USA vs. Portugal: Wounded Animal in the Jungle- Your TYAC Preview
Manaus, Amazonas Garrett McInnis and Neil W. Blackmon Sunday marks an important day in the history of US Soccer. There’s little doubt that this match is probably the most crucial in THIS year’s World...
View ArticleMaybe US Can’t Win World Cup, But They Can Beat Belgium
Neil W. Blackmon “For us now talking about winning a World Cup, it is just not realistic.” – Jurgen Klinsmann to Sam Borden of the New York Times, December 2013 Yes, he said that. He defended it too....
View ArticleMonsters at the Maracanã: Thoughts on Argentina vs. Germany
Neil W. Blackmon As much as fans lamented the dull World Cup semifinal between forever bridesmaids Holland and Argentina, the more fair question is what, exactly, would have made that game...
View ArticleHere Comes the Rain: One Writer’s Reflections on Brazil 2014
Editor’s Note: The Yanks Are Coming co-founders collectively saw each United States group stage match at the World Cup. This is the first of two stories on one writer’s experiences in Brazil. Special...
View ArticleStrange Bedfellows: The Barclay’s Premier League, MLS and the SEC
Editor’s Note: Part I in a two-part Series focusing on soccer and the SEC, the premier conference in college football Neil W. Blackmon With the World Cup withdrawals wearing off a bit, soccer fans have...
View ArticleStrange Bedfellows, Part II: The Barclay’s Premier League and SEC Football
Neil W. Blackmon With the debut of the SEC Network last week and the recent rash of comparisons between fan passion in soccer and college football’s preeminent conference, we at TYAC decided to do a...
View ArticleOh Captain, My Captain: Trouble Saying Goodbye To Carlos Bocanegra
Neil W. Blackmon I’ve no idea if there’s a moment in life where you begin to feel old. I’m not referencing a “Murtaugh List” of things you can’t do at a certain age. That’s too easy and less about...
View ArticleTYAC’s MLS 24 Under 24 Ballot
Neil W. Blackmon Last year, in an effort spearheaded by The Shin Guardian, we, along with writers like Charles Boehm, released a MLS “24 Under 24″ ballot ranking the 24 best players under 24 in Major...
View ArticleThe Writing and Re-Writing of Landon Donovan
So much has been written about Landon Donovan that people have forgotten what they’ve written. This is to be expected. When you spend a decade being the face of the US Men’s National Team and for a...
View ArticleLike a Jacaranda
Editor’s Note: In light of Landon Donovan playing his last match as a US international tomorrow, we asked our writers and other great soccer voices to share their favorite Landon moments with us. It...
View ArticleUS Women Survive Brave Trinidad and Tobago, But Questions Linger
Neil W. Blackmon As has happened so many times before, Abby Wambach scored when her team needed her most, hammering home an Alex Morgan cross in the 54th minute to give the US a 1-0 lead it would never...
View ArticleUS Women Have Been Here Before Against Mexico
Neil W. Blackmon Win and they are in. Tomorrow the very beginning of the expectation surrounding the US Women’s National Team meets reality in Philadelphia. All the US have to do to secure World Cup...
View ArticleUSA Face Premier Test in Colombia at Craven Cottage: The TYAC Preview
Neil W. Blackmon and Jon Levy The United States Men’s National Team will look to bounce back after disappointing October home friendlies by taking their show on the road tomorrow night, as they battle...
View ArticleHoliday Stanzas on Mix Diskerud
Neil W. Blackmon Much more on TYAC this week. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. So Mix Diskerud is back at it on Twitter again. This time, it was this “poem tweet.” By Xolos impressed by...
View ArticleUSA vs. Chile: TYAC Preview: The New Camp Cupcake
Neil W. Blackmon and Jon Levy Given the way 2014 closed- ties at home to Ecuador and Honduras, a loss in London to Colombia and a thrashing in Dublin against Ireland—American fans, and Jurgen...
View ArticleWith Lloyd Leading, US Women Win Algarve Cup, Build Confidence
Neil W. Blackmon The four games in eight days format is bizarre and the playing surface is natural grass, but the USWNT earned a measure of needed confidence by defeating France 2-0 Wednesday afternoon...
View ArticleSomething Rotten in Denmark? US Hope Not: The TYAC Preview
Neil W. Blackmon The United States enters the March European friendlies having won the last time they got the band together, which largely is where the good news ends as they ready for tomorrow night’s...
View ArticleUS-Switzerland: Has Klinsmann Reached an Event Horizon? HaveThe TYAC Preview
Neil W. Blackmon There is a moment in beard-growing when the beard stops itching and all the attendant difficulties of beard growing become somehow manageable. The beard grows and grows and eventually...
View ArticleGold Cup Roster Roundtable: Keepers and Defenders
TYAC STAFF Greetings, Yanks fans! With the Gold Cup only a month and a half away, it is time for TYAC to take a detailed look at the roster. To do that, we’ve assembled four soccer writers who have...
View ArticleDespite Legal Questions, FIFA Indictments A Turning Point For Soccer
Neil W. Blackmon writing from Brooklyn The news broke twelve minutes before midnight on the east coast and jolted many from the early stages of slumber, leaving many wondering if they had slipped into...
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