The U.S.'s World Cup qualifying effort has proven to be about a young group's capacity to respond, and that was on display in a second window-salvaging win in as many months.
Germany punched its ticket by clinching first place in its qualifying group with a win over North Macedonia on Monday and Armenia's failure to defeat Romania.
A first World Cup qualifying loss ever to Panama was the result of adverse conditions, a rotated squad and a poor effort, but it doesn't have to be a derailing event.
The 18-year-old Valencia midfielder has had to be patient to make his contribution in competitive play for the U.S., but after being cap-tied vs. Jamaica, his time has come.
As the NWSL faces a large-scale sexual abuse, emotional abuse and team mismanagement scandal, Spirit players call for ownership to be given to someone they trust.