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How Jesse Marsch is taking Canada’s 4 Nations title to fuel his soccer team for Concacaf Nations League

Last month, the 4 Nations Challenge took the sports world by storm, with the Canadians’ dramatic 3-2 victory over the United States in the championship capturing 16.1 million viewers in North America. That made it the second-most watched hockey game of the past century, and it also continued the developing rivalry between the two nations. Canadian fans had booed the …

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USA’s Mauricio Pochettino, Canada’s Jesse Marsch dance around geopolitical questions ahead of Nations League

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Six weeks before the last four teams standing in the Concacaf Nations League gathered in the Los Angeles area, the U.S.’ new geopolitical realities positioned themselves as a massive cloud that would linger over the North American soccer championship. The list of events that signaled as much grew quickly, from comedian Jon Stewart’s Concacaf quip during an …

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USA coach Mauricio Pochettino says it would be ‘big mistake’ to talk politics ahead of Concacaf Nations League

While the Concacaf Nations League is a tournament that will showcase the best that the confederation has to offer, this year’s edition comes during a tenuous political climate between participants Mexico, Canada, Panama, and the United States. In the lead-up to the tournament, Canadian head coach and American Jesse Marsch spoke out against President Donald Trump’s comments about making Canada the …

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USMNT to be without star Antonee Robinson for Concacaf Nations League: How do USA cope vs. Panama?

Mauricio Pochettino’s 23-man United States men’s national team roster has some significant developments ahead of facing Panama on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Paramount+ in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals. The coach confirmed that Antonee Robinson, Johnny Cardoso and Auston Trusty are the players who won’t be available due to injury issues. They’ll be replaced in the squad by …

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Tyler Adams returns to USMNT: Once wanted by Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea, new USA coach gets key piece back

As the United States men’s national team prepares for the Concacaf Nations League semifinals against Panama on Thursday, March 20 on Paramount+ at 7 p.m. ET, the roster will look a little different than usual without players such as Folarin Balogun, Ricardo Pepi, Sergino Dest and Brenden Aaronson, but there is an important returner to the center of the pitch in …

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Jack McGlynn expected to replace Johnny Cardoso on USMNT roster for Concacaf Nations League, per reports

Getty Images There could be changes incoming to Mauricio Pochettino’s 23-man United States men’s national team roster ahead of facing Panama on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Paramount+ in the Concacaf Nations League semifinals. Midfielder Johnny Cardoso will be replaced on the roster by Houston Dynamo midfielder Jack McGlynn according to multiple reports, another player who impressed under Pochettino …

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MLS Team of the week: Lionel Messi finds new ways to do magic for Miami, Tani Oluwaseyi nets two for Minnesota

Major League Soccer can be a topsy-turvy league. After four weeks of action, only one perfect team remains, the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Philadelphia Union, who were also perfect through three, fell at home to a strong performance from Nashville SC, but Vancouver has now scored nine goals only allowing two in their matches so far. Even losing Ryan Gauld to …

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