Nashville SC’s second team, Huntsville City FC, made its MLS Next Pro home debut May 19 in front of 5,605 at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium, a newly refurbished minor league baseball field. “In addition to being the second team for Nashville SC, we are the first team for Huntsville,” said Chad Emerson, […]
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Frank Yallop on Monterey Bay F.C.'s Open Cup run and the young club's local impact
Frank Yallop coached the San Jose Earthquakes to their two MLS Cup wins — in 2001 and 2003 — and had a 2008-2013 stint with the Quakes after coaching the Canadian national team and the LA Galaxy. Now second-year coach of the USL Championship’s Monterey Bay F.C., on April 25, he celebrated a Lamar Hunt […]
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Jon Busch on his Riverhounds' role, the USA's goalkeeper pool, and his 20-year pro playing career
Jon Busch, the 2008 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year with the fifth most regular-season shutouts in league history, has a secret to tell. “I’m actually 5-foot-9 and a quarter,” said Busch. “They always listed me at 5-foot-10 — but I’ll be honest now that I’m not playing anymore.” Remembered best for his athletic, gymnastic shot-stopping […]
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Tyson Wahl on Austin FC Academy progress, its Central Texas outreach, and GA Cup styles of play
Austin FC’s youth program, one of MLS’s youngest academies, was put into motion under the supervision of Tyson Wahl in 2019, two years before the club’s first MLS season in 2021, with a U-14 team in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Wahl, Austin’s Academy General Manager, has since overseen its expansion to four MLS Next teams (U-13, U-14, U-15, […]
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MLS Next's Chris Schuler on the modern pathway to pro soccer in the USA
Chris Schuler, MLS Next Manager of Player Development, recently oversaw the soccer operations at the Generation Adidas Cup. The 35-year-old, who was raised on Chicago, played four years at Creighton before being picked in the 2010 MLS Super Draft, 39th overall by Real Salt Lake. He played 96 of his 105 MLS games in Utah. […]
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Peter Trevisani on New Mexico United forging ahead to prove 'biggest hopes' can come true
When in 2018 Soccer America checked in with Peter Trevisani, the president and majority owner of the USL Championship’s New Mexico United, it had yet to play a game. Naturally, the investment banker was optimistic, and he spoke about a “100-year plan” with community engagement in one of the country’s poorest states. Five years on and […]
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Darin Van Tassell on soccer parents powering the rise of South Georgia Tormenta FC
With Statesboro, Georgia’s population being just upwards of 30,000, Darin Van Tassell says that his South Georgia Tormenta operates in the smallest market in North America professional soccer. Tormenta — the word for ‘storm’ in Spanish — won the 2022 USL League One title last fall, and its women’s team won the inaugural USL W League […]
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USA-Mexico Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-MEXICO EXPRESS:April 19 in Glendale, Arizona.USA 1 Mexico 1. Goals: Ferreira 81; Antuna 55.Att.: 55,730. • USMNT Fan Poll: Give us YOUR player ratings! * * * * * * * * * * In its 75th international meeting against Mexico, the USA pulled off a 1-1 tie despite being outshot 9-4. Its meek attacking efforts required no […]
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Steve Cooke on 'reality based' youth development, leaving the Sounders for Atlanta, and his Sheffield Wednesday experience
Steve Cooke is the head coach of Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro. He arrived to Georgia from the Seattle Sounders, where he served as Academy Director and coached their U-17s to the Generation Adidas Cup title in April 2022. The England native started his coaching career with his hometown club Sheffield Wednesday before […]
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USA-Ireland Women's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-IRELAND EXPRESS:April 11 in St. Louis, MissouriUSA 1 Ireland 0. Goals: Cook 43.Att.: 22,294. * * * * * * * * * * Alyssa Thompson, the 18-year-old replacement for injured Mallory Swanson, put herself in contention for a 2023 Women’s World Cup roster spot, playing the full 90 in the USA’s 1-0 win over Ireland […]