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Arena not critical of Cameron’s pro-Trump stance on immigration ban

Goal scorer Jordan Morris weighs in on the importance of the USMNT’s win over Jamaica before the next World Cup qualifiers.

CHATTANOOGA — U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena said he has no problem with defender Geoff Cameron’s support of President Trump’s controversial Jan. 27 immigration order, following the Americans’ 1-0 friendly win over Jamaica here Friday night.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated on Thursday, the Stoke City veteran said he was in favor of a “temporary immigration pause” that bars some people from seven majority Muslim countries from entering the United States for 90 days.

Arena…

U.S. gets satisfaction with friendly win over Jamaica to close January camp

Jordan Morris’ 59th-minute goal was enough for the U.S. to defeat Jamaica 1-0 on Friday.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After playing Serbia to a scoreless draw last weekend, the United States national team won the second game of Bruce Arena’s second stint as U.S. coach, riding a 59th-minute goal from Jordan Morris to beat Jamaica in a friendly that marked the Americans’ final tune-up before next month’s pivotal World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama. Here are three quick thoughts on Friday’s match.

1. This win matters

Arena said repeatedly during the Americans’ almost month-long…

Jamaica friendly, last chance for U.S. reserves to impress ahead of crucial qualifiers

Jozy Altidore says despite it being a friendly, the United States’ performance is vital against Jamaica.

DaMarcus Beasley says every member on the USMNT has plenty to prove to Bruce Arena ahead of their WCQ’s.

Bruce Arena hopes for a more balanced USMNT attack and discusses the differences from his last stint as head coach.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With big changes to the U.S. lineup expected for Friday’s match against Jamaica, the friendly at Finley Stadium represents one final chance for the American reserves to prove to coach Bruce Arena that they deserve to be on the roster for next month’s huge World Cup qualifying games against Honduras and Panama.
“We’ve had a great month of training and a really good first game against Serbia [where] defensively we didn’t give up much, so we’re looking to do the same,” said New…

Arena to start Zimmerman in defense, Robles in goal against Jamaica

Graham Zusi addresses the United States’ defensive structure and his move from midfield to defence.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Bruce Arena will make a host of changes to the lineup that started Sunday’s goalless draw against Serbia in San Diego, the U.S. coach said on the eve of the national team’s friendly here against Jamaica.
Arena was always going to make two switches to his team after veteran midfielders Jermaine Jones and Sacha Kljestan were returned to their MLS clubs on Monday.

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Bruce Arena Q&A: How do the U.S. look ahead of March’s World Cup qualifiers?

FC’s Ian Darke and Taylor Twellman share their takeaways from the draw between the U.S. and Serbia as well as their standout performers.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — On Friday, the U.S. national team will play Jamaica in its final tune-up before next month’s critical World Cup qualifier against Honduras. Ahead of the friendly at Finley Stadium, ESPN FC caught up with new/old U.S. coach Bruce Arena, who led the U.S. at the 2002 and ’06 tournaments and was re-hired to get the Americans qualification effort back on track after former boss Jurgen Klinsmann lost the first two qualifiers of the final round last November.

Here’s what Arena…

Bruce Arena: Jurgen Klinsmann had positive impact in growing U.S. Soccer

Graham Zusi addresses the United States’ defensive structure and his move from midfield to defence.

Sebastian Salazar, Herculez Gomez and Kasey Keller answer your Twitter questions after the USMNT’s draw with Serbia. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — United States coach Bruce Arena believes Jurgen Klinsmann, the man he replaced at the U.S. helm late last year, had a positive impact on the national team program.
Klinsmann’s controversial five-year reign ended when he was fired in November following back-to-back World Cup qualifying losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in November. It was the first time the Americans had dropped the opening two matches of the final “Hexagonal” round of qualifying, leaving the U.S. last in its six-team…

Lletget, Zimmerman hope to climb U.S. depth chart ahead of WCQs, Gold Cup

U.S. head coach Bruce Arena was pleased with his side’s performance against Serbia despite the match ending scoreless.

Graham Zusi addresses the United States’ defensive structure and his move from midfield to defence.

Sebastian Lletget is pushing for a spot in March’s World Cup qualifiers. He should get a longer look vs. Jamaica on Friday.

CARSON, Calif. — As the lone remaining uncapped player on the U.S. national team roster for Friday’s friendly against Jamaica, FC Dallas defender Walker Zimmerman knows that his chances of sticking with the squad for next month’s critical World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama are slim. After all, U.S. coach Bruce Arena has gone to pains to remind just about everyone — fans, media, and his own players — that with passage to Russia 2018 on the line, the two March games will not be…

U.S. team hits reset as road to Russia starts anew under Bruce Arena

A couple shots went just wide, but the U.S. couldn’t find the back of the net against Serbia in their first match of 2017.

U.S. head coach Bruce Arena was pleased with his side’s performance against Serbia despite the match ending scoreless.
SAN DIEGO – Sunday’s scoreless tie between the U.S. and Serbia was no thing of beauty, but Bruce Arena’s first game back in charge of the American squad mostly served its purpose for the coach and his squad of almost exclusively MLS players.
“In a lot of ways it was a typical friendly for this time of year,” U.S. captain Michael Bradley said afterward. “The afternoon kickoff and the field certainly play into things as well, just in terms of being a little bit slower game. But you could see some…

Gulati says U.S. WC bid ‘secondary’ to President Trump immigration ban

A couple shots went just wide, but the U.S. couldn’t find the back of the net against Serbia in their first match of 2017.
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati said on Sunday that the American federation still hasn’t decided whether it will bid for the 2026 World Cup, while adding that he’s taking a wait-and-see approach to how President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration might impact the potential bid.
“Sports obviously involves international movement and free movement of players, of ideas,” Gulati told a small group of reporters at half-time of the U.S. men’s national team’s scoreless tie in…

Jozy Altidore ‘excited’ to make 100th international appearance for the U.S.

Ian Darke, Herculez Gomez and Taylor Twellman preview the USMNT’s match with Serbia and what to expect from Bruce Arena. SAN DIEGO — Jozy Altidore is poised to make his 100th international appearance for the United States when the Americans take on Serbia on Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium.
“I’m a little bit old,” Altidore, still just 27, joked when asked by a reporter before the U.S. trained on Saturday afternoon what the century of caps meant.
“It was my dream as a kid to represent the United States and play on the biggest stages against some of the best players in the world, and to have done that over this span and…

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