As a warm-up for the Copa America, the US Men’s National Team will take on Puerto Rico for the first time ever on Sunday. The 22-man roster includes 15 players eligible to be selected for the Copa roster, with an additional seven not on the original 40-man preliminary roster.
Amatuer side West Chester United hosts the professional City Islanders in the second round of of the 2016 US Open Cup on Wednesday night.
West Chester United is on the road to face Virginia NPSL side Fredericksburg FC in the first round of the US Open Cup on Wednesday.
The Union has announced new security measures for entrance into Talen Energy Stadium as part of a new league-wide security protocol “to correspond with security measures taken by the other professional sports leagues in North America.”
Julie Johnston scored a brace and Christen Press was also on target as the USWNT defeated Colombia 3-0 at Talen Energy Stadium.
West Chester United learned its first round opponent in the 2016 US Open Cup this week. It will all be a part of a very busy month of May for the team that also includes a benefit game in Connecticut and US Soccer’s National Amateur Championship tournament.
The US finished with nine men and lost an ugly game 2–1 against Colombia, missing out on a second consecutive Olympic tournament.
The US tossed Guatemala aside and won, 4–0. The US was dominant, it looked easy. Which inevitably leads one to ask, Why was it so hard on Friday?
While the outlook is a touch overcast just now, if results go the right way tonight, the US senior team could have made a huge stride toward reaching the next stage of World Cup Qualifying, and the U-23s could be in the Olympics.
Guatemala profited from two early defensive mistakes from the Americans to grab a 2-0 lead that they would never relinquish.
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