For the second time in a row the United States men’s national team will be playing in the Concacaf Nations League final four and the Gold Cup during the same summer. Similar to 2021, the USMNT will send the A-team to the Nations League and the B-team to the Gold Cup.
Just look at the difference in the rosters.
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El 11 de agosto de 2012 es un día dorado en la historia del fútbol mexicano. Literalmente. En aquella jornada, el Tri conseguiría colgarse la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres, batiendo en la final a un Brasil que contaba con el talento de Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Hulk, Oscar y un tal Neymar.
Camino al título, el Tri enfrentó en la fase de grupos a Corea del Sur, el Gabón de Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang y Suiza. En los cuartos de final sufrió, pero en la prórroga se deshizo del Senegal de Sadio Mané por 4-2, mientras que en semis despachó a Japón por 3-1.
Giovani dos Santos is one of the most talented Mexican players of this century. I mean, nobody can doubt his skills as a baller and his iconic moments playing for El Tri, but at the same time, we all can agree on how exasperating and inconsistent his club resumé has been, which includes Barcelona, Tottenham, Villarreal, LA Galaxy and Ipswich Town, among others.
Proof of this erratic and unpredictable career is the fact most people probably don't know where he is playing right now or if he is playing at all.
The18 hosts a FanZone at a local brewery during the USMNT World Cup Qualifier vs Mexico.
Fans step up to compete in challenges to win prizes, merch and some free beer!
Juggle Balance Challenge: Hold a pint of beer and juggle 6 times without spilling a drop!
Pin the Head on Gregg: Try to place Gregg's head back on as close as you can!
Ball Pushups Challenge: With all four hands and legs on a ball, how many pushups can you do?
Pocos jugadores en la historia del fútbol mexicano han creado tanta expectativa como Giovani dos Santos. Descubierto a temprana edad y adoctrinado en La Masía, fábrica de talentos del FC Barcelona, su límite parecían ser las estrellas. Hoy, sin embargo, el futbolista lucha por no quedar en el olvido y entregar su último rayo de luz antes del retiro.
Borussia Dortmund is thanking its lucky stars that Erling Haaland didn’t leave the club this summer as the Norwegian God did unspeakable things to Frankfurt during a 5-2 victory on Saturday.
Haaland was involved in all five of Dortmund’s goals bagging a brace and having a hat trick of assists.
The 21-year-old set up Marco Reus for the first goal after dribbling the ball down nearly half of and slipping it through to the Dortmund veteran.
That was one helluva tribute for Zizinho.
Rayan Raveloson hit a spectacular overhead kick to open the scoring in the LA Galaxy’s 4-1 win over Portland on Friday, but even better than his goal was the team’s celebration of it. Raveloson and his teammates immediately ran to the bench to grab a jersey of a player who had never played a game for the club.
En México se respira, come y bebe fútbol. El balompié es el deporte rey en el mundo entero y en México no es la excepción. Los aztecas han invertido dantescas cantidades de dinero en su liga y en la adquisición de jugadores de enjundia, que pueden marcar la diferencia en momentos claves de un partido de fútbol. Igualmente, las categorías inferiores tampoco se quedan atrás. México se ha coronado dos veces en mundiales juveniles. La pregunta del millón: ¿Dónde juegan esas estrellas del Tri campeonas de los mundiales Sub-17 de 2005 y 2011 en la actualidad?
El próximo sábado 17 de abril los protagonistas del célebre “Clásico Joven” se medirán por el liderato del torneo mexicano. América deberá imponerse si quiere alcanzar el sitial de honor del Campeonato. Por su parte, a la máquina cementera le sirve un empate para conservar el primer lugar. “Clásico Joven” no tan joven, o más clásico que joven. Rivalidad de vieja data, que ensalza la pasión desbordada que en México se tiene por el fútbol.
Before clicking play on the video above, you obviously know what goal comes in at number one in this countdown. One could argue that Giovani dos Santos’ chip in the 2011 Gold Cup Final is still, to this day, setting the USMNT back further and further. We’ll never truly know the lasting repercussions of Tim Howard, Eric Lichaj, Michael Bradley, Carlos Bocanegra and Jermaine Jones being simultaneously ruined by Dos Santos, but I’ll tell you one thing, the United States still hasn’t recovered.