What we’re thankful for this year

Sometimes it seems like we only have criticism for the state of US Soccer. And to be fair, USSF and the NTs often do things deserving of criticism. But on this long weekend, let’s take a break and consider what we like about American soccer and the reasons we keep coming back to this sport.

Steph Yang

I’m grateful primarily for two things this year: a federation willing to actually fill a schedule for its women’s team, and for Rose Lavelle. On the former, the USWNT played 16 games this year. Yes, USSF taking nearly every available FIFA window is as much about making that sweet cash and mayyybe padding some stats as it is about keeping the WNT sharp, especially considering the available…