Football Club News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
PODCAST – What’s up Internet? Happy New Year! Dan and Matt are back with a podcast to kick off 2023. We begin with analysis of the disturbing and heartbreaking news regarding the USMNT Berhalter investigation into a domestic violence incident with his now wife and how the Reyna family has brought this U.S. Soccer drama […] READ MORE
France are one win away from going back to the World Cup Final. They play pleasant surprise Morocco at Al-Bayt Stadium. The winner will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in the final on Sunday. The loser will play Croatia in the third place game on Saturday. Let’s see how Didier Deschamps will set up with […] READ MORE
PODCAST – Hey there. Welcome to Last Word Soccer Club Radio, with Matt and Rachael. Thanks so much for joining us. On this episode, Matt and Rachael (separately, schedules are difficult) say RIP Grant Wahl. We celebrate Grant as a person and journalist. Stop listening to this podcast right now and tell the people who […] READ MORE
BREAKING – American journalist Grant Wahl is dead. He was 48. Posts on social media started circulating after the Netherlands Argentina game. His brother Eric, who is gay, posted on both Twitter and Instagram detailing the events and accusing foul play. Grant was a pillar of the soccer journalism community, having covered the sport for […] READ MORE
Argentina are back in the World Cup Quarterfinals. They meet Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands side that are tactically flexible and a collective. Albicelestes got here after a shock loss to Saudi Arabia. After righting the ship with 2-0 wins over Mexico and Poland, they survived Australia 2-1 in the Round of 16. A spectacular first […] READ MORE
The Netherlands are in the World Cup Quarterfinal. They meet Lionel Messi and Argentina, who they faced in a Semifinal in 2014. Louis van Gaal might be the best tactical manager left in Qatar. They surprised the United States with how they set up in the Round of 16. How will they lineup against Albicelestes […] READ MORE
The World Cup quarterfinals is here. The Netherlands meet Lionel Messi and Argentina. The winner will likely face Brazil in the semifinal. Messi again carried Argentina against a scrappy Australia. Louis van Gaal tactically dissented the United States in the Round of 16, with transition play leading to a 3-1 win. All that despite a […] READ MORE
The United States Men’s National Team is out of the World Cup. They lost to the Netherlands in the Round of 16 after a climactic win against Iran to finish the group stage. The second youngest team at this tournament showed their inexperience against the Dutch, but they have a number of emerging players. One […] READ MORE
Just like that, it’s all over. The United States Men’s National Team is out of the World Cup. Four days after a climactic win against Iran to finish second in Group B, they were outclassed by the Netherlands 3-1. What went wrong for the USA, why, and what does it mean? Let’s take a look […] READ MORE
PODCAST – What’s up Internet? The United States Men’s National Team are out of the World Cup. Matt and Ed get together for an instant USMNT Netherlands review. We break down all four goals in the 3-1 loss and what went wrong for the Americans and why. Personal decisions, execution, and the emotions of the […] READ MORE
Matt has been writing for Last Word since 2014. He previously covered Saint Louis FC in their inaugural season. Now he lives in Denver, covering the Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy, with one eye on the U.S. National Teams.