#usmnt-struggles

#usmnt-struggles

I feel like we have one goal, which is to achieve something great. We want to be that group that goes all the way and, you know, potentially wins the World Cup.

Toronto FC will consider a permanent transfer for on-loan Rangers midfielder Jose Cifuentes after a strong run of form, indicating his potential value to the team.

You can never truly be at ease when you aren't winning. Sometimes things come up, things you thought you had already overcome, and a negative result makes you realize that you haven't. We haven't yet reached the place where we want to be.

The ongoing discussions regarding future structural changes to the game, such as the introduction of new tournaments (eg. Fifa Club World Cup), further intensify this challenge. These changes have the potential to significantly reduce the downtime available to elite players, affecting their recovery and overall well-being.

All I'd say is that it was made very clear to me by U.S. Soccer that I was going to be the [USMNT] coach, and then it was made very clear to me that I was not. At the time, I was devastated and angry, but now I am thankful and really happy to be where I'm at.

It's in the nature of a tournament played only every four years that the participating teams are at the mercy of timing. And right now, the fickleness of form and injuries and minutes, and every other variable that will go some way in determining how the World Cup co-hosts fare in June, all favor the USMNT.

Matt Turner was in goal for the United States for Saturday's friendly against Belgium, raising the possibility he has a chance to regain the Americans' starting job from Matt Freese at the World Cup.