Dear U.S. Soccer,
This goes out to all of you who were involved in the U.S.’s World Cup qualifying. Sunil Gulati, Jürgen Klinsmann, Bruce Arena, Tim Howard, Michael Bradley, Clint Dempsey, Christian Pulisic — everyone from the top down — this letter is for you.
First, don’t make any excuses. You failed. You failed in embarrassing fashion. For the rest of your lives you will be remembered as the team that failed to qualify for the World Cup. The field sucked. Mexico and Costa Rica should have won.