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Emma Hayes calls in 26 players for final USWNT roster of 2025
The United States Women’s National Team will take on Italy in two friendlies to close out 2025, and today we learned the players who will head to camp next week. U.S. Soccer announced the 26-player USWNT roster for the November/December international window. The roster is led by the return of defender Naomi Girma to the […]
What We Learned: USA vs Uruguay 2025 friendly
It seems hard to think anything can be gleamed from a 5-1 thrashing, regardless of who is on the end of the win or loss. However, for USMNT, last night was far less about the scoreline itself — though that was really fun to watch — but more about the players on the pitch putting […]
Starting today, comments and Feed posts on Stars And Stripes FC will have activity notifications
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
USA Soccercast, Episode 163: What a fun USMNT window that was!
We recap a fun November international window for the United States Men’s National Team live from Tampa on Episode 163! It’s a morning after the match edition of the podcast, where we recap what was a very successful window for the USMNT: a 2-1 victory over Paraguay and a 5-1 thrashing of Uruguay. We go […]
Panama, Curaçao, Haiti book final Concacaf spots for 2026 World Cup
Last night was the final matchday for Concacaf qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and at least 7 teams entered the night with a fighting chance of securing either an outright berth in the World Cup or a spot in the inter-confederation playoff. At the end of the night, three teams – Panama, Curaçao, […]
USA vs. Uruguay, 2025 Friendly: Community player ratings
What just happened?!? With nearly a fully rotated side from their solid 2-1 victory on Saturday the USMNT actually one upped themselves, that’s what. The USMNT picked up a fourth straight win and in decisive fashion, defeating Uruguay 5-1 on Tuesday night behind goals from Sebastian Berhalter, Diego Luna, Tanner Tessmann, and an Alex Freeman […]
United States close out 2025 with emphatic victory over Uruguay
It was another scouting match for USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino as he continues to give chances to everyone he can, in search of who will not only be the best XI but who will even make the roster for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. It also doesn’t help this match comes with just two […]
USA vs. Uruguay, 2025 Friendly: Time, TV schedule, streaming and lineups
The United States Men’s National Team take the field for the final time in 2025 as they take on Uruguay in Tampa. It’s the first time the two teams have faced each other since the final match of the 2024 Copa América group stage, a match won by Uruguay in Kansas City that led to […]
USMNT midweek viewing guide: International break rolls on
Midweek USMNT action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. It’s a quieter week this week, as the international break draws to a close. Let’s get into it! Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday No notable USMNT players in action. Friday That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know in the comments […]
USA vs. Uruguay, 2025 USMNT Friendly Preview
The USMNT is coming off of a win against a very good Paraguay team looking to keep the recent streak of solid performances going against Uruguay. Despite missing a significant number of starters against a team that qualified for the World Cup out of South America, the USA lined up in a more attacking 3-4-2-1 […]
USA vs. Uruguay, 2025 Friendly: Scouting Uruguay
The United States Men’s National Team required a challenging schedule in the run-up to hosting next summer’s World Cup and responded with a strong series of friendly opponents. After opening with a victory against Paraguay (2-1), the current window continues against a Uruguay side that secured qualification for the tournament. The two-time titlists (1930, 1950) […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2025 Friendly: Community player ratings
The USMNT picked up November where they left things off in October, building a four match winning streak thanks to goals by Giovanni Reyna and Folarin Balogun. Given the limited minutes he’s seen, as well as comments by the coach, there was some doubt about how much time Reyna would see in the window but […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2025 friendly: What We Learned
The next time USMNT gets together after this window will be in several months. The 2026 FIFA World Cup, is just a shade over seven months away. That doesn’t leave a lot of time left to prepare for what will be the biggest tournament this country has seen, as they get set to play co-host. […]
USMNT vs Paraguay friendly: Reyna’s return boosts United States to 2-1 win
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup inching ever closer, this was another opportunity for players, and USMNT as a whole, to start proving themselves to the rest of the world. As hosts, they don’t have to worry about the drama or stress of qualifiers, but as the hosts, they do have the stress of needing […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2025 Friendly: Time, TV schedule, streaming and lineups
The United States Men’s National Team are back on the field this evening when they take on Paraguay in their penultimate match of 2025. Against another team that has qualified for the World Cup, the USMNT hope to continue their improvement and grab a result. The USMNT has steadily bettered themselves throughout the fall, but […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2025 USMNT Friendly Preview
The USMNT is back to face Paraguay as the World Cup approaches following a decent October friendly window where the team continued showing consistency and growth. It was not a window without controversy as players returned to their clubs injured or having played heavy minutes much to the chagrin of their managers. This is truly […]
USA vs. Paraguay, 2025 USMNT Friendly: Scouting Paraguay
“Iron sharpens iron,” and the United States Men’s National Team continues to hone against a challenging slate of opponents in preparation for the 2026 World Cup. The current window includes a pair of qualified sides from South America, Paraguay and Uruguay, both of which managed to traverse through the buzzsaw that is CONMEBOL qualifying. The […]
USMNT midweek viewing guide: International break, U17 World Cup
Midweek USMNT action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. Let’s get into it! Monday No notable USMNT players in action. Tuesday Wednesday No notable USMNT players in action. Thursday Friday That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s see who stands out this week!
NWSL reported to add 17th team with expansion to Atlanta
The National Women’s Soccer League has been steadily growing and is firmly in its expansion era with six teams entering the league since 2021 and two more set to join in 2026. Another city will be getting a club as Arthur Blank, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, has reportedly ponied up […]
USMNT weekend viewing guide: Recent returns
It’s the last weekend before players head out for the November camp with a squad that has already been hard hit by injury. Some of the players who are missing out on the USMNT squad for the month are recently returned or nearing a return which broadens the viewing options for the weekend though it […]
Pepi, Reyna return as Pochettino announces November USMNT roster
The United States Men’s National Team are back in action this month with friendlies against Ecuador and Australia, and after last month’s window, head coach Mauricio Pochettino said that he plans to start the process of narrowing down his potential player pool to the eventual roster that will walk out onto the field next June […]
Four USMNT players feature on the MLS Best XI
Long the home of key players for the USMNT, Major League Soccer is winding down the 2025 season with the months long spectacle that is the MLS playoffs. Along with the conclusion of the season comes the annual awards. MLS announced its best XI on Wednesday and a quartet of USMNT players are represented amongst […]
SSFC Spotlight: Nolan Norris enjoys solid 2025 for club and country
The United States Under-20 Men’s National Team wrapped the 2025 U-20 World Cup with a defeat to eventual champions Morocco (3-1) in the quarterfinal round after finishing atop Group E. While the squad failed to improve upon the program’s fourth-place run at the 1989 competition, several talents stood out and could be viewed as potential […]
USMNT midfielder Brian Gutiérrez reportedly wants to play for Mexico
The USMNT has had a recent streak of dual nationals deciding to represent the Stars and Stripes over other nations they are eligible for. Several stars for the team like Florin Balogun, Jedi Robinson, and Yunus Musah have passed up chances to represent various sundry locales and are now a key part of the US […]
Injuries and lagging form will influence USMNT November friendly roster decisions
The USMNT will be back in action in mid-November with games against Paraguay on the 15th and Uruguay three days later. A pair of tough South American squads will be a good test for the team and, importantly, will be the last international window until March. Mauricio Pochettino has a lot to be happy about […]
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