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July 11, 2014
Kevin Alexander
Your 2018 Team USA World Cup Starting Lineup
Unabashed speculation from the Goal Posts crystal ball
July 2, 2014
Kevin Alexander
A Eulogy for the Most Intoxicating USMNT of all Time
Be Proud, America. Be proud.
July 1, 2014
Kevin Alexander
USA-Belgium Preview: How the USMNT Can Win in 4 Not-So-Easy Steps
"Not-so-easy" are the key words. But it can happen, if Klinsmann's team does these things.
June 26, 2014
Kevin Alexander
USA-Germany Recap: 9 Takeaways On The Loss That Felt Like A Win
And on to the Round of 16 we go.
June 26, 2014
Kevin Alexander
USA-Germany Preview: The Jermaine Jones Show
Can Klinsmann's crucial German-American stymie Germany's Germans?
June 24, 2014
Kevin Alexander
Forget Spain: Why I’m Mourning the End of Australia’s Golden Generation
An American fan's tribute to the upstarts from Down Under
June 23, 2014
Kevin Alexander
The U.S. Should Have Won the Group of Death
We believed that we would win
June 21, 2014
Kevin Alexander
USA - Portugal Preview: Why the Americans Should Play Ugly (Again) to Record (Another) Sweet Win
Sometimes to win the beautiful game you have to play without beauty.
June 17, 2014
Kevin Alexander
John Brooks and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very American Win
A hero who wasn't expected to play at all in Brazil
June 16, 2014
Kevin Alexander
U.S.-Ghana Preview: Will Offense Be the Best Defense for Michael Bradley and the Americans?
The Black Stars's backline is inexperienced and vulnerable, and the Americans are finally ready to win a fast-break match.
June 16, 2014
Kevin Alexander
This Was the Best World Cup Ball of All Time
Plus, a ranking of every official tournament ball since 1970
June 11, 2014
Kevin Alexander
Here's Hoping This Brazilian World Cup is Half as Wild as the Last One
Blackmail, dropouts, and upsets, oh my

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