Thomas Rongen has packed a lot of soccer into his 67 years. He played for 11 teams and coached for a dozen more. He was there for the end of the NASL, the start of MLS and birth of Chivas USA.

Having spent more than 50 years around the game of soccer — a time that included a short spell as head coach of the Revolution — Thomas Rongen has no doubt in his mind what his “most joyous ...

Dutch-American soccer coach Thomas Rongen has officially been announced as the new head coach of the American Samoa national team as they prepare for the Oceania Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

Thomas Rongen is played by Michael Fassbender in the film Next Goal Wins about his experience coaching the American Samoa soccer team. He talked with FanSided about the team and seeing his life ...

Thomas Rongen thought he had seen it all throughout a soccer career that has spanned 50 years and included 27 stops ranging from Amsterdam to Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale to Minneapolis to ...

Thomas Rongen, a former Sewall's Point resident, will be featured in 'Next Goal Wins,' a movie about coaching the American Samoa national soccer team.

Jaiyah Saelua formed a close bond with coach Thomas Rongen ... Nicky Salapu was the goalkeeper of the brutal 31-0 drubbing and has quit soccer. Ten years later, Rongen and Jaiyuh track him down to ...

Michael Fassbender plays coach Thomas Rongen in ‘Next Goal Wins”, a soccer movie by director Taika Waititi about American Samoa, the worst team in history.

Soccer In ‘Next Goal Wins,’ a former D.C. United coach gets the Hollywood treatment. Thomas Rongen, Jaiyah Saelua and director Taika Waititi discuss separating fact from fiction in the ...

Did American Samoa actually lose a soccer game 31-0? What's real and what's not in Taika Waititi's underdog sports comedy "Next Goal Wins." ...

Most soccer fans may know Thomas Rongen for his commentary on CBS Sports Golazo or beINSports. After all, the former coach usually hits the small screen full of personality with his unique suits and ...