USMNT midfielder Kellyn Acosta discusses the team’s preparations ahead of the crucial Gold Cup game vs. Martinique.
TAMPA, Fla. — Kellyn Acosta is motivated to take his chance to shine on the international soccer stage, but the 21-year-old midfielder admitted he was “upset” with his play and that of the U.S. national team against Panama.
Acosta and the U.S. face Martinique in their second match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the team hoping to make amends on Wednesday night for a subpar performance in last weekend’s 1-1 tie against Panama.
The FC Dallas player was on for all 90 minutes of the opener in Nashville,…
Juan Agudelo and Joe Corona know that strong personal showings in the Gold Cup could mean a trip to Russia in 2018.
Bruce Arena feels the current United States roster has a perfect mix of youth and experienced veterans.
The 2017 Gold C…
Juan Agudelo and Joe Corona know that strong personal showings in the Gold Cup could mean a trip to Russia in 2018.
The USMNT Gold Cup roster is full of players with something to prove. Whether because they’re young or were stuck on the outside of the player pool during the Jurgen Klinsmann era, a host of names enter the summer with a chance to carve out a place in Bruce Arena’s future plans.
World Cup qualifiers — and hopefully the World Cup itself — loom, giving Arena every reason to give a number of players a golden opportunity to prove themselves across the tournament.
Kellyn Acosta
Bruce Arena said…
Dom Dwyer and Kellyn Acosta scored their first career USMNT goals to help down rivals Ghana in their friendly.
Kellyn Acosta says the United States’ team chemistry was “pretty high” after a 2-1 friendly win over Ghana on Saturday, in spite of a number of new faces being called in for the Gold Cup.
Acosta curled a free kick around the wall for his first international goal after debutant Dom Dwyer opened the scoring and the U.S. comfortably saw out the victory in East Hartford, Connecticut.
The friendly was the new-look U.S. squad’s only test before the Gold Cup begins next weekend, but Acosta said the team…
Dom Dwyer and Kellyn Acosta scored their first career USMNT goals to help down rivals Ghana in their friendly.
International Friendly: Kellyn Acosta (52′) United States 2-0 Ghana
Dom Dwyer volleys home the game’s opener in his first start for USMNT.
International Friendly: Brad Guzan (45+3′) United States 1-0 Ghana
Taylor Twellman looks at the U.S’s possession vs. Ghana, while addressing their defensive frailties on the wings.
International Friendly: Asamoah Gyan (60′) United States 2-1 Ghana
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. men’s national team defeated Ghana 2-1 in an international friendly on Saturday. Goals from Dom Dwyer and Kellyn Acosta put the U.S. up 2-0 only for Asamoah Gyan to pull a goal back on the hour with a stellar free kick. But the U.S. was able to see the game out for yet another 2-1 result between the two teams, but one that gives the Americans some momentum heading into the start of the Gold Cup next week.
Here are three thoughts on the match.
1. Dwyer, Guzan,…
Matt Hedges describes the feeling of playing with a cut right above his eye in Dallas’ draw with NYCFC.
A pair of on-field incidents over the weekend brought the topic of MLS’s evolving concussion protocol into focus for the league.
FC Dallas players Matt Hedges and Kellyn Acosta knocked heads during a match against New York City FC on Sunday, a collision so intense that Hedges required six stitches at half-time and had to change his jersey because of the blood.
Yet some viewers questioned whether either player was sufficiently checked for a concussion.
“I didn’t know I was bleeding until everyone…
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Tommy McNamara’s brave header in the second half earned NYCFC a point in a gritty draw with FC Dallas.
Time is running out to catch the eye of United States national team head coach Bruce Arena ahead of June’s World Cup qualifiers. Here, we lay out who did and did not impress the big boss.
Heating up
Kellyn Acosta, MF, FC Dallas (MLS)
Why he’s here: Acosta had another good performance for FC Dallas with a goal in the 1-1 draw versus New York City FC. The 21-year-old midfielder was also a threat in delivering set pieces.
What this means: The injury to Jermaine Jones means that Arena will need to fill…
The guys chat with U.S. star Jermaine Jones, who has a message for his doubters, and ICC mastermind Charlie Stillitano.
As much as our U.S. Hot List exists primarily to track how American players’ performances with their clubs impact their standing with the national team, the recent international break revealed even more about where members of the squad stand in the estimation of coach Bruce Arena.
The choices that Arena made both with his roster and his lineup for last month’s World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama provided the first real window into the current pecking order. And that information that…
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Max Bretos and Herculez Gomez discuss all the events from MLS opening weekend and are joined by Carlos Bocanegra.
MLS is back, and so is the U.S. men’s national team Hot List.
With Bruce Arena expected to name his 23-25-man roster for this month’s pivotal World Cup qualifiers against in the middle of next week, the U.S. coach will have just one more round of games (in Europe, Mexico and in the domestic league) to decide which players he will call up and put on the field in the matches against Honduras and Panama.
So which Americans are helping their case the most based on their recent club performances?…
Matt Hedges has left U.S. camp after spraining his knee.
FC Dallas midfielder Kellyn Acosta and defender Matt Hedges have been dropped from the U.S. national team training camp because of injuries, while Vancouver midfielder Kekuta Manneh has lef…