Major League Soccer released a statement Tuesday on players’ right to free speech in light of the recent trend for NFL players to take a knee during the playing of the national anthem before games. MLS made it clear they would prefer players to stand during the Star-Spangled Banner, but would respect and support a player’s right to express his personal beliefs.
The statement in full:
Desde que puedo recordar, personas con nada de experiencia en el mundo del desarrollo de jugadores y sin nada de conocimientos sobre las abrumadoras complejidades de nuestro increíblemente fragmentado sistema juvenil han estado hablando sobre encontrar el próximo Lionel Messi en lo que Will Parchman de Top Drawer Soccer describió como problemas de dinero, espacio y tiempo.
The U.S. U-17 World Cup Roster was released Thursday and it is loaded with talent, starting with forwards Tim Weah and Josh Sargent. The roster includes four players who are already playing abroad, not including Sargent, who signed with Werder Bremen on Wednesday.
Han pasado casi 15 años desde la última vez que Marvin Lee respiró en este planeta. Una vez capitán de la selección nacional juvenil de Trinidad y Tobago, Lee murió a la edad de 21 años en su casa en Arima después de sufrir una lesión en el cuello que puso fin a su carrera por una colisión con la leyenda estadounidense Landon Donovan dos años antes.
USMNT and Borussia Dortmund attacker Christian Pulisic has been named to the shortlist for the 2017 Golden Boy, the award handed to the top under 21 talent playing in Europe. Previous winners of the award include Paul Pogba (2013), Sergio Aguero (2007) and Lionel Messi (2005). This is Pulisic’s first appearance on the shortlist after enjoying a season of more prominent and consistent performances for both club and country.
Christian Pulisic, born on Sept. 18, 1998, turned 19 on Monday. In the first 18 years of his life, he has already been called the greatest American soccer player of all time. But how does he compare to Landon Donovan at the same age?
The final match in the U.S. Men’s National Team’s quest for a World Cup berth will be played in a 10,000-seat stadium. Trinidad & Tobago announced Friday it would host the Americans at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva instead of the nation’s normal ground in Port of Spain. The match will be played Oct. 10.