Rodrigo Lopez was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, but grew up in Santa Barbara, California. He honed his skills at Chivas Guadalajara’s academy system
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World Coach of the Year Sarina Wiegman on the rise of Dutch women's soccer and the benefits of kids playing coed
Sarina Wiegman was voted Best FIFA Women’s Coach of 2017 after guiding the Netherlands women to their first major title, the 2017 European Championship, at which the Dutch endedGermany’s 22-year reign. Wiegman, who played college ball for Coach Anson Dorrance‘s 1989 NCAA-title winning University of North Carolina alongside Mia Hamm andKristine Lilly, took the national […]
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Gary Lewis on the Chicago Fire’s youth game model, its ‘discovery centers’ and the need to win
Before moving to the USA, Lewis was Liverpool FC’s Head of Youth Development for six years.
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Gavin Glinton on taking charge of the Oakland Roots, facing archrival Sac Republic, and his varied playing career
The Oakland Roots host the Sacramento Republic on Sunday in the nationally televised NorCal Derby.
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Luis Mendoza on Weston FC’s inner workings to spawn Florida’s top young talent
Weston FC’s notable recent alum include Tyler Hall, Benjamin Cremaschi, Noah Allen and Aiden Morris.
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Victor Rivas on full-time reffing, his ‘undefined love’ of soccer, and officiating MLS’s global stars
Victor Rivas is close to reffing 100 MLS games since making his 2018 debut in the league.
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Lindsay Casinelli on the Copa America’s cultural medley, family fueling her enchantment with soccer, and what she learned from Derek Jeter
Casinella reports on a variety of major sports, but soccer has a special place in her heart.
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Real Salt Lake’s Kurt Schmid on MLS roster-building: From global shopping to the college draft
RSL is in a tight race atop the Western Conference standings with LAFC and the LA Galaxy,.
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USA-Panama Copa América Player Ratings
USA-PANAMA EXPRESS:June 27 in AtlantaUSA 1 Panama 2. Goals: Balogun 22; Blackman 26, Fajardo 83.Att.: 59,145. After opening the Copa America with a comfortable 2-0 win over Bolivia, the USA on Thursday lost to Panama 2-1 in one of the wildest games in recent men’s national team memory. Striker Folarin Balogun drew first blood in […]
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Roman Torres on Panama vs. USMNT, his historic World Cup qualifying goal, and Seattle Sounders memories
The Panamanian’s goal against Costa Rica in 2018 World Cup qualifying proved devastating for the USA.