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Berhalter back as US coach, half-year after feud triggered a domestic-violence probe
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Berhalter back as US coach, half-year after feud triggered a domestic-violence probe

NEW YORK Gregg Berhalter walked into an interview with the U.S. Soccer Federation in New York on Tuesday, 161 days after the governing body announced he had been replaced by an interim coach. He spe

American soccer success in men’s World Cup remains a dream
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American soccer success in men’s World Cup remains a dream

· December 4, 2022

DOHA, Qatar American success in the men s World Cup remains a dream.

US knocked out of World Cup, loses to the Netherlands 3-1
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US knocked out of World Cup, loses to the Netherlands 3-1

· December 3, 2022

AL RAYYAN, Qatar Memphis Depay and Daley Blind scored in the first half and Denzel Dumfries added a late goal as the Netherlands eliminated the United States from the World Cup with a 3-1 victory Sa

US coach Berhalter to draw on Dutch lessons at World Cup
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US coach Berhalter to draw on Dutch lessons at World Cup

· December 2, 2022

DOHA, Qatar Gregg Berhalter felt like a student when he signed with the Dutch club Zwolle 28 years ago. The U.S. coach plans to apply the lessons he learned when the Americans play the Netherlands o

Pulisic hopes to face Netherlands at World Cup
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Pulisic hopes to face Netherlands at World Cup

· December 1, 2022

DOHA, Qatar Having scored the winning goal for the United States against Iran, Christian Pulisic watched the final minutes from a hospital on a mobile phone.

Pulisic goal advances US in World Cup with 1-0 win over Iran
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Pulisic goal advances US in World Cup with 1-0 win over Iran

· November 29, 2022

DOHA, Qatar Christian Pulisic kicked the ball, scored the goal and then crashed into the goalkeeper, a collision that sent the American star to the hospital and the United States into the second rou

US has clear task: Win or go home
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US has clear task: Win or go home

· November 29, 2022

DOHA, Qatar The task is clear for the United States: beat Iran in a politically charged World Cup match or go home.

US earns respect at World Cup, but wins remain elusive
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US earns respect at World Cup, but wins remain elusive

· November 25, 2022

AL KHOR, Qatar Respect achieved. Wins await.

Bale salvages 1-1 draw for Wales against US in World Cup
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Bale salvages 1-1 draw for Wales against US in World Cup

· November 21, 2022

AL RAYYAN, Qatar A young United States team was nearing victory in its World Cup return. Then Walker Zimmerman needlessly plowed into Gareth Bale.

US returns to World Cup against Wales after 8-year wait
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US returns to World Cup against Wales after 8-year wait

· November 20, 2022

DOHA, Qatar Gio Reyna, Joe Scally and Yusuf Musah were 11 years old the last time the United States took the field in a World Cup match. On the 3,066th day after that loss in Brazil, the Americans r

Women break through as World Cup play-by-play voices
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Women break through as World Cup play-by-play voices

· November 17, 2022

The World Cup will sound different this year.

Soccer: Pulisic heads to World Cup off frustrating season
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Soccer: Pulisic heads to World Cup off frustrating season

· November 10, 2022

Hoping to be the U.S. man of the hour, Christian Pulisic heads to the World Cup a man of few minutes.

US finalizes World Cup roster: Ream, Wright in; Steffen Arriola out
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US finalizes World Cup roster: Ream, Wright in; Steffen Arriola out

· November 9, 2022

NEW YORK Tim Ream, Haji Wright, Joe Scally and Sean Johnson made the United States World Cup roster, while Zack Steffen, Paul Arriola, Jordan Pefok and Ricardo Pepi were among those cut.

US heads to World Cup with players struggling for game time
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US heads to World Cup with players struggling for game time

· October 24, 2022

NEW YORK The United States team s top player has been buried on his club s bench, starting only two matches this season. Two goalkeepers took demotions to England s second division and the third has

Pulisic has hat trick in 5-1 win, US on brink of World Cup
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Pulisic has hat trick in 5-1 win, US on brink of World Cup

ORLANDO, Fla. Christian Pulisic scored his first international hat trick, leading the United States to the brink of returning to the World Cup with a 5-1 rout of Panama on Sunday night.

Cone wins 4-year term as US Soccer president, beats Cordeiro

Cone wins 4-year term as US Soccer president, beats Cordeiro

Cindy Parlow Cone was re-elected to a four-year team as U.S. Soccer Federation president on Saturday, beating predecessor Carlos Cordeiro in an endorsement of the governing body s settlement of a laws

US has little margin for home World Cup qualifying stumble
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US has little margin for home World Cup qualifying stumble

· January 31, 2022

The U.S. has little margin for a stumble at home in World Cup qualifying.

Women’s team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 months
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Women’s team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 months

· December 13, 2021

The U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women s national team agreed to a three-month extension of their labor contract through March, a move announced on the same day players filed a brief a

Steffen displaces Turner as top US keeper, starts at Jamaica
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Steffen displaces Turner as top US keeper, starts at Jamaica

· November 15, 2021

KINGSTON, Jamaica Zack Steffen is in quite an unusual position: The No. 2 goalkeeper with Manchester City is No. 1 with the United States.

Panama wins qualifier 1-0 as Berhalter shuffles US lineup
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Panama wins qualifier 1-0 as Berhalter shuffles US lineup

· October 10, 2021

PANAMA CITY, Panama Anibal Godoy scored in the 54th minute and Panama upended the United States 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier Sunday night when American coach Gregg Berhalter started a largely second