Sacha Kljestan has quietly put together a solid season for RSC Anderlecht, but he made some noise in the club's latest win on Sunday. Kljestan scored his third goal of the season (fourth across all competitions) in Anderlecht's 4-2 win over Racing Genk w

Some good things; some bad things... The United States went south to Panama Wednesday night and came away with a win against a CONCACAF up-and-comer and little else. The small margin of victory came early in the contest as Zach Loyd lofted a ball into th

In a 1-0 friendly loss to the United States, Gomez played as a calming link between Panama’s back four and skittish front five. The bad news: The United States play their center midfielders so deep that Gomez was never really tested. Panama played their

Not to be out-shown by the atrocious work being done in the press box, both the United States and Panama turned in embarrassingly poor performances in what was, by far, the least attractive game of soccer in the Klinsmann era. Graham Zusi grabbed the gam

Last night the US Soccer's "Camp Cupcake" Team followed up Saturday night's 1-0 win over Venezuela with a 1-0 win over Panama. I admit that the "Camp Cupcake" moniker is not my favorite for the annual US Soccer winter camp that primarily gives numerous M

Ives Galarcep brings us the top five American performances overseas this past weekend. Oguchi Onyewu. Fabian Johnson, Jonathan Spector, Zak Whitbread and Brad Guzan headline the list See how the United States players graded out in their Saturday friendly

In a dull and lifeless game in Panama City, the United States narrowly defeated Panama on Wednesday night for their third straight win under head coach Jurgen Klinsmann The win concluded the annual January camp which is held mostly for players based in S

Four days after putting together an impeccable performance against Venezuela, the United States had to overcome a sloppy and disheveled showing to escape Estadio Rommel Fernandez with a 1-0 win over Panama Wednesday night. Graham Zusi’s ninth minute goal

A stoppage-time goal from Ricardo Clark on Saturday against Venezuela gave t

Panama, which recorded a first-ever win over the United States in the group stages of the 2011 Gold Cup, failed to repeat the trick in a friendly in Panama City on Wednesday. A close-range Graham Zusi goal in the ninth minute decided the game in the Amer

Ricardo Clark earned his first U.S. national team start in 19 months for Wednesday night’s exhibition game at Panama after scoring in stoppage time against Venezuela last weekend. Clark, who replaced Jeff Larentowicz in the midfield, had not started for

If the January U.S. national team camp, and the two friendlies scheduled during that time, is a crash course in what it takes to make the national team, then Professor Jurgen Klinsmann’s next test will cover playing in front of a hostile crowd far from h

After picking up a thrilling victory over Venezuela on Saturday night thanks to a late header by Ricardo Clark, the United States men's national team takes the field for another friendly on Wednesday night. Panama is the opponent this time as several pla

The defense may have been dominant in the U.S. men's 1-0 shutout of Venezuela last weekend, but the offense needs to shape up if the USA is to knock off Panama in its friendly on Wednesday. Against Venezuela, USA's offense didn't come around until the en

Saturday night was an ugly match with a storybook ending. Here's to Ricardo Clark. The Yanks are coming off what’s becoming the typical Jurgen Klinsmann USMNT performance when faced with less skilled competition. They possessed the crap out of ball, move

With the first friendly of 2012 producing a thrilling, though somewhat disappointing 1-0 victory against Venezuela on Saturday, the U.S. men's national team is now in Panama preparing for the first tough road match for this young group. Jurgen Klinsmann

Midfielders Graham Zusi (left) and Benny Feilhaber (right) had their moments against Venezuela but need to do more. Fear the World Cup road qualifier in CONCACAF, where conditions are erratic and unpredictable, and where results are hard earned even when

For today's entry, we bring you the top ten things Ricardo Clark’s 97th-minute winner against Venezuela made us completely forget. 2. Our ongoing scoring record against Western Hemisphere opposition. We just know Herr Klinnsmann’s going to play for the 0

Player ratings in soccer are by definition a subjective measure. One person’s 6 is another man’s 4. And since no two people view players or the game the same way, that is not likely to change. But because some readers have asked, John Godfrey — who regul