Category: Soccer

Thanksgiving is finished, the leftover turkey refrigerated, those dirty dishes all (hopefully) cleaned and dried and stacked away. Now it’s time to get on with the MLS Cup playoff semifinals. Last weekend’s quarters were epic. In the Eastern Conference, Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami made short work of FC Cincinnati, dispatching the higher seed…

U.S. men’s national team star forward Christian Pulisic may have to miss an upcoming key match for AC Milan. Pulisic, who scored the game-winning goal against rivals Inter Milan in last week’s derby, may not be available for Saturday’s league clash against Lazio.  “Pulisic is unlikely to play, although there are still two days until…

Before last week’s stunning 5-1 demolition of Uruguay by the United States men’s national team in Tampa last week, a trusted source told me something interesting: “I suspect that at least one big name won’t make this World Cup roster.” The conversation stuck with me as the Americans poured in goal after goal on La…

What thoughts and feelings does Thanksgiving conjure? For many Americans, family and football are right up there. That’s also the case for Green Bay Packers legend Antonio Freeman, who has now added the other kind of fútbol to his list.  That’s because his son, Alex Freeman, is now a breakout defender for the U.S. men’s…