Break the mold for MLS referees
Following Sunday’s refereeing debacle in DC, Nate Emeritz considers what might be done to improve officiating and suggests US soccer should invest in a prominent model of mature (not perfect) refereeing.
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Analysis & player ratings: DCU 1-1 Union
The Geiger Show and Andy Najar took center stage, while Marfan, Mac and Hop went silent. PSP has postgame analysis and player ratings of Sunday’s 1-1 tie between the Union and DC United.
Featured / MLS
Attending to a rivalry
How real are the I-95 rivalries? A look at Sunday’s Union-DC United match from a red and black perspective.
Featured / USMNT
Recap & reaction: Mexico 0–1 USA
It may have just been a friendly, and not count toward anything but regional bragging rights, but the USMNT made history on Wednesday night.
Featured / USMNT
Preview: Mexico vs. USA
While Mexico has called up a nearly full-strength roster, the US roster 10 MLS-based players and many notable absences. It could be a long night for the US.
Featured / History / US Soccer History / USMNT
USA vs. Mexico: A look back
The USMNT plays Mexico at the Azteca on Wednesday. PSP takes a look at a rivalry that stretches back to 1934.
Featured / MLS / Union / Union match reports
Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-3 Chicago Fire
The Union lost their focus, and the match, in a 13 minute period on Sunday night, falling at home to Chicago Fire 3-1.
Featured / Olympics / USWNT
US Women defeat Japan 2-1 to win gold medal
Delran, New Jersey’s own Carli Lloyd scored two fantastic goals and the defense bent but didn’t break as the Americans won a third consecutive gold medal with a 2-1 victory over Japan.
Featured / MLS
Central rivalry
The United-Union-Red Bulls rivalry has become an intense laboratory for a common dilemma in US soccer tactics: how to control a game without a traditional central midfielder.
Featured / Olympics
USA tops Canada in extra time in Olympic semifinal thriller
A stoppage time goal from Alex Morgan after the second period of extra time puts the US into the gold medal match after an epic battle with Canada that was not without controversy.
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