lost

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Someone Hit Alexi Lalas In The Face With A Piece Heavy Mining Equipment

Alexi Lalas is everything we don't want. I am the last generation that can remember a time when Fox wasn't involved in sports. We were kids when the Earth shifted off its axis, seemingly, as Fox took away the NFC package from CBS. It iss hard

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Post Group Stage USMNT Heat Check

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Picking Out The Peanuts With The USMNT

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Let's Be Real About The USMNT (It's not as bad as last night, but it isn't good)

Certainly the outing against Switzerland was a waste of everyone's time, but that's all it was. There is a void when it comes to the USMNT. It has to be filled with something, and that's usually noise. There is no qualifying campaign. The CONCACAF