Brian Schmetzer Expects Tough Match against Portland Timbers

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Seattle Sounders manager Brian Schmetzer claims that he is looking forward to renewing the rivalry with Portland Timbers this weekend.


After an amazing run of form, Seattle have been propelled to the top of the table. The club will be looking to maintain this lofty position after having struggled with form for much of the campaign. It took several weeks for Seattle Sounders to find the winning combination, but now the club have been one of the top teams in the division. Seattle have been able to beat almost anyone in front of them, but Portland Timbers are only one point behind them in the table.

Ahead of the rivalry, Schmetzer was complimentary of Portland Timbers and he claimed that the table deflected the quality of the opposition. He knows that it will be an extremely difficult match for his team, but he hopes that Portland will not be able to claim a win. Forward Will Bruin was unavailable for the home game against Portland back in May. He was suffering from a dislocated elbow. (more…)

YOUNG KLINSMANN IN GOAL FOR HERTHA

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The son of former Germany international Jurgen Klinsmann is gradually carving his own niche at German club Hertha Berlin.


The 20-year old studies at Berkeley in California but reports say he has agreed to a pro football deal with Hertha Berlin.

Jonathan Klinsmann featured in every minute at the recent FIFA Under-20 World Cup as the Stars and Stripes team reached the last eight at the age grade event. He was pictured with Pal Dardai’s side for pre-season training with reports claiming the club reached out to the older Klinsmann after his World Cup appearance.

Jonathan is impressed to be in the second team of the club. He has had trials at Premier League sides West Ham and Everton and even at Stuttgart – where he father once played. He deems it a fantastic chance to play in a Bundesliga, getting very close to the action while developing as a keeper.

“It’s a completely different level to the USA. I arrived in Berlin a couple of days early to acclimatise. I trained with Ilja [Hofstadt, Hertha youth keepers coach]. He helped a lot and gave me a lot of tips for training with the senior team,” Jonathan said. (more…)

KLINSMANN – MESSI NEEDS WORLD CUP TO SEAL LEGACY

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Former national soccer coach of the men’s United States team Jurgen Klinsmann has said that Argentine superstar Lionel Messi needs to “seal his legacy” by winning the World Cup.


The diminutive Barcelona star has won virtually everything possible in club football but he is yet to win a major trophy for the national side.

Messi led the team to the final of the 2015 and 2016 Copa America tournaments but they ended up runners up on both occasions. They had finished runners up at the 2014 World Cup as well. Their World cup hopes for the World Cup 2018 is shaky and the team does not seem like one that would pose major threat if they eventually make it.

“There’s a chance he’ll get it in Russia next year. A player like Messi needs to seal his legacy by winning the World Cup. I want him to win it because he deserves it,” Klinsmann said. (more…)

SHERINGHAM: TOTTENHAM ALMOST GOT MARADONA

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Premier League legend Teddy Sheringham has disclosed that Tottenham Hotspurs almost signed South American football legend Diego Maradona in the 1990s.


Argentinean Ossie Ardiles was the manager of Spurs. He wanted to lure his compatriot to join the team at White Hart Lane but then he decided to make a move on Germany football star Jurgen Klinsmann.

It is unknown if Ardiles regretted his decision as he was fired in 1993 as big transfer signings like the German and others failed to live up to expectations. He was a legend as a player but that was not enough to keep him on.

Sheringham revealed that he got on “really well” with the then coach as he was the skipper at the time. He said the coach asked for his opinion to sign Maradona. He said he encouraged him to as he was ecstatic to play with him. (more…)

USMNT HOST SERBIA IN ARENA’S FIRST MATCH

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The United State men’s national team will take on Serbia in Bruce Arena’s first match since replacing Jurgen Klinsmann as manager.


The friendly, which comes on a non-FIFA date, will take place January 29 at 4 p.m. ET at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium, and it will be the first of two friendlies that concludes the national team’s annual January training camp. The second friendly has not yet been announced. Given the timing, the U.S. will be made up largely of an MLS-based contingent, with European-based players on club duty not required to be released.

As a result, Serbia won’t have its full complement of players, either, much like Iceland did not during its friendly against the USA at the start of 2016. Serbia is currently in second place in Group D of UEFA World Cup qualifying with a 2-0-2 record. The US and Serbia have never before played, though the US did face off with Yugoslavia – which is recognized by FIFA and UEFA as the predecessor to the Serbian national team – twice, including at the 1998 World Cup. (more…)

Jurgen Klinsmann Praises Appointment of Bob Bradley at Swansea

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Jurgen Klinsmann says that it is a fantastic decision by Swansea to appoint former United States national team manager Bob Bradley as their new boss.


The Premier League outfit are owned by Americans and it is not a surprise that they have gone for Bradley. Even though the American has little experience of managing clubs outside the MLS, many have vouched for the 58-year-old who has been in charge of clubs like Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, and the Egyptian national team. Bradley will have to make an impact straight away, as Swansea are 17th in the table and already looking like relegation contenders.

The club sacked manager Francesco Guidolin after repeated attempts to improve the club’s form resulted in a failure. Klinsmann knows a thing or two about the Premier League from his time at Tottenham as a striker. In the past, Klinsmann has also been linked with the vacant managerial jobs but he seems to be content with continuing as the US national team boss for the time being. (more…)

Jurgen Klinsmann Hopes for Swift Clint Dempsey Return

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US national team feared the worst when one of the star assets – Clint Dempsey – was diagnosed with irregular heartbeat.


It has forced him to miss the national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers. However, the latest news is that he will not be on the sidelines for a long and manager Jurgen Klinsmann is pleased to hear the news. Even at 33 years of age, Dempsey is one of the important players for the national team. As someone who has represented the likes of Fulham and Tottenham in the English Premier league, he is extremely experienced at handling big games.

The attacking midfielder has made 130 appearances for the national team and scored 52 goals in the process. He will be undergoing medical evaluations over the course of the next few weeks. The first concern began when Dempsey missed the game for Seattle Sounders against Portland Timbers. The match finished as yet another defeat for Seattle Sounders, who have been very poor this season. The US will be involved in two important games against St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago. Even though these are World Cup 2018 qualifiers, the US are confident that they can perform and get victories even without their star man in the team.
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Jurgen Being Considered For England Coaching

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There is much speculation about who will be the new coach for England.


There are many candidates being considered for the position, including former captain of England, David Beckham, whom many people consider to be a natural leader which is what the England’s team needs right now. After the team was not able to complete the group rounds in the Premier League, there is renewed focus on finding the right coach for the team.

Jurgen Klinsmann is the US coach who is one of the candidates being considered for the position. FA’s technical director, Dan Ashworth talks about Klinsmann, who is in his sight as he considers possible candidates for the position like Arsene Wenger, Eddie Howe, Sam Allardyce and others. England has been without a coach after Roy Hodgson has resigned from the position after the team lost out to Iceland. This was in the round of 16 following which the England team departed from the tournament. (more…)

Is Klinsmann The Next Manager For An England Team?

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With several candidates being considered for the next managerial position in England, Jurgen Klinsmann has been one of the names that are being considered.

He is definitely one of the favorites of the bookmakers currently but there are close contestants like David Beckham. Klinsmann is known to have revived the fortunes of Germany team for the two years he spent with the country’s team as their manager. Joachim Low was assistant to Klinsmann, who is considered a winning coach of World Cup caliber. Since 2006 Klinsmann has been doing his managerial job and hence, he has over a decade’s experience to provide.

Indeed, the Euro cup decides the moves and appointments for many teams and their managers. With England, having failed to pass on to the knockout rounds, there is frenzy in the air about bringing about a change in the top manager position for the team. Many feel that England is rapidly declining in their performance and gone are the days when they were right behind Germany or were better than them which were the trend in the late sixties.
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Jurgen Klinsmann might be managing Everton next season

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There are rumors that the current United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann might be managing Everton next season.

With Klinsmann becoming under increasing pressure in the States and with fans getting frustrated with Martinez, then a move for the German manager might be possible.


Klinsmann has come under pressure during recent times with the United States finishing fourth in the Gold Cup. They only managed to beat lowly Haiti and Honduras and experienced humiliating defeat at the hands of Jamaica and Panama. Fans were not too pleased with the way their team was playing and have called for the German manager to be replaced especially with the Copa America coming.

Roberto Martinez has also had his share of critics this season with fans regularly protesting against him. Everton, who have always finished in the top half of the table under David Moyes, are now a mid-table team without any hope of making it to Europe. Their only chances of success this season were in the FA Cup, but Manchester United beat them. There are even reports that the players themselves have lost faith in Martinez and will want him to be replaced next season. (more…)