When Soccer America last spoke with Adam Belz in 2019, the founder of the popular Scuffed podcast was still a full-time agriculture reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Scuffed was still — albeit immensely time-consuming — a hobby. Belz left the newspaper after election day in 2020 and by January of this year, the podcast […]
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World Cup Retro 1958: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the sixth World Cup, hosted by Sweden and won by Brazil. Nils Liedholm. Sweden had won the gold medal at the 1948 Olympic soccer tournament in London but its stars, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm, were dropped from the national team by the […]
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World Cup Retro 1954: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the fifth World Cup, hosted by Switzerland and won by West Germany. Television. The fifth World Cup, hosted by Switzerland so FIFA could celebrate its 50th anniversary in its headquarter nation, was the first to be televised. The European Broadcast Union, which had to pay […]
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Taylor Rockwell on the Total Soccer Show's evolution and covering the USMNT roller coaster
The Total Soccer Show podcast, which recently aired its 1,000th episode, was started by Taylor Rockwell with Daryl Grove, who passed away two years ago this week after a battle with colon cancer. “In a lot of ways, he was and still is the soul of the show,” says Rockwell. Rockwell has since been joined by Joseph Lowery, Ryan […]
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Results: Under-17 Women's World Cup
Oct. 30 in Navi Mumbai, India Third-Place Game Nigeria 3 Germany 3. (Goals: Ajakaye 20, Bello 48, Etim 63; Veit 73, Bartz 85, Bender 90. Att.: 4,722.) (Nigeria wins 3-2 on penalties.) Final Spain 1 Colombia 0. (Goal: own goal 82. Att.: 24,824.) Golden Ball: Vicky Lopez (Spain). Silver Ball: Linda Caicedo (Colombia). Bronze Ball: […]
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World Cup Retro 1950: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the fourth World Cup, hosted by Brazil and won by Uruguay. Maracana. Brazil was a natural choice to host the World Cup after the tournament’s hiatus during World War II. Rebuilding European nations didn’t put soccer stadiums high on their priority list. Brazil, where soccer’s […]
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Making of the MLS conference finalists
MLS moves into the conference finals on Sunday when LAFC hosts Austin FC in the Western Conference and the Philadelphia Union faces NYCFC in a rematch of the 2021 Eastern Conference final. Only NYCFC, the defending champion, has won MLS Cup, but all four conference finalists are there for a reason. All have front-offices that […]
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Copa Libertadores: Flamengo beats Athletico Paranaense to capture all-Brazilian final
Flamengo won the all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores final on Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Athletico Paranaense in the Estadio Monumental. Gabriel Barbosa grabbed the decisive goal on the stroke of halftime, slotting home a fine cross from Everton Ribeiro at the back post. The goal came just minutes after Athletico central defender Pedro Henrique was […]
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Thorns become NWSL's first three-time champion
The Portland Thorns won the 2022 NWSL championship with a 2-0 win over the Kansas City Current before an announced crowd of 17,624 at Washington’s Audi Field. The Thorns, at the center of the investigations into abuse in the NWSL, became the first team to win three league titles. They have also won two Shield […]
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Road to Qatar: Josh Sargent sidelined with calf strain
Tyler Adams returned to action, starting along with Brenden Aaronson, in Leeds United’s 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield that ended its eight-game winless streak and moved it out of the relegation zone. Adams is one of six U.S. World Cup candidates who have missed action over the last week because of injuries. • The […]