The U.S. Under-20 men’s national team capped off a perfect group stage record on Friday night in Honduras. Niko Tsakiris’ first-half goal proved to be the winner as Michael Nsien’s squad defeated Costa Rica 1-0 in their group stage final. The Americans will now face the third place finishers of Group B or C on ... Read more ..read more

Brenden Aaronson’s last competitive action with English club Leeds United saw the historic club relegated from the English Premier League, but after spending one season away on loan in Germany, the American attacker is focused on a new opportunity at Elland Road. Aaronson is back with the Lilywhites ahead of the start of the 2024-25 ... Read more ..read more

The U.S. women’s national team is off to a perfect start at the 2024 Paris Olympics following a 3-0 win over Zambia in its tournament opener. Trinity Rodman scored once while Mallory Swanson added a brace in Nice, handing head coach Emma Hayes a resounding victory in her first competitive match at the helm. As ... Read more ..read more

Weston McKennie made his return to Turin on Thursday ahead of a reported exit from Serie A side Juventus. McKennie arrived at the Juventus’ training facility for medical examinations, Tuttosport reported Thursday. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder will not be with the first team for upcoming summer friendlies against Nuremberg, Stade Brest, and Atletico ... Read more ..read more

Liga MX enjoyed a comfortable victory over MLS’ best in the 2024 MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday night. A 4-1 win for the Mexican side saw four different players get on the scoresheet, including two in each half. Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernandez scored the lone goal for the MLS All-Stars, but it wasn’t enough ... Read more ..read more

The U.S. Men’s Olympic squad had its chances against tournament hosts France in Wednesday’s group stage opener, but a pair of long-range efforts condemned the Americans to defeat. Alexandre Lacazette and Michael Olise scored eight minutes apart in the second half before Loic Bade added a third goal, leading Les Bleus to a 3-0 opening night victory. Guillaume Restes was kept busy by the USMNT, but made a trio of key saves to register the clean sheet. After a goal-less first half, things started opening up for both teams. Djordje Mihailovic’s long-range effort rattled the crossbar in the 59th mi ..read more

Ricardo Pepi’s first club action of the summer will surely give him confidence going forward. Pepi scored a hat trick on Wednesday in PSV’s 3-2 friendly victory over FC Eindhoven. The U.S. men’s national team forward opened the scoring for Peter Bosz’s squad before scoring the game-winning goal in second-half stoppage time. Pepi’s close-range finish propelled the Eredivisie side in front 1-0 after 30 minutes. Hirving Lozano’s pass was finished off by the 21-year-old Pepi for his first goal of the summer. Despite FC Eindhoven fighting back for a 2-1 lead, PSV would rally in the final 20 minutes ..read more

Konrad De La Fuente is on the move yet again, but this time in a permanent move to Switzerland. FC Lausanne has acquired De La Fuente from Ligue 1 side Marseille, both clubs announced Wednesday. The 23-year-old has signed a three-year contract with Lausanne, ending a frustrating spell in France. De La Fuente made the move to Barcelona’s La Masia at 11-years-old and proceeded to feature for several youth teams in Spain. He scored 13 goals and added seven assists in 43 combined appearances for Barcelona’s B team and Under-19 side. He also made three senior appearances for Barcelona before moving ..read more

American defender Mark McKenzie remains a vital member of the Genk squad heading into the 2024-25 season and manager Thorsten Fink will hope that McKenzie can lead the way to silverware. McKenzie and Genk open their competitive schedule on Sunday against Standard Liege. The 25-year-old is coming off his most productive season yet in Belgium, making 44 combined appearances for the club. Despite no trophies, McKenzie took another key step forward in his development abroad and overall has amassed over 120 appearances for Genk since his arrival from the Philadelphia Union. Although McKenzie began ..read more

The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics isn’t for another couple of days but the XXXIII Olympiad truly begins today with the men’s soccer tournament among other events. As always, a plethora of exciting young talent is eager to prove themselves to the world throughout the sixteen under-23 national teams who qualified. To save you the trouble of dissecting sixteen different 18-man rosters, I’ve picked out 15 of the most talented players in the tournament that you should keep your eye on this month in Paris. Although each squad is allowed three overage players who do not fit the Olympic ..read more