Tag: national team
Three Angel City players called up to women’s national team
A trio of Angel City players were called up to the women’s national team Wednesday for a pair of friendlies against Ireland and one with Canada. Sisters Gisele and Alyssa Thompson will be reporting to their fourth training camp together when they arrive Monday in Commerce City, Colo., alongside teammate Angelina Anderson. A goalkeeper, Anderson…
Angel City’s Christen Press focusing on Alyssa Thompson’s development
It doesn’t seem that long ago that Christen Press was helping the national team to consecutive World Cup titles. She was unstoppable then, a key cog in the greatest women’s soccer team in history. Yet she played her 155th and final match for the U.S. in the Tokyo Olympics. It doesn’t seem that long ago…
Bruce Arena wary of his L.A. return against a Galaxy team
The last time Bruce Arena and Dave Sarachan stood together on the sidelines at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy were beating the Colorado Rapids in the MLS Western Conference semifinals. That was 2016 and the win was the pair’s 18th playoff victory in eight seasons with the Galaxy. It was also the last game…
Why are big-name U.S. players passing on World Cup tuneup?
“To represent my country in a soccer game, there’s just nothing better than that.” —Christian Pulisic, 2020 Never mind. —Christian Pulisic, last week With the World Cup, one the U.S. will play at home, just 380 days away, Captain America has decided to take a pass on the national team’s last major competition ahead of…