We here at The Yanks Are Coming would like to introduce you to a new feature on the site: Yankette of the Month (Faces in the Crowd Edition). While we’ll continue our monthly article on American female celebrities, we’ve decided to branch out and include an undeniably important segment of the USMNT community – YOU! This month, we welcome Anna, a student at Harvard Law and an ardent fan of the USMNT. Q: How did you first get into following the… Read more
We actually were going to have the Holiday and We Really Need Good Luck with the 2010 World Cup Draw tomorrow afternoon Yankette of the Month be perhaps the finest America has to offer, but after a consult with another staff member, and more importantly, the better half of another staff member, we’ve decided to save that bit of American pride and go with a Texan. When in doubt, just assume someone from Texas is up for the job. All in all, it is fitting… Read more
November Yankette of the Month, 27 year old New Jersey (the nice part) native Kirsten Dunst, has been around so long (She was ELEVEN when she received a Golden Globe nod for Best Supporting Actress in Interview with a Vampire) it seems she must be older (think 27 year old Landon Donovan, but you know, a really attractive and accomplished actress instead of accomplished footballer). Like Lando—Dunst has had her share of ups and downs—think… Read more
She’s not not good looking. Meet Blake Lively, a burgeoning young actress you may recognize from such artistic endeavors as the television show “Gossip Girl” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.” And yes, as per Yankette of the Month doctrine, Ms. Lively is a red blooded California girl. Doesn’t the photo alone make you want to start chanting “U-S-A” at the top of your lungs? Whether she is breaking Dan Humphrey’s heart or somehow fitting into a pair… Read more
Sure, we’re in the middle of two of the most important qualifying matches the U.S. has played in ages, and there’s a nerve-wracking logjam at the top of CONCACAF that would make Congressional gridlock over health care reform blush. But let’s not forget to celebrate Southern California’s Audrina Patridge, the September 2009 Yankette of the Month. If you are as excited as I am about this Friday, and I imagine you are, you’ll know that Audrina has a huge role… Read more
