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U.S. players lack ‘passion and love’ – Earthquakes coach Matias Almeyda

Weston McKennie feels Christian Pulisic’s additional minutes for the USMNT will do him a load of confidence.

Shaka Hislop evaluates the state of the U.S. under Gregg Berhalter ahead of a crucial match vs. Canada.

Michael Bradley says the U.S. will have to be at their best to win their Nations League match in Canada.

Gregg Berhalter explains why he played Christian Pulisic in multiple positions in the USMNT’s win vs. Cuba.
San Jose Earthquakes coach and former Argentina international Matias Almeyda warned that players from the United States need to play like every match matters and put more passion into their game. 
The United States competes for the 16th time this year, against Canada, in CONCACAF Nations League play on Tuesday. Canada hasn’t beaten the U.S. since a 2-0 friendly win back in 1985, a stretch of 17 games. Last week, the United States beat Cuba, 7-0, in their most recent tournament match.
Almeyda,…

CONCACAF Nations League ‘like being amateurs’ again – Mexico’s Martino

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop criticises Jurgen Klinsmann’s comments on the CONCACAF Nations League during his exclusive interview with ESPN.

Jurgen Klinsmann explains why the CONCACAF Nations League is bad for the U.S. and Mexico during an exclusive interview with ESPN.
MEXICO CITY — Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has reminded his players that participating in the CONCACAF Nations League is at times “like returning to being amateurs” and urged them to make the most of every opportunity with the national team.
El Tri needed to extend its dressing room in order to accommodate their traveling party ahead of their 5-1 win at Bermuda on Friday. And both Martino and former United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann have questioned how much the U.S. and Mexico have to…

America’s Miguel Herrera cops three-game ban for explicit tirade aimed at referee

Herculez Gomez explains what needs to change in Liga MX after Miguel Herrera directed a homophobic slur at a referee.
MEXICO CITY — Club America head coach Miguel Herrera escaped with a three-game ban after insulting the referee in front of journalists following his team’s 5-2 loss to Cruz Azul last Saturday in Estadio Azteca.
Herrera was sent from the bench in the 83rd minute of the game told awaiting journalists to ask the “F—— ref” about the game as he walked past the mixed zone. The comment came at a time when Liga MX is attempting to stamp out the anti-gay chant aimed towards opposition goalkeepers taking…

Carlos Vela breaks MLS’ goals record to live up to the hype of a U17 World Cup prodigy

The MLS goals and single-season points records fall in LAFC’s win vs. Colorado. Watch MLS on ESPN+.

Carlos Vela’s name will be the subject of headlines far outside the United States after his hat trick in the Los Angeles Football Club’s 3-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids — in U.S. legend Tim Howard’s final game — saw him break the Major League Soccer record for most goals in a single season. It’s a feat that sees the Mexican place himself firmly among the greatest to ever play in the league and as one of Mexico’s all-time best players, even if that might sound controversial given how much…

Mexico’s mini-camps bring substantial boost for Martino

ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop criticises Jurgen Klinsmann’s comments on the CONCACAF Nations League during his exclusive interview with ESPN.
TOLUCA — Mexico’s Gold Cup win in the summer may not be the most important positive for Gerardo “Tata” Martino since he took over as head coach of the Mexico national team at the start of the year. That particular title may just be the fact Martino is being allowed to hold mini-camps with young domestic players and games outside of FIFA international dates, like Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
Not many leagues in the world that boast national teams inside the top 20 of the FIFA…

Jose Juan Macias, Jesus Angulo on target as Mexico sinks Trinidad and Tobago

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Jose Juan Macias starred for Mexico as they beat Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly on Wednesday.
TOLUCA — A young Mexico national team defeated Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 on Wednesday in Estadio Nemesio Diez in a tune-up game ahead of upcoming CONCACAF Nations League matches.
Jose Juan Macias and Jesus Angulo scored first half goals for El Tri to wrap up the victory in a game the home side dominated against a Trinidad and Tobago team missing most its regulars.
Eight of El Tri’s starting XI earned national team debuts, with 20 of Mexico’s 24-player squad in the under-23 category and eligible to…

Martino: MLS can someday be as big as NBA

LAFC’s Carlos Vela tied Atlanta striker Josef Martinez’s single-season record of 31 goals in LAFC’s 1-1 tie with Minnesota. To watch MLS, sign up for ESPN+.

The Colorado Rapids treated Tim Howard to a clean sheet in his final home game with a 3-0 win over FC Dallas. To watch MLS, sign up for ESPN+.

Jefferson Savarino’s goal was the match winner in Real Salt Lake’s 2-1 victory over Houston Dynamo. To watch MLS, sign up for ESPN+.
MEXICO CITY — Former Atlanta United head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino believes MLS can one day equal the popularity of NBA.
The current Mexico manager spent two years in Atlanta, putting together the squad for the team’s inaugural season in 2017 and then winning MLS Cup during the second attempt in 2018.
“In Atlanta I felt like a kid playing video games,” Martino told TUDN. “We put together a team from nothing and fortunately it all worked out. MLS is starting to be seen as a stepping stone to…

Liga MX to investigate America’s Guillermo Ochoa for spitting incident – Chiva chief

MEXICO CITY — Club America goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will be investigated by Liga MX after a photo appeared to show him spit towards Chivas defender Antonio Briseno during Saturday’s Clasico Nacional.
Ochoa charged to the other end of the field in the first half of America’s 4-1 win over Chivas to confront Briseno, who had launched an ugly tackle on America’s Giovani dos Santos, causing the player to be rushed to hospital with a wound in his thigh.
After the game, a photo emerged of Ochoa appearing…

Horror injury mars America’s Clasico Nacional win

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Giovani dos Santos was rushed to hospital after suffering a deep gash in his right thigh.
MEXICO CITY – A horrific-looking injury to Giovani dos Santos overshadowed Club America’s 4-1 victory over bitter rivals Chivas in Saturday’s Liga MX Clasico Nacional.
America’s Dos Santos was caught with a late and high challenge by Chivas defender Antonio Briseno in the 37th minute, with TV replays showing a deep gash in his right thigh. Briseno was confronted by America goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa and was shown a red card, while for LA Galaxy forward Dos Santos was taken immediately to hospital…

Santos Laguna excel as Liga MX’s ‘big four’ trip up

ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno says a merger between MLS and Liga MX will not work because of the huge structural differences of the sport in the United States.
Week 10 of games in the 2019 Apertura in Liga MX came to a close with Santos Laguna flying high at the top of the table, Leon impressing, Veracruz continuing to be terrible and the “big four” struggling.
Here are the major talking points from the weekend:
Santos leading a surprise top four
It wouldn’t be fair to call Santos Laguna an “underdog.” Given Los Guerreros have reached six Liga MX finals in the past 10 years, it’d be a out of place to give them that label.
But after the 10 rounds of matches…

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