Coach Jurgen Klinsmann calls on Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley to lead the USMNT into the final round of 2018 World Cup Qualifying for the CONCACAF region, The Hex. The Hex is the final […]
Author: Robert Cross
Robert W. Cross is a founding member and former President of American Outlaws Portland and a lifelong football fan and supporter of both club and country.
Taking Stock of the USMNT and Copa America
by Robert Cross / AO: Portland The 2016 Copa America Centenario comes to a close with USA finishing 4th. Chile edged Argentina on penalties to repeat as champions of Copa America. Colombia finished third as […]
USMNT Finishes Copa in Fourth Place
By Robert Cross / AO: Portland USA falls to Colombia 1-0 and finishes fourth place in Copa America tournament. Bobby Wood, Alejandro Bedoya, and Jermaine Jones all returned to the USMNT lineup and our effort […]
Tonight we need you all.
Join the American Outlaws as we support the USMNT in the biggest match in US Soccer history. That’s right, I said it. USA squaring off against Argentina in the semifinals of the Copa America Centenario […]
What to Expect While We’re Waiting for Tomorrow
By Robert Cross / AO: Portland The Copa America Centenario Semifinals are set. Colombia will face Chile in Chicago. Argentina will square off with USA in Texas. The USMNT finds itself as sole survivor […]
Four takeaways from USMNT-Ecuador
By Robert Cross / AO: Portland USA knocks out Ecuador 2-1 to advance to the Semifinals of Copa America Centenario. There’s that man again. Clint Dempsey continues to defy skeptics as he opened the […]
Let’s Just Win It All. Why Not?
By Robert Cross / AO: Portland On the eve of the Copa American Centenario knockout rounds, what is at stake for the USMNT? USA opened match play in Group A with a shaky performance on […]
Knockouts Here We Come!
By Robert Cross / AO: Portland A 10-man USMNT squad blanks Paraguay 1-0 as Brad Guzan comes up clutch and John Brooks stars. USA went up in the 27th minute of the first half after […]
With backs against the wall USMNT showed up big
By Robert Cross / AO: Portland Coach Klinsmann’s commitment to the old guard pays off as USA throttled Costa Rico 4-0. Jurgen Klinsmann is nothing if not defiant of the US Soccer media and […]
USMNT – Colombia: Post-Mortem
By Robert Cross / AO: Portland Defensive miscues and an inability to produce a proper ball in the final third doom USA in a 2-0 loss to Colombia. The USMNT held a significant possession advantage […]