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Sports Illustrated
May 2, 2001
Grant Wahl |
Starting at the Top The U.S. is unbeaten in World Cup qualifying. Why is the once-struggling team so torrid?   |
Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2002
Grant Wahl |
World Class By thumping archrival Mexico, the U.S. punched through to soccer's elite eight, its best showing in 72 years. |
Sports Illustrated
June 19, 2001
Ian Thomsen |
A Very Fine Line A retooled defense is spearheading the U.S.'s strong run in World Cup qualifying... |
Sports Illustrated
March 7, 2001
Grant Wahl |
Inside Soccer: Howling Wolff A cheeky reserve got the U.S. off to a fast start in World Cup qualifying... |
Sports Illustrated
June 18, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Arena football U.S. soccer coach rides instinct into round of eight. |
Sports Illustrated
June 5, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Opening statement Much, perhaps too much, goes the American way in their first match of the World Cup. |
Sports Illustrated
June 13, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Gray Goose Somewhere between villain and hero lies U.S. soccer defender Jeff Agoos. |
Sports Illustrated
June 20, 2002
Grant Wahl |
German studies If the Americans are going to beat Germany -- and I think it's entirely possible as Germany was the least impressive of the eight second-round winners -- they'll have to prevent the Germans from running roughshod over them in the midfield. |
Sports Illustrated
May 14, 2003
Grant Wahl |
Inside Soccer: Hitting Home After 12 months of foreign success, Brian McBride is thriving Stateside. |
Salon.com
June 12, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
Sacre bleu! Dios mio! It's the Bizarro World Cup! France fades into Sartrean nothingness, Argentina dances the tango of despair and the United States and Japan, titans of world baseball -- sorry, I mean soccer -- rise up. |
Sports Illustrated
May 27, 2002
Grant Wahl |
World Cup ball has a mind of its own For all the controversy over the years about whether baseballs are juiced -- Major League Baseball has never admitted to doing so -- the funny thing about the World Cup is that soccer officials trumpet the fact that their ball comes equipped with an extra kick... |
Salon.com
May 30, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
The greatest show on earth It's World Cup time again -- when more than a billion people will be enthralled not just by the joy of victory and agony of defeat, but also by the mystery and despair that is championship soccer... |
Sports Illustrated
May 29, 2002
Grant Wahl |
A visit to the zebra preserve Once the World Cup kicks off on Friday, there's one group you absolutely, positively will not hear from: the referees. And so, on the one occasion this month when reporters could speak to FIFA's zebras, I met the guys who may help determine the U.S.'s fate in the World Cup... |
Sports Illustrated
May 14, 2002
Grant Wahl |
No mas for Armas What now for the U.S.? Chris Armas, the U.S.'s tough-as-nails defensive midfielder, will miss the World Cup after tearing his right ACL against Uruguay. But this isn't a catastrophe for the U.S. team... |
Sports Illustrated
August 31, 2001 |
Donovan's big chance Every indication is that 19-year-old American soccer player Landon Donovan will get his first World Cup qualifying start on Saturday when the U.S. meets Honduras. |
Sports Illustrated
March 7, 2000 |
Scorecard: Joe-Max Factor Moore is doing U.S. soccer proud overseas |
Salon.com
July 2, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
Ten things I learned about life and soccer from the 2002 World Cup There is a football God, and despite the wild twists and turns of this year's tournament, He's still Brazilian. |
Sports Illustrated
May 21, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Viva Italia 32 teams will clash in Japan and South Korea for soccer's utlimate prize. Here's how we see the field -- and why the Italians will have reason to celebrate... |
Sports Central
May 20, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group A One of the weakest groups in this summer's World Cup features the host nation Germany, along with Poland, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. |
Sports Central
June 19, 2008
Kevin Beane |
CONCACAF Reviews and Previews A look at the leaders and underdogs in the World Cup qualifiers. |
Sports Central
June 14, 2007
Kevin Beane |
The Gold Cup is Golden There is plenty of meaningful, enjoyable soccer played in-between World Cups at the international level |
Sports Illustrated
March 12, 2003
Grant Wahl |
Building His Net Worth Brad Friedel of the U.S. has become the top goalkeeper in England. |
Sports Illustrated
September 19, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Unfamiliar refrain The Yanks are coming! The Yanks are coming! The U.S. is a decent side on the international stage now, one that has to be taken seriously by any team in the world. And that's a huge advance from what any European would have said before the World Cup. |
Sports Central
March 29, 2007
Kevin Beane |
European Soccer Gluttony The biggest country-level soccer competition besides the World Cup is probably the UEFA European Football Championship. |
Sports Central
April 24, 2014
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups C and D The author examines eight teams in groups C and D and predicts the likely winners. |
Sports Central
April 4, 2013
Kevin Beane |
Welcome Back, Landon Landon Donovan has held the weight of United States soccer on his shoulders for a very long time. It has been almost 15 years since he earned tryouts with soccer giants like Manchester United and Arsenal. |
Sports Central
May 9, 2014
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups E and F Groups E and F include Switzerland, Ecuador, Argentina, and more. |
Sports Central
April 10, 2014
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups A and B With the World Cup scarcely over two months away, it's time to roll out the previews. In this first of a four-part series, I will be looking at groups A and B. |
Sports Illustrated
August 30, 2000
Grant Wahl |
The crazy life of Landon 18-year-old sniper Landon Donovan is much more likely to start for coach Clive Charles now that another field position has opened up for an under-23 player... News on the MLS and national team fronts... |
Sports Central
June 2, 2011
Kevin Beane |
2011 Gold Cup Preview Nearly a year has passed since the World Cup has passed, which is usually the beginning and the end of United States interest in soccer. |
Sports Illustrated
April 12, 2000
Grant Wahl |
Overbeck gets assist from Devers Soccer news: U.S. defender Carla Overbeck has Graves' disease... Why do some players star in the club game but flounder at the international level... special meeting Wednesday in Chicago with Fire coach Bob Bradley... etc. |
Sports Central
November 20, 2008
Kevin Beane |
CONCACAF Reviews and Previews Here are predictions about World Cup qualifiers. |
Sports Central
June 16, 2011
Kevin Beane |
Gold Cup Heats Up In my last column, I previewed and predicted the Gold Cup. Now that the quarterfinals are set, how did I do? |
Sports Central
June 7, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group G There should be very little drama with who finishes at the top of Group G, but after that nothing is certain. |
AskMen.com
Andrew Jordan |
The World Cup From A to Z Comments on the games, country by country. |
Sports Central
June 27, 2006
Mark Chalifoux |
Closing the Door on the Cup To send off the World Cup in proper fashion, here are some things I think about the World Cup and Team USA. |
