The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is a full member of FIFA and governs American soccer at the international, professional, and amateur levels, including: the men's and women's national teams, Major League Soccer, youth organizations, beach soccer, futsal, Paralympic and deaf national teams. U.S. Soccer sanctions referees and soccer tournaments for most soccer leagues in the United States. The U.S. Soccer Federation also administers and operates the U.S. Open Cup, SheBelieves Cup, and the Tournament of Nations.
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American retired professional soccer player who is the manager, co-founder, and vice-president of soccer operations for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC, and also strategic advisor for Lincoln City. He was voted as the best U.S. soccer player of all time by a poll conducted by ESPN. Major League Soccer have ranked Donovan as the greatest American soccer player of all time, noting "who else could it be right?"
Soccer in the United States is run by different organizations. The United States Soccer Federation governs most levels of soccer in the country, including the national teams, professional leagues, and amateur leagues. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) governs colleges and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) governs schools. The match regulations are generally the same between the three governing bodies although there are many subtle differences.
George Edward Pope is an American former soccer player who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent eleven years as a defender for the United States national team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Pope spent most of his career playing for D.C. United.
Marcelo Balboa is an American retired professional soccer who played as a defender in the 1990s for the United States national team, becoming its captain. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Ricardo Anthony Clark is an American retired soccer player who played as a midfielder. He appeared for MetroStars, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo and Columbus Crew SC in the United States, Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany, and Stabæk in Norway. Clark also appeared for the United States national team.
John Paul "JP" Dellacamera is an American play-by-play sportscaster primarily for Major League Soccer with the Philadelphia Union, as well as major soccer tournaments and ice hockey. Dellacamera is one of a handful of people to have worked for ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX.
Dave Sarachan is a former American soccer player and coach who currently manages the Puerto Rico national football team. Sarachan spent two seasons as a player in the North American Soccer League and four in Major Indoor Soccer League before retiring in 1982. Since then, he has coached at the collegiate, professional, and national team levels. He served as head coach with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer from 2002 to 2007 and as interim head coach of the United States men's national soccer team from 2017 to 2018.
Derek Rae is a Scottish association football commentator and presenter who currently works for ESPN and the Bundesliga World Feed. He is also an ambassador for Berwick Rangers.
Hérculez Gómez Hurtado is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He currently works as a commentator in both English and Spanish for ESPN.
Stuart Alistair Holden is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder, and is currently a lead TV game analyst for Fox Sports. Holden is part of the ownership group for Spanish La Liga soccer club, RCD Mallorca.
Michael Dax McCarty is an American professional footballer who plays for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer. He is usually deployed as a central midfielder, although on occasions has played on the right-side.
Bradley Ray Evans is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
Glenn Davis is an American sportscaster. He is best known as the lead play-by-play announcer for local TV broadcasts of the Houston Dynamo and his weekly radio show titled "Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis" on KFNC.
John Strong is an American television play-by-play broadcaster who is the lead play-by-play voice for MLS on Fox. His work has appeared on NBC, Fox, ESPN among other networks. He is a former radio host on 750-AM "The Game" in Portland, Oregon and was the radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Portland Timbers Major League Soccer team. John Strong is the voice of USMNT for Fox.
Exploria Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in downtown Orlando, Florida. The stadium is located along West Church Street in the Parramore neighborhood west of Downtown Orlando. It is the home of Orlando City SC, which entered Major League Soccer (MLS) as an expansion franchise in 2015, and their National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) affiliate club, the Orlando Pride. The stadium was completed in time for Orlando City's home opener of the 2017 season on March 5 and it became the first ever venue to permanently host MLS, NWSL, and USL teams all in the same location that year. Originally known as Orlando City Stadium, on June 4, 2019, it was announced that Exploria Resorts had acquired naming rights to the stadium.
Bradford Redder Jamieson IV is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward or left winger for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship.
Fox currently airs soccer matches in the United States. These matches are from the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Gold Cup, Copa América, MLS, and the Liga MX. Fox formerly aired the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, the Premier League, the Bundesliga, the Serie A, and the FA Cup.
Joseph Michael Scally is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Soccer on ESPN and ABC is a number of programs that currently airs soccer matches in the United States. These matches are from International, European, and American competitions.
