Shaun Tsakiris is the coach of the LA Galaxy U-17s, who won the 2023 MLS Next Cup and have advanced to the quarterfinals in this year’s playoffs underway in Tennessee. One of the country’s most respected youth development coaches, Tsakiris, 45, coached at Northern California’s De Anza Force before serving as a full-time U.S. youth […]
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Indy Eleven’s Sean McAuley on the USL Championship’s growth and challenges, the Open Cup, and what he’d ask Alex Ferguson
Sean McAuley took the helm of USL Championship club Indy Eleven for the 2024 season after serving as assistant coach and interim head coach of the MLS’s Minnesota United. The 51-year-old Englishman started his pro playing career with Manchester United after moving up from its academy. He failed to break through to the first team […]
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TV’s John Strong on this super month of soccer, satisfying the U.S. audience, and aiming for ‘Mount Everest’
John Strong, FOX Sports’ lead soccer play-by-play, has paired up with Stuart Holden on more than 300 games
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New Mexico United’s Eric Quill on his ‘kings of chaos,’ Open Cup thrills, and his marriage made in soccer
The 46-year-old Texan previously served as a Columbus Crew assistant coach and North Texas SC head coach.
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USA-Brazil Men’s Friendly Player Ratings
In its last friendly before the Copa America, the USA tied Brazil 1-1.
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Kevin Egan on the MLS 360 whip-around show: It’s like hosting a party at your house
Kevin Egan’s entry into the TV industry began by joining the audience at as many TV shows as he could.
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Jonathan Bornstein on his playing career odyssey and opening a new chapter in women’s college coaching
Bornstein played 38 times for the USA, including at the 2010 World Cup. His career is also remarkable for the hero status he achieved in Honduras.
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Joseph Nane on his player-to-coach journey with Oakland Roots and ‘USL Forward,’ and his Cameroon street soccer upbringing
Nane, 36, is a player-to-coach resident working within USL Forward.
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Beach soccer on the upswing: Coach Francis Farberoff expects USA to make history at World Cup in Dubai
The USA was winless in its last two Beach World Cups but arrives in Dubai with reasons for optimism.
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Melissa Ortiz on her Florida childhood soccer, playing for Colombia, and forging a broadcasting career
Born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Colombian immigrants, Melissa Ortiz entered the Colombian national team program while playing at Lynn University and helped Colombia reach the semifinals of the 2010 U-20 World Cup. She earned 28 caps for the full national team, played in the 2012 London Olympics, won a silver medal […]