While some pro players might opt for a vacation after retiring from the game, Federico Higuain made plans that have kept him on the field. It was a balmy Saturday night in late October last year and Higuain, playing with his brother Gonzalo, captained Inter Miami at DRV PNK Stadium against NYCFC for the last game […]
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Dave Johnson on the magic of sports, his remarkable soccer broadcasting career, and battling multiple sclerosis
Dave Johnson, D.C. United’s play-by-play man since its 1996 launch, started his soccer broadcasting career in the 1980s. He is also the voice of the NBA’s Washington Wizards and WTOP Radio’s sports director and morning sports anchor. SOCCER AMERICA: What are your earliest memories of developing an affinity for soccer? DAVE JOHNSON: I remember the Pele game […]
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Brad Evans on his goal and glory in Jamaica, and coaches Bradley, Schmid, Klinsmann and Arena
Brad Evans is cheerful and earnest as he reflects on a successful college, club and national team career. “I’m running around with my head cut off,” he says — coaching a girls high school team, working full-time as a brand ambassador for the Seattle Sounders — his team in 2009-2017 — and launching a direct athlete-to-donor […]
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Washington Huskies thrive under Jamie Clark, a coach inspired by his father's 'amazing impact'
Jamie Clark had been the Creighton University men’s soccer coach for just seven months, when the University of Washington called. He asked his father for advice. Bobby Clark — the former Scottish national team goalkeeper and Dartmouth, Stanford and Notre Dame coach known for his integrity and character — told his son that he could […]
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Glenn Crooks on his broadcasting career, New Jersey soccer culture, the youth landscape, and coaching Carli Lloyd in college
Glenn Crooks is a TV/radio broadcaster, journalist, podcaster and coach. After studying communications at the University of Georgia, he started women’s soccer programs at St. Peter’s University and LIU Brooklyn, before taking the helm at Rutgers University, where he coached Carli Lloyd in the early 2000s. These days, he coaches at prestigious New Jersey club […]
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Amanda Vandervort on women's pro soccer worldwide: the strides, setbacks and FIFPro's call to action
COVID’s effects on soccer are well-documented. Professional, college, high school and youth seasons have been shortened or canceled. Spectators are banned or limited. Some athletes and officials play with masks. The effects on the women’s game go beyond all that. Worldwide, at the professional level, nearly half of all players have seen their pay cut […]
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College club soccer provides well-balanced option for competitive players — plus management experience
In the intercollegiate club soccer world, teams are student-run, funds are minimal, scholarships are in absentia, and the stakes are relatively low. What there is an abundance of is fun. Many high schoolers don’t know what college club soccer is when they enroll in a university. Freshmen who explore their campuses in those orienteering days […]
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The Washington Post's Steven Goff on soccer reporting during the sport's rise in the USA
The Washington Post’s Steven Goff is unique among American soccer journalists. He has covered the sport for the same newspaper longer than any other full-time newspaper soccer reporter in the USA. He started working for The Washington Post while a sophomore at American University in 1985 and has covered soccer regularly for the influential daily […]
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Roger Bennett on 'American Fiasco,' becoming enchanted with USA soccer, and the roller-coaster 1990s
Roger Bennett, one half of the Men in Blazers duo along with Michael Davies, is host of a 12-episode WNYC Studios-produced podcast series, “American Fiasco,” which hit No. 1 oniTunes Podcasts Chart last weekend. The release of “American Fiasco” coincides with the USA failing to reach the 2018 World Cup, but follows the tale of […]