We asked: if you could put the U.S. National Teams in whatever kit you wanted, what would you design them? All those years of judging the kits the teams wore, the debates with friends, the […]
Category: Culture
Meet A Member: Brian “Hex” Hexsel
By Lila Asnani / Special to VOAO Ask any AO member what one of their favorite or memorable events for game day is and I am sure the AO tailgate will be frequently mentioned. Did […]
Talking Points: Week of August 13th
Keeping up with everything in the American soccer world is a tough task. Every week we distill it all down in a few bits and pieces from the MNT, WNT, YNT, and AO world just […]
Meet A Member: Hartford’s Tom Lovkay
Name: Tom Lovkay AO Chapter: AO Hartford Caps: 34 When did you become a member? 2010 What does being a member and chapter leader mean to you? Being the President of AO Hartford and CAC […]
Meet A Member! Oakland’s Leslie
Name: Leslie Manganaan AO Chapter: Oakland Caps: 23 Member since: 2012 Tell us something you’ve done with an AO friend that wasn’t soccer-related? One day I went to a San Francisco Giants game with a […]
Being a Female Leader in AO: A long ass winded dissertation by Jennifer Slape
Growing up I was shy, very awkward, uncoordinated, self-conscious, and total weirdo (said with a badge of honor). In 1999 by seemingly random chance I watched the USWNT win the World Cup. I was hooked […]
Meet A Few of our Incredible Female AO Chapter Leaders
In 2007 AO was founded by three guys, Korey, Justin and Ben. A simple vision to provide events and community surround the men’s national team. Quite the boys’ club. Ten years later… things have changed […]
An American Outlaws Love Story
Antonio and I met at the USWNT vs Mexico 2015 Women’s World Cup send off game in Carson, CA. At the time, I was living in the East Bay after getting a teaching job in […]
Meet a Member! Asheville’s Alex
Name: Alex Hamilton Chapter: Asheville U.S. Soccer Caps: 5 What goal incited your craziest celebration? What was your celebration? I possibly could have caught Clint Dempsey’s header in the COPA America quarterfinals in Seattle […]
Pulisic’s Christmas Miracle Dog Delivery
If you were on soccer social media on in the last couple of days then you might have seen one of the best things to happen in 2017. Christian Pulisic, in our nation’s capital for […]