New Year’s Eve Happy Hour: Preston Zimmerman, and Puck’s 2012 Bold Predictions
By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to Puck’s Happy Hour. Hopefully the Holiday Season is treating you well with your family, friends, and, of course, cocktails filling the calendar. After...
View ArticleUSMNT- Venezuela: Your TYAC Official Preview
Jon Levy The national team hasn’t even suited up in 2012, but it’s already been an encouraging year for American soccer. Dempsey and Donovan (for two months, at least) are both leading the line of...
View ArticlePutting A Bow on The USMNT Win Over Scotland
Neil W. Blackmon The following is what I wrote in the aftermath of the United States’ 5-1 victory over Scotland. Jacksonville, FL – The U.S. Men’s National team began what Jurgen Klinsmann dubbed a...
View ArticleThe Thin Grey Line: Loss To Brazil Shows The U.S. Still Have Some Wilderness...
Neil W. Blackmon A bit behind the flurry of post-match analysis, but perhaps that’s okay for a more analytic look at the United States’ 4-1 loss to Brazil at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland Wednesday...
View ArticleCanada Draw Proof US Have Thin Margin For Error, But May Prove Useful Down Road
Neil W. Blackmon Greetings after a long and not so fruitful trip to Toronto, where the USMNT drew Canada 0-0. On the one end, the Americans did not lose to the Canadians for the first time since the...
View ArticleAs Winter Nears, A Measuring Stick Friendly in Russia: TYAC Preview
Jon Levy How quickly things can change in the world of international soccer, especially when you change the lens through which you perceive success. Last month we were staring at a couple key games...
View ArticleUS U-20 Team: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Jon Levy Well that was quite different, wasn’t it? It was an uninspired first match for the US U-20 team to start the 2013 CONCACAF Championship/U-20 World Cup Qualification Tournament, but a match in...
View ArticleState of the Union: US Midfield Still A Position of Strength, But Must...
Neil W. Blackmon Editor’s Note: This is the second of a four-part series analyzing the “State of the US Soccer Union” as the Americans prepare for two critical CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying matches...
View ArticleUSA-Costa Rica Preview: Part II – Three Points, Any Which Way
Jon Levy The United States Men’s National Team faces a number of crises ahead of crucial World Cup Qualifiers against Costa Rica in Denver, and away to Mexico at the Azteca. The team lost its first...
View ArticleFeel the Rhythm, Feel The Rhyme- For US in Kingston, It’s Get to Work Time:...
Jon Levy I was ready to write about how this match is setting up perfectly for the Yanks, and then Tuesday night in Kingston changed everything. The US were set to go into Jamaica on the backs of two...
View ArticleUSMNT Depth Chart Series, Part 3: Central Midfielders
Jon Levy Clint Dempsey, the best American soccer player in the world, has made his shocking move back to MLS, and he’ll soon be lighting the lamp in “America’s soccer city.” Okay, so that sentence is...
View ArticleStreaking Into Sarajevo: TYAC US-Bosnia and Herzegovina Preview
Jon Levy and Neil W. Blackmon It’s upon us again, the worst international date on the FIFA calendar. Does anyone understand why Sepp Blatter and his boys keep scheduling an international friendly...
View ArticleKlinsmann Names 23 Man Roster for Costa Rica, Mexico World Cup Qualifiers
Neil W. Blackmon The United States will look to continue its federation best and current world best twelve game winning streak beginning next week with a match against Costa Rica at the new national...
View ArticleFinish Strong: US Look To Keep Momentum Going vs. Jamaica: TYAC Preview
Jon Levy Editor’s Note: The original preview was written before the (now classic) late-minute additions made by Jurgen Klinsmann. We have updated the preview to reflect those changes. If you have not...
View ArticleGrinding In Glasgow: US and Scotland Play Forgettable Draw, Plus “Player...
Neil W. Blackmon History will report that on November 15, 2013, the United States and Scotland played a friendly match in Glasgow, Scotland and the match ended in a scoreless draw. That history will...
View ArticleUS Men Close Special 2013 with Austria Match in Vienna: Your TYAC Preview
Jon Levy As we noted in our postgame wrap, the United States played a dull, scoreless draw against Scotland Friday on a glum November day in Glasgow– not exactly the type of performance American fans...
View ArticleFourth Annual Yanks Are Coming US Soccer Awards – Part One
Happy New Year, readers! For the last three years, we’ve concluded the year here at the TYAC home offices by handing out awards to the best (and yes, worst) of US Soccer for the calendar year that...
View Article73 Days From USA and Ghana: Thoughts of the Day
Neil W. Blackmon As good a time as any to begin what will be your author’s daily countdown diary to the United States and Ghana kicking off the Yanks 2014 World Cup campaign in Natal. As this is the...
View ArticleUSMNT 30 Man Roster Roundtable
Daniel Seco We’ve had consistent roster breakdowns, usually by position, throughout this World Cup cycle but tomorrow’s the first “big day”, as Jurgen Klinsmann names his 30 man preliminary World Cup...
View ArticleUSA 2, Azerbaijan 0: Five Final Thoughts
Neil W. Blackmon The United States Men’s National Team opened the “Send-Off Series” for the 2014 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Azerbaijan Tuesday night in San Francisco. In scoring twice, the...
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