U.S. Soccer

1 week ago | ussoccer.com | Michael Battista

When Schwarz says it's the same in each country, he knows from experience. When he joined the Red Bulls in December of 2023, it marked the third continent he’d managed on. Previously, he’d led teams in his native Germany such as childhood club Mainz 05 and Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga – also spending two-plus seasons with FC Dynamo Moscow in Russia. During the 2021-22 season, Schwarz and Dynamo ran the gauntlet of the Russian Cup, that country’s version of the U.S. Open Cup.

1 month ago | ussoccer.com | Nina MacLaughlin

Winter weather warnings flashed on signs along the highway. Hartford Athletic’s players and coaches must’ve seen them on their drive north to Maine for their game against the Portland Hearts of Pine in the Second Round of the Open Cup. A raw grey weeknight at the start of April at the Lewiston High School football field, and winter lived in the wind. Blankets on the bleachers, the smell of snow and grilled sausage in the air. It made a person hungry.

1 month ago | ussoccer.com | Nina MacLaughlin

The Hearts’ marketing is slick. It’s hitting all the notes. Earthy tones and talk of culture and community, talk of strength, unity, and hope, getting right the cadence of the captions on the photographs on Instagram. In these moments, one can’t ignore the commerce of it all, the dollars and the deals, the machinery of the till.And there’s the marketing team taking happy photos to splash across the socials.

1 month ago | ussoccer.com | Tobias Carroll

Burke is not a man to elaborate unduly on his achievements – but that 2023 Open Cup Final had the most eyes on it of any game in the Modern Era of the Open Cup. Played in Fort Lauderdale against Inter Miami, in Lionel Messi’s first year in MLS, the build-up to the game was a virtual waiting game to see if Messi would recover from a muscle injury in time to play. In the end, he didn’t.

Jan 19, 2025 | ussoccer.com | Michael Lewis

Ricardo Pepi and Malik Tillman led the late charge for PSV Eindhoven in its thrilling extra-time victory in the KNVB Beker in the Netherlands. Tim Weah and Gio Reyna both came off the bench to score for their respective sides, AC Milan (Italy) and Borussia Dortmund (Germany). Defender Antonee Robinson added two more assists to his burgeoning collection for Fulham, while Tyler Adams had a vital assist for Bournemouth and Paxten Aaronson set up a goal for Utrecht in the Netherlands.