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An all-World Cup 23 player US roster? You decide.
Who would you pick for an all-World Cup US team? We’ve made it easier by creating a preliminary 30-player roster of US at the World Cup greats. The final 23 is up to you.
U.S. history at the World Cup — all of it!
Here it is, in its full glory: Ed Farnsworth’s 13-part series on the United States’ history at the World Cup. The series looks at each World Cup the U.S. took part in — and a little more. Maybe you’ve read some of these, but did you read them all? If not, here’s your chance.
The US at the 2002 World Cup
Our series on the US at the World Cup continues with a look at what happened at the 2002 World Cup.
The road to the 2002 World Cup
Our series on the US at the World Cup continues with a look at how the US qualified for the 2002 World Cup
The US at the 1998 World Cup
Our series on the US at the World Cup continues with a look at the final decisive qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup and how the team fared at the Finals.
The road to the 1998 World Cup
Our series on the US at the World Cup continues with a look at how the US got there in 1998.
The US and the 1994 World Cup
Our series on the US at the World Cup continues with a look at the 1994 World Cup, the only time the US hosted the tournament (so far).
The US and the 1990 World Cup
Our series on the US and the World Cup continues with a look at the 1990 World Cup, the first appearance on soccer’s world stage by the US in forty years. The US almost didn’t make it out of the preliminary round and needed a win in the last qualification game to advance.
The World Cup drought: US Soccer 1950-1990
We continue our series on the US and the World Cup with a look at why the US failed to qualify US failed to qualify for the tournament between 1950 and 1990.
The US and the 1950 World Cup
Our series looking back at the US in the World Cup continues with a look the 1950 tournament in Brazil. While the US defeated England 1-0 in what has been called the greatest upset in the history of the World Cup, the team first had to qualify and then also had to face Spain and Chile.
The US and the 1934 World Cup
We take a look at the US 1934 World Cup team, a team that had a Philadelphia manager and coach and featured five players from the Philadelphia German Americans ASL team. It would be the last appearance by the US in the competition before the 1950 World Cup in Brazil.
The US at the 1930 World Cup
We continue our series on the US at the World Cup with a look at the first World Cup in 1930 where the Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history and the US finished in third place.
Background to the US at the first World Cup
Our series on the history of the US at the World Cup begins with a look at how the first World Cup came to be in 1930 and what was going on in the American soccer scene at that time
A look back at the NASL strike of 1979
The threat of a strike in the MLS has resulted in some very gloomy articles about the NASL strike of 1979. PSP looks at the issues surrounding the strike and what happened during and after the strike to question the validity of comparisons to the current negotiations between MLS and the Players Union.
That USL/TOA/NASL thing, part III
In Part 1 and Part 2 I provided a time-line of events leading up to last week. On Tuesday, The Kartik Report posted an update on the situation which said that “USSF has been working diligently to foster a compromise that will work in the best interests of all the affected clubs” and singled out [...]
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PSP is looking for writers
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Droughts & finishing
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Reading & Harrisburg in USOC, Union news & more
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Match report: Philly Fever 2-2 NE Mutiny
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Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-1 FC Dallas
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