The Mexico Vs. USA rivalry has been reignited when El Tri recently took on the USMNT in Las Vegas. As usual, tempers flared, opening another chapter in the storied "Un Clasico."
With Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica already eliminated during the Qatar World Cup, the only North American team left is the USMNT after the heroics of "Captain America" himself, Christian Pulisic, who scored that winning goal against Iran.
After they had beaten one of their rivals, three days later the United States men's national team is still hot as they cruised to another victory against Costa Rica, 4-0 in an international friendly at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
Will the real U.S. National team please stand up? The Americans will need to impose themselves as they take on Guatemala in a huge World Cup qualifying match on Friday.
Everyone loves to honor the individuals. But ultimately, the collective may be even more important in some cases and nowhere is this more apparent than in soccer. As part of the Best of Soccer in 2014 feature series, writers David Salazar and Edwin Molina now highlight their team of year.
Honduras, under new head coach Hernán Medford, travels to Toyota, Japan Friday to take on the Japanese national soccer team, who is preparing for their upcoming defense of the Asian Cup.
Capitalizing on a surprisingly good run by the Unites States Men's National Team (USMNT) in the 2014 World Cup, as well the recording-breaking ratings for ESPN and Univision, United States Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati and Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber discuss the future of MLS and soccer future during Bloomberg Sports Business Summit.
Major League Soccer (MLS) signed a new eight-year television deal with ESPN, Fox Sports and Univision worth a combined $720 million for the North American soccer league. As part of the deal, Univision gets a minimum of 34 games airing exclusively on UniMás Friday nights, exclusive rights to MLS Playoff games, the Spanish-language rights to the MLS All-Star Game, the MLS Cup, and all U.S. men's national team games across television and digital platforms.
For many people, Landon Donovan epitomizes merican soccer. The current Los Angeles Galaxy star rose to prominence in his country over 10 years ago and has been often associated with the ups and downs of the country.
The star player recently announced that the 2014 World Cup will likely be his final appearance in the tournament.
"It's hard for me to imagine, sitting here, that I'll be able to walk in four years, much less play soccer," Donovan said according to ESPN. "So I would guess that this is my last chance of making a World Cup."
In commemoration of Donovan's career, here is a look at his previous three World Cup appearances and his impact on American soccer.
