Mark Donaldson and Alejandro Moreno share their predictions for the first round of the MLS Cup playoffs.
HERRIMAN, Utah — The first time Nick Rimando crossed paths with Kyle Beckerman, the goalkeeper felt compelled to engage in something of a rescue operation.
It was the summer of 2000, and Beckerman was a teenage rookie who had just signed on with the Miami Fusion after starring for the U.S. under-17 national team. He was living with the late Doug Hamilton, Miami’s general manager at the time.
“It was like kind of still living at home, but at somebody else’s house,” Beckerman said in an exclusive…
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The U.S. Soccer Federation filed a brief opposing certification of the players’ class action status late on Monday evening in the equal pay lawsuit involving members of the U.S. women’s national team.
Former United States men’s national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann called the CONCACAF Nations League “a waste of time” and said that if the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica are ever going to get to the level of the top international sides, they need to find competition outside the region.