Thank god no Trapp, Miazga, Guzan...
He doesn't play for Nantes. He's not good.
I don't mind Berhalter at all being named manager. I would've liked it a long, long time ago though. I don't understand what leverage he had to make US Soccer wait all of this time. Or why US Soccer (again) lied and said this was some sort of global search with 22 candidates when it wasn't.Berhalter is the best American corch there is right now. He’s getting way too much shit, I like the hire (would’ve preferred it happened a year ago though)
Looks like Pulisic will move this winter, will definitely destroy any record for an American. As a fan, I’m hoping to he goes to Liverpool, but I just don’t see minutes for him there behind Salah and Mane (and Shaqiri).
Berhalter is the best American corch there is right now. He’s getting way too much shit, I like the hire (would’ve preferred it happened a year ago though)
Looks like Pulisic will move this winter, will definitely destroy any record for an American. As a fan, I’m hoping to he goes to Liverpool, but I just don’t see minutes for him there behind Salah and Mane (and Shaqiri).
I've been hearing/reading Chelsea and Liverpool are the ones that want him. Not sure I'd be a fan of him moving to either one, honestly. He'd be 4th choice at Liverpool. He probably has an easier path to playing time at Chelsea, but Sarri tends to stick to an 11, and I'm not sure he'd get in it.
Foster-Simeon said the foundation asked U.S. Soccer verbally whether it intended to use the name U.S. Soccer Foundation for itself, but U.S. Soccer did not respond. But the foundation was direct in its complaint, saying: “The USSF has threatened to hijack the Foundation’s trademarks for its own use—likely an effort to capitalize on lucrative business opportunities when the United States hosts the World Cup in 2026.”
U.S. Soccer was contacted by SI.com after the lawsuit was filed on Thursday. The federation’s response will be added here as soon as it is received.
Foster-Simeon said he was particularly struck that U.S. Soccer took such an aggressive stance against the U.S. Soccer Foundation soon after including the foundation and its programs in the Legacy section of the successful bid (with Canada and Mexico) to host World Cup 2026.
“It’s almost like a bait-and-switch,” said Foster-Simeon, who was on the board of the bid committee. “Like we were great for them leading up to the bid, but then within weeks of receiving the bid it’s like, ‘Oh, we want to divorce from you and want you to change your name.’
“At the end of the day, we’ve been told they want to raise $100 million for a national training center, so this may be about money and dollars. But we’re about making a difference for kids in low-income communities, because the pay-to-play model and the increased expense of participation blocks them out. Around the world this is the most egalitarian sport there is. But right now the picture of the game in this country is largely a middle-class, upper-middle-class and suburban sport. And we’re working incredibly hard to change that and are having success. It would be another matter if we weren’t having success, but we’re bringing kids in, we’re creating access and opportunities, and we’re growing at a rapid rate in terms of the number of kids that we’re reaching every year.”
The U.S. Soccer Foundation served 70,000 kids last year, Foster-Simeon said, and expects to reach 100,000 by the end of this school year.
@NML
What the fuck is this about?
U.S. Soccer Foundation Sues U.S. Soccer Federation Over Naming, Logo Dispute
My uneducated guess is that USSF wants to take over the “foundation” side of things vs it being handled by an outside source (albeit one that was funded by USSF). They probably want to be more strategic about how they are spending that money.
The Foundation has been more of an “after school program” that uses soccer as its vehicle versus a way of reaching talented lower class players. USSF probably wants to reach a more talented 100,000 kids this year than what the Foundation did.
It’s shitty but, to my knowledge, the foundation is still operating on the $50m that USSF used to start it in ‘94. So I’m not surprised that they feel those resources aren’t being used like they want.
It seems they've invested/fundraised well. From the initial $50m they've been able to distribute $125m. If there's anyone I don't trust to spend that money on making soccer better in this country, it's the USSF.
Can we stop calling him 3G?
Whatever autocorrect gives you
Also Sargent will play this weekend
Rumors and all that, but Dortmund have dropped the price for Pulisic and it looks like he’s almost certainly leaving in January.
I’d say it’s about 40% Chelsea/Liverpool, and 10% ManU/Bayern.
Would despise him going to United. He’ll do the HARD WORK WORK that Jose wants, but Jose has also been a black hole for talented youth players. Only bonus would be that he’s probably one of the first names on the team sheet and Jose might not make it to next season anyways.
Haven’t seen enough substance to think Bayern has a real shot
Another negative is that he’s cup tied in Europe. But January/February are pretty packed with cup and league play anyways, and teams are always bruised up after December so I think he finds time at either of the other two.
I think the Klopp connection is overstated, but I think FSG gives Liverpool the edge.
I believe the rule is they can only register him I'd he didn't play. Add pulisic played in the champs league he would be tied. But would be eligible to play in Europa League fire Chelsea, etc.Didn’t they change the rule regarding being cup-tied in Europe? Pulisic can play for Manchester United in Europe this season.
Didn’t they change the rule regarding being cup-tied in Europe? Pulisic can play for Manchester United in Europe this season.