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Soccer America’s MLS Guide (Summer Market)
MLS’s summer transfer window closed on Sept. 2. It was MLS’s last summer window as the league’s secondary market. It will adopt its new calendar in…
BALLON D’OR: Lionel Messi and Rose Lavelle are nominated for 2026 awards
Messi, winner of a record eight Ballon d’Or trophies, faces stiff competition from one of the deepest fields in history. Lavelle was nominated for the first…
Five MLS players on a roll: A U.S. striker, plus Dutch, Croatian, Swiss and Norwegian scorers
The 2026 MLS season keeps barreling on, with another weekend of games in the books. Here at Soccer America, we’re breaking down the standout players from…
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Brandi Mitchell on walking soccer’s rise and appeal
Professional soccer players run between six and nine miles in a match. So the term “walking soccer” may seem odd. But the vast majority of soccer…
Americans Abroad: Freeman and Bello make UEFA Champions League debuts
Alex Freeman, the USMNT’s 22-year-old right back, came on at halftime in Villarreal’s 3-2 loss at Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions…
Philadelphia homegrown Neil Pierre: Towering teenage defender is a force at both ends
After named MLS Next Pro Defender of the Year in 2025, Pierre went on loan to Lyngby and helped it earn Danish Superliga promotion. When he…
Mourinho’s Real Madrid make winning start against Inter Milan
The record 15-time European champion took a two-goal lead on goals by Kylian Mbappe and Fede Valverde thanks to two Inter errors in the first half.
SA Archives (2007): U.S. Soccer’s previous move into the youth game
Last week, we reported on U.S. Soccer absorbing the 2.7 million-player USYS. Nineteen years ago, we reported on U.S. Soccer launching the Boys Development Academy Department…
Brazil great Formiga says 2027 World Cup will ‘change players’ lives’
The 2027 tournament will mark the first time the World Cup has been held in Latin America, in a country where women were banned from playing…
ITALY: Totti turns down Azzurri and Roma to join basketball club
Francesco Totti, who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy, said that he had turned down roles to rebuild Italy’ national team — which missed the last…
Turkish Airlines will be new Liverpool shirt sponsor in $406 million deal
Turkish Airlines will become Liverpool’s new front-of-shirt sponsor from the start of the 2027-28 season, the Premier League giants announced on Tuesday. No fee was disclosed…
MLS Weekend: Philly and St. Louis surge
St. Louis City moved into the Western Conference’s top 5 by beating leader Vancouver. Philadelphia’s 16-year-old scored again to extend the Union’s undefeated streak to eight…
Americans Abroad: 7 U.S. players in the UEFA Champions League
Matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League’s league phase kicks off on Tuesday, when Texan Samuel Adeniran and Georgia product George Bello could make their UCL…
Mauricio Pochettino speaks to various issues upon entering his second cycle
“I called the federation that always I am open to be part of the process, but I think they need to feel good. It cannot be…
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Wow, very touching stories, and I remember those days in the late 80s where the only way young American kids…
I suspect he switched sides because I was close to solving his move.
It was 30 years ago so now I am not sure. I think he had the ball on the inside…
In 800 amateur matches I ran across 1 player that used (well) a move that I thought was the Mathews.…
Jovan Kirovski won the Champions League with Dortmund in 1997.