The opening round of the MLS Cup Playoffs is in the books and if you’re not watching these games, you may be missing out on something very important for the U.S. men’s national team. The back-to-back days have seen two former U.S. youth national team stars shine and make strong cases that they deserve to be on the senior team as soon as possible.
The Columbus Crew’s Zack Steffen put on one of the most impressive displays by an American goalkeeper since Tim Howard’s iconic performance against Belgium in 2010. He nearly single-handedly knocked Atlanta United out of the playoffs with his stellar performance on Thursday night.