With fans and members of the media focusing their energies on the 2010 World Cup, I encourage you to take a step back and fast forward a good 10 years or so. The United States hopes to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, and while this event is indeed a long way off, it’s still fun to speculate on what’s going to happen next. Instead of going into an in-depth analysis of the player pool, potential coaches, possible stadiums, and playing styles, let’s… Read more
Courtesy of Jamie Clary (@soccerprofessor on Twitter), The Yanks Are Coming presents our first American Soccer Trivia Challenge. Test your knowledge and click on the link at the bottom of the page to see how you did. Feel free to post your score in the comment section. All questions are from Clary’s latest offering, The First American Soccer Trivia Book. What team won the first ever MLS championship? A. L.A. Galaxy B. D.C. United C. New England… Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo is a lot of things: elite soccer player, prima donna, lady’s man, jackleg. Many of my colleagues here at The Yanks Are Coming hate Ronaldo and have hated him for years. Blame this on the fact that he was a Man U player and that he takes dives, whines a lot, and has an ego much bigger than his home country of Portugal. But for me, his skill has always overshadowed those flaws, as well as his horrid mullet-hawk hairdo. I don’t hate… Read more
Number 25: Philipp Lahm Position: Sideback/Defender Country: Germany Club Team: Captain, Bayern Munich FC, German Bundesliga American Professional Athlete “Soulmate”: Jonathan Toews, Center/Captain, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL A gifted screenwriter would be troubled to begin a character sketch better than the following two offerings. First, imagine a good-looking, well-spoken twenty-six year old. He’s a gifted athlete,… Read more
Please look better than this guy! If you’ve been a reader of The Yanks Are Coming for even half a breath, you’re most likely aware of our Yankette of the Month section. If not, here’s the scoop. Traditionally, we’ve featured tasteful photos of one American female celebrity per month along with a brief profile offering some insight about the woman. Now it’s your turn. With hopes of capturing the essence of the true female USMNT fan, we’d be honored to have… Read more
Guess what happened yesterday USMNT fans!? The team that I root for in the Scottish Premiership won a game 4-1! The defending champion Rangers got a goal from Kris Boyd, two from Kenny Miller, and one from my boy Nacho Novo! Not since my videogame “Master League” team in Winning Eleven 9 has a Rangers team looked this proficient in attack (and that team had Ruud van Nistelrooy among others… because I said so). Okay, lead sufficiently buried, so here it… Read more
With the holidays in full swing, U.S. Soccer news has seemingly taken a back seat to adult beverages, burgeoning waistlines and dogs wearing antlers. Fortunately for the good folks at The Yanks Are Coming, the men on the USMNT fancy the use of Twitter. Undoubtedly, one of the biggest questions on the minds of USMNT fans is the health and whereabouts of one Charlie Davies aka “Chuck D.” Enter Robbie Rogers, stage left. According to Rogers’ verified Twitter… Read more
The readers of The Yanks Are Coming voiced their opinion and Landon Donovan received the most votes to become the most popular player on the USMNT. Congratulations to Landon and thank you to all those who voted. Here is a breakdown of the voting results: Landon Donovan 30% Tim Howard 13% Clint Dempsey 15% Charlies Davies 13% Other 29% Check out our latest poll asking who will win Group C of the World Cup. On a… Read more
From all of us at The Yanks Are Coming, have a merry Christmas! Whether you are stuffing your fat face or watching the NBA, we hope you have a great day with your friends and family. Come back on Friday for more in the way of the USMNT and World Cup commentary. *The budget was tight this year so the quality of our Christmas photo is a bit lackluster. We sincerely… Read more
Number 26: Wilson Palacios Position: Central Midfielder Country: Honduras Club Team: Tottenham Hotspur FC, English Premier League American-Based Professional Athletic “Soulmate”: (A YOUNGER!!!) Jason Kidd, PG, Dallas Mavericks First of all, let me be the first at The Yanks Are Coming to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and best wishes, health and good fortune in the New Year. With that in mind, I take you… Read more
While the content here at The Yanks Are Coming is nothing short of top-notch, we want you to know it’s OK to venture elsewhere in the blogosphere. To spare you from reading hours and hours of worthless crap, we present you five of the best stories of the week from other sources. Excuse us while we pat ourselves on the back. The Rundown 5. Match Fit USA: Evaluating the Value of the January Camp Jason Davis deviates from the pack by making the contention… Read more
Many of the men on the 30 man roster have the same chance of making the plane as Taylor Twellman — none. On Tuesday, USMNT coach Bob Bradley announced the 30 man roster that will begin training in Carson, CA on January 4th – not exactly the usual suspects. Eschewing the four-letter website’s tendency to provide all the analysis or tell the story prior to giving the list (isn’t that slightly annoying?), here are the Yanks in question. GOALKEEPERS (4):… Read more
Success in American sports can have many different implications and meanings. For those faithful to the New York Yankees, a season without bringing home another World Series ring is unacceptable. Every single Detroit Red Wings supporter come playoff time would rather give away their children than gloomily wander out of Joe Louis Arena in the midst of defeat. These two teams and championships go hand in hand. But on the other end of the spectrum, struggling… Read more
