3.5.14
ASN Morning Read: A Double Dose of Games
It's gameday for the USWNT and the USMNT. Get a preview of all the action right here on ASN. Plus, Eddie Johnson opens up, the World Cup is coming, and much, much more.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
March 05, 2014
8:11 AM
The United States women's national team is playing right now against Japan. The match isn't on television, but U.S. Soccer has a running Twitter feed of the action. Then, at 2 p.m. ET, the men play Ukraine. Make your Starting XI.
If this ad doesn't get you excited about the World Cup, you need a lobotomy:
And then, to sober you up, here's Wright Thompson's excellent dispatch 100 days out from the start of the World Cup. It's the best thing I've read so far about the preparations. A taste: "The World Cup is the biggest event of a sport beloved by nearly everyone in Brazil. The 'FIFA 2014 World Cup' is something else entirely. We are 100 days away from both."
Nick Firchau talks to ASN fave Eddie Johnson about the time he almost quit, the haters, and the future.
In tangentially-related-to-the-U.S.-national-team news, Bob Bradley recruits former Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Michael Stephens to join him at Stabaek.
And finally, we could all learn a bit from Stuart Holden:
