Newcastle’s expected threat to the Premier League’s traditional top six has arrived ahead of schedule with the Magpies well in the running for a place in next season’s Champions League. A run of 13 points from a possible 15, including trips to Manchester United and Tottenham, has propelled Eddie Howe‘s men ahead of United, Chelsea […]
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Valencia-Barcelona: Xavi and Gattuso, rivals as players, meet again as coaches
Xavi (above) and Gennaro Gattuso were World Cup-winning midfielders with differing styles in their playing days, but the coaches of Barcelona and Valencia meet in La Liga this weekend in similarly uncomfortable situations. October has not treated them kindly after strong starts to the season, turning Saturday’s clash at Mestalla into a thorny prospect for both […]
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Awards: NWSL Defender of the Year winners
2013: Becky Sauerbrunn, FC Kansas City2014: Becky Sauerbrunn, FC Kansas City2015: Becky Sauerbrunn, FC Kansas City2016: Lauren Barnes, Seattle Reign2017: Abby Erceg, NC Courage2018: Abby Dahlkemper, NC Courage2019: Becky Sauerbrunn, Utah Royals2020: no regular season2021: Caprice Dydasco, Gotham FC2022: Naomi Girma, San Diego WaveNote: Girma was also named 2022 Rookie of the Year.
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Watch: Jon Hamm return as Santa for winter World Cup alert
With the World Cup stretching into the holiday season for the first time ever, World Cup ads are decidedly different this time around. Enter Santa, played by Jon Hamm, in his second promo ad for Fox’s coverage. USA’s World Cup opener against Wales is only three weeks away. Hamm’s first promo for Fox showed him […]
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Roster: U.S. men's beach soccer (Intercontinental Cup, Nov. 1-6)
GOALKEEPERS (2): Xavier Snaer-Williams (Oceanside, Calif.), Chris Toth (Fallbrook, Calif.) DEFENDERS (5): Chris Albiston (Virginia Beach, VA.), Antonio Chavez (Oceanside, Calif.), Andres Navas (Miami, Fla.), Nicolas Perea (Hollywood, Fla.), Jason Santos (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.). FORWARDS (5): Alessandro Canale (Venice Beach, Calif.), Fredo Dilbert (Miami, Fla.), William Lobato (Hollywood, Fla.), Conner Rezende (Davie, Fla.), […]
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Watch: North Carolina product score in Liga MX final
The 21-year-old Mauricio Isais, a Texas native who grew up in North Carolina, scored Pachuca’s fourth goal in the 41st minute of its 5-1 win at Toluca in the first-leg of the Liga MX Apertura final. Isais, discovered at the 2017 Sueno Alianza de Futbol’s showcase by Pachuca, has 22 first-team appearances under his belt […]
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Watch: Sophia Smith recount her USWNT journey
In its latest addition to its The Journey series, U.S. Soccer offers a 10-minute dive into the life of Sophia Smith, one of the U.S. women’s national team most promising young attackers and this season’s NWSL MVP. Smith, 22, grew up in Fort Collins, an hour and a half from where her club, Real Colorado, played […]
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LAFC brings extra motivation and confidence into Western Conference final at home against Austin FC, which beat it twice
Los Angeles FC stands just one victory from its first MLS Cup appearance, and much of that comes down to a brilliant offseason that answered every doubt created by last year’s playoff miss, the first in club history. The run to a second Supporters’ Shield in four seasons is product of a judicious rebuild […]
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USMNT: Matt Turner's injury adds to latest worries
It’s less than two weeks before U.S. national team coach Gregg Berhalter will announce his 26-player roster for the World Cup, and injury concerns are growing again. The latest worry: Matt Turner, who had three consecutive shutouts for Arsenal in the Europa League, missed the Gunners’ match on Thursday at PSV — a 2-0 loss […]
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What They're Saying: Jesse Marsch
“I’m not dumb. I understand exactly, if we don’t win games, I put them in a very difficult situation to continue to support me.” — Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch on his club’s precarious situation, plunged into the relegation zone with just two points from its last nine Premier League games, ahead of the trip […]