Why is it called soccer in America? Explaining the English roots of the American word for the world's game

How did a sport codified in England end up with a nickname that divides the Anglophone world? The surprising history of "soccer" starts in the British school system

USA soccer GOATs: Ranking the ten best men's soccer players in United States program history

Ranking the 10 best U.S. soccer players of all time, from Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey to Christian Pulisic, as the team advances in the 2026 World Cup.
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See a history of the United States men's team in the World Cup

The Stars and Stripes has a checkered history at the men’s World Cup, one that dates to 1930 and includes a lengthy hiatus before a run of recent success. The team has never won the World Cup or reached the final,

Biggest week in American men’s soccer history is here as USMNT rides World Cup wave

The USMNT has played deeper into a World Cup before, but for this team, doing what it's done on home soil, no opportunity has been bigger

USMNT players blamed for World Cup failure

The players for the United States men's national team were blamed for an ugly 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16.