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Although it is still two years away, the road to the FIFA 2026 World Cup is underway and there are already some interesting tendencies developing across the different federations. With Mexico, Canada and the United States hosting, the three CONCACAF nations are guaranteed qualification which means that the region is going more or less according […]

The result of the increasingly crowded international schedule has been to create some snooze-able international breaks and this was certainly in that category. However, there was still impactful action playing out across all continents and there is still the October and November international periods to come. From the UEFA Nations League to the FIFA 2026 […]

If Mauricio Pochettino were in any doubt as to the scale of the task he has just signed himself up for, he needed only to listen to his predecessor and his captain. Tactical tweaks and squad pruning are a way off for the new USMNT boss. The most fundamental aspects of any squad — culture […]

The wait is over as U.S. Soccer has entered a new era following the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the head coach of the United States men’s national team on Monday. Succeeding Gregg Berhalter who was dismissed from the role following the USMNT crashing out of the Copa America group stage, Pochettino is tasked with […]

The United States men’s national team went into the September international window with something to prove after crashing out of Copa America during the group stage. After losing to Canada and drawing against 94th-ranked New Zealand, they exit this international break, still, with something to prove. Interim manager Mikey Varas’ spell in charge of the […]

Getty Images Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Alex Morgan starts for the NWSL’s San Diego Wave on Sunday when she will play the final match of her storied 14-year career after announcing her retirement just three days earlier. Morgan shared the news of her retirement in a video posted to social media on Thursday, saying […]

After losing to Canada on home soil for the first time since 1957, the United States men’s national team is in need of a bounce back performance hosting New Zealand in a friendly in Cincinnati. While this isn’t as bad as the pre-Copa America 5-1 loss to Colombia there are plenty of similarities. The USMNT […]

Netherlands will host Germany at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Tuesday for their second game of the UEFA Nations League. Both sides won their first games of the tournament against Hungary and Bosnia and are now tied at the top of Group 3 of League A. Tuesday’s clash will probably tell us who the leading […]

Elsewhere, the Bengals were upset and Josh Allen and C.J. Stroud starred Sep 9, 2024 at 9:05 am ET • 8 min read Getty Images This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox […]

USATSI Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Alex Morgan played 13 minutes in her final game before retirement on Sunday, a nod to the No. 13 jersey she wore for the majority of her storied career. Morgan’s number was called shortly after the 13th minute of the San Diego Wave’s NWSL regular season clash with the […]