7.2.15
ASN Morning Read: The American Youth Movement
The United States Soccer Federation recruits a company that helped Germany and Belgium dominate the globe; a former American star riles up the internet because no one has anything else to do.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
July 02, 2015
8:15 AM
July 02, 2015
8:15 AM
- This company will revolutionize youth development in the United States. Or that's the narrative, anyway: "It will take a decade or more to find out, but the guidance provided by Double Pass could return England to its former glory as a truly elite soccer nation. And it could help take the United States from a country that has never produced a bonafide superstar, despite the nation's legion of soccer playing youth, to one with a team full of them."
- This Landon Donovan tweet controversy is just the dumbest.
- The United States women's national team is set for the future: "On Sunday, they have one more battle, against Japan (again) at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. Whoever the opponent, they’ll be a big favorite. A victory there would achieve one fleeting measure of success. But regardless of what happens, they’ve shown that for the first time in a decade, they have some ideas about how to keep moving forward.
- That's a lot:
The U.S.-Germany Women's World Cup match averaged 8.4 million viewers on FOX. It peaked at 12.1 million between 8:30-8:45 p.m. ET.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) July 1, 2015 - Zusi back: "It's been a while since I've been in with the guys, and walking into the hotel and seeing some familiar faces was really nice. It's been a little frustrating with a slew of injuries for the past six months, but I feel good now and it's great to be back."
- Chicharito hurt.