U.S. Soccer announced the newest USWNT camp roster, including everyone from the 2012 Olympic team except Amy LePeilbet, who is still fighting a knee injury. The roster (mostly) will be playing the upcoming friendlies against Scotland in February. Sermanni will pick his upcoming Algarve Cup roster from this camp as well. Below is the roster … Continue reading »
U.S. Soccer Announces Algarve Cup Group
The USWNT found out today they will face former coach Pia Sundhage in Group B of the Algarve Cup in Portugal. The USWNT will play Iceland, China and Sweden during the tournament that will run from March 6-13. The USWNT will play Ireland on 3/6, China on 3/8 and Sweden (3/11). Group A includes Germany, Denmark, … Continue reading »
Back to My View
Phew…It’s been a long, long time. I apologize. With the holidays and work, I’ve been sticking to Facebook and Twitter for all the news you need. (By the way, don’t forget to follow me at @stephmathias for all the details.) So, what’s been up since the last time we talked? Well, a lot. Let’s start … Continue reading »
My Hiatus…
I apologize for the blogging hiatus. Between soccer games, weddings and working advance screenings, I just haven’t had the time. So, what’s new? Let’s break it down. USWNT The USWNT won both of their games against Australia to round out the series. It didn’t happen without some spectacular goals including this one from Australian star … Continue reading »
I Believe That We Will Win
Tailgating…American Flags…Chants…Beer…A Few Questionable Cheers (I’m not a fan of some of the words in some of the chants…) All those things and more were part of the USMNT game I had the chance to check out a week ago. The tailgating was awesome. Major props to the American Outlaws and all the Crew supporters … Continue reading »
Let’s Go Yanks
The U.S. Men’s National team continued it’s journey to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil last Friday against Jamaica. The U.S. started the game off with a Clint Dempsey goal within the first minute of play. I wish I could say the rest of the game was played at the same level but it wasn’t. The Yanks … Continue reading »
USWNT Fan Appreciation
The reception to the gold medal winning U.S. Women’s Soccer team has been awesome. U.S. Soccer decided that in order to honor those fans, they would plan what they are calling a “Fan Appreciation Tour”. The first stop on that tour was Abby Wambach’s hometown of Rochester, New York and I had the chance to … Continue reading »
Girls Rule…Boys Drool…
Unless of course they are a hot soccer player… I’ll take any hot soccer player whether they be: A U.S. Men’s National Team player… A Major League Soccer player… Another MLS player: A Ranger FC player… Brek Shea… David Beckham… Alright but really, what’s the point of this post? Hmmm, other than soccer players are … Continue reading »
A Delayed and Short but Thoughtful Final Olympics Post
Sorry for the hiatus, the last week and a half has flown! How about the gold medal team? The gold medal match was well played by both teams but the U.S. was a team on a mission. A mission for redemption. The first half was dominated by the U.S. and Carli Lloyd scored in the … Continue reading »
Redemption
Most. Epic. Game. Ever. I honestly don’t even know where to start. This quote from Grant Wahl pretty much describes my relationship with the U.S. Women’s National team: “The U.S. women’s soccer team has a way of doing this to you: Making you think it’s over, that there’s no way these women could possibly find a … Continue reading »
