With a large Polish population in the Windy City, it is great to have a player for the National Team there. Przemyslaw Frankowski the local midfielder for the MLS team Chicago Fire, has been tapped for a pair of upcoming games in the UEFA Championship qualifiers, facing Israel & Slovenia. The last two game days in the qualifiers will see them in Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem Nov. 16 at 1:45 p.m. CT, then at home for Slovenia at the National Stadium in Warsaw. Poland is perched in the #1 spot in Group G having 19 points.
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November 5, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
The new HC of the USWNT with his first game all but upon him, Nov. 7, yesterday added Milan Ivanovic to his techincal staff. Milan had been with Andonovski over his last 4 seasons coaching the Reign & FC KC, following a pro career as a player. This would of course include the NWSL title run with KC in 2015. Vlatko said of him, "Milan is a coach who is extremely dedicated and passonate about helping players reach their top level on the field." Half a dozen years playing under both asst.
read November 1, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
With the MLS being just about done, Gregg Berhalter HC of the USMNT has called in 20 players for a pre-camp in Bradenton Florida before the first of 2 games in the Concacaf League of Nations. IMG Academy will be the host location for Mihailovic from Nov. 2-9, on the 6th those in the standard camp will be announced, that will begin on the 10th in advance of the game on the 15 in Orlando, where camp will then move on to. He was last in camp over this past summer and the Gold Cup, the year sees him with 5 caps thus far, a pair of those coming in the Gold Cup.
read November 1, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
As expected, the USMNT trounced Cuba and as not expected they dropped the away leg in Toronto in a 2-0 poorly played game. Pre- Camp opens tomorrow in Bradenton with the first game being in Orlando on the 15th with Canada, then off to the Caymans for Cuba on the 19th. European based players will begin on the 10th for the formal camp in Orlando. Nov. 6 is the reveal date for that camp's invitees.
read October 31, 2019
by Sean McCaffery
Introduced to the public some 2 days after his acutal appointment the new HC of the USWNT has his games in just 8 days and now has 2 dozen coming into camp in advance of this first game Nov. 7 v Sweden in Maprfee Stadium in Columbus, then just 3 days later in Jacksonville with Sweden. Tickets are now avail. at ussoccer.com. Coming back are 17 playerrs from the 2019 World Cup winning team, 5 are out 4 due to injury including, Crystal Dunn of Rockville Centre, Kelley O'Hara, Ali Kreiger & Tierna Davidson, out due to her recently announced pregnancy is Alex Morgan.
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