Lead European Football Tactics Analyst
An expert specializing in the deconstruction of formation and strategy for top continental clubs.
Chase Adams and Julian Hall Show the USMNT Future Is Already Playing in MLS
For generations of ambitious American soccer players, Europe has represented the destination. An academy prospect developed in the United States, proved enough to attract attention and then tried to cross the Atlantic as quickly as possible. Germany, England, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium offered stronger reputations, deeper football cultures and a clearer connection to the…
Inter Miami Turns to Kily González: Can a New Coach Fix a Team Built to Win Immediately?
Inter Miami did not hire Cristian “Kily” González to oversee a long reconstruction. It hired him to win. On August 27, 2026, Inter Miami announced that it had reached an agreement with the Argentine coach to become its new first-team manager. González will officially take charge once he receives the necessary United States work permits,…
U.S. Soccer Sends Its Cerebral Palsy National Team to Colombia Before the 2026 World Cup: Is American Soccer Becoming More Inclusive at the Elite Level?
The U.S. Men’s Cerebral Palsy National Team traveled to Colombia in August 2026 and returned without a victory. In another context, that might sound like a disappointing international window. For U.S. Soccer, however, the trip represented something considerably more important: another step toward treating disability soccer as an elite competitive program rather than a separate…
U.S. Soccer Is Expanding Talent Identification Nationwide: Can It Stop Elite Players From Falling Through the Cracks?
Finding the best young soccer players in the United States has always been more complicated than simply scouting the strongest academies. The country is too large, the player pool is too fragmented, and the pathways into elite soccer are too varied for one traditional scouting model to work effectively. A future national-team player might be…