The next generation of England stars ensured Wayne Rooney’s final game ended with a win as the Three Lions cruised to victory over the U.S.
In the penultimate game of 2018 — and the penultimate game for interim head coach Dave Sarachan — the United States fell to England 3-0 at Wembley Stadium in London. The game was marked by a decided gap in quality between the two teams and another disjointed performance by USMNT still in mid-transition.
Positives
Beyond the simple fact that the United States were able to get a significant number of its young players on the field against England, a second-half improvement in a comprehensive defeat…
Hannover coach Andre Breitenreiter said he always believed in Bobby Wood’s qualities after the United States forward scored twice in a 3-1 win over Stuttgart on Saturday.
Wood, 25, headed home twice to score his first goals for the club and lift them off the bottom of the table.
Having joined Hannover on loan from relegated Hamburg in the summer, Wood has needed time to settle.
“It wasn’t the easiest situation for Bobby at Hamburg, as for all who were there,” Breitenreiter said. “In spite of that,…
Hannover’s Bobby Wood has been called up by the United States for two friendlies.
United States international Bobby Wood could miss Hannover’s game against RB Leipzig on Sept. 15 as he returns from national team duty.
Wood, 25, has won 39 caps and was selected last week by interim manager Dave Sarachan for friendlies against Brazil on Friday and Mexico on Sept. 11.
However, Hannover is not unhappy with the arrangement as it wants him to work on his match fitness.
“We’ll see in which shape he’ll return,” Hannover coach Andre Breitenreiter told Bild. “I won’t rule out that he makes…
Dan Thomas, Kasey Keller and Kate Markgraf discuss Bruce Arena’s latest comments and how the USMNT should feel watching the World Cup from home.
United States striker Bobby Wood no longer wants to look back on “the most difficult year” in his career following his loan move from relegated Hamburg to Hannover.
Earlier this week, Wood, 25, joined Hannover on an initial one-year loan with a view to a permanent transfer, after only scoring three goals in 25 appearances for Hannover in all competitions last season.
“It was not a positive year,” Wood told reporters of his final year at Hamburg. “It was the most difficult year in my career. I was…
Dan Thomas, Kasey Keller and Kate Markgraf discuss Bruce Arena’s latest comments and how the USMNT should feel watching the World Cup from home.
The FC crew respond to ex-USMNT coach Bruce Arena coming out of the woodwork with grievances about Panama’s penalties vs. England, and how they would’ve gone uncalled in CONCACAF.
MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks about the 2026 World Cup coming to North America and what it means for soccer in the United States.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is not worried about political interference from United States president Donald Trump.
United States international Bobby Wood has told Hamburg he wants to leave the 2. Bundesliga side.
Preseason is underway at the club following their first-ever relegation from the top flight, and Wood, 25, is hoping to remain in the Bundesliga despite scoring only three goals in 25 appearances for Hamburg last term.
“[He] informed us that he wants to leave the club and continue to play [in the] Bundesliga,” coach Christian Titz said. “We’ll wait and see what will happen after the talks in the coming…
Bobby Wood gave the United States a halftime lead, but Ireland stormed back in the second half to prevail over the USMNT in Dublin.
Ireland defeated the U.S. men’s national team 2-1 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in an international friendly on Saturday.
Bobby Wood put the U.S. ahead just before half-time with an opportunistic goal, but Graeme Burke notched the equalizer for the home side in the 57th minute, touching home Darragh Lenihan’s strike. Substitute Alan Judge then scored the game-winner in the 90th minute to give the home side a dramatic victory.
Here are three thoughts from the match.
1. U.S. fades in second…
Bobby Wood converted a penalty late in the first half to lift a young United States squad past Paraguay in North Carolina.
The United States men’s national team turned the page on the next generation with a 1-0 friendly win over Paraguay at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina on Tuesday night. A young team put in a strong performance against a physical South American side, with several players making good cases to be central to the future of the program.
Positives
The central midfield trio of Tyler Adams, Marky Delgado and Wil Trapp was excellent. Working well as a unit, the group slowed down Paraguay through…
Bobby Wood has found it difficult to stay in the Hamburg lineup this season.
United States international Bobby Wood will miss Hamburg’s Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday night, the German club have confirmed to ESPN FC.
Wood, 25, already failed to make Saturday’s match day squad against Wolfsburg with knee problems, and despite joining his teammates for a training session on Monday, he has now been ruled out of the tie against Eintracht Frankfurt.
As earlier reported by Hamburger Morgenpost, Wood will not make Tuesday’s match day squad because of a…
Bobby Wood failed to make an impression in Hamburg’s 2-1 defeat at Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
Hamburg coach Markus Gisdol says United States attacker Bobby Wood is in a “negative spiral” and suggested he could soon lose his place in the team.
Wood, 24, stayed at Hamburg in the summer despite links with the Premier League but he has scored just two league goals in the current calendar year.
On Saturday, Wood played for 56 minutes in Hamburg’s 2-1 defeat at Hertha Berlin, touching the ball only 19 times in a largely anonymous display. His replacement, 17-year-old Jann-Fiete Arp, then scored…
Bobby Wood failed to make an impression in Hamburg’s 2-1 defeat at Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
Hamburg coach Markus Gisdol says United States attacker Bobby Wood is in a “negative spiral” and suggested he could soon lose his place in the team.
Wood, 24, stayed at Hamburg in the summer despite links with the Premier League but he has scored just two league goals in the current calendar year.
On Saturday, Wood played for 56 minutes in Hamburg’s 2-1 defeat at Hertha Berlin, touching the ball only 19 times in a largely anonymous display. His replacement, 17-year-old Jann-Fiete Arp, then…