Bayern Munich’s new coach Thomas Tuchel‘s previous eight years were spent at the helm of Borussia Dortmund, Paris SG and Chelsea, where he won the 2021 UEFA Champions League (with Christian Pulisic, who made his pro debut under Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund). This 3-minute mini-doc from Bundesliga TV recaps Tuchel’s coaching success, dating back to […]
Mike Woitalla
Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards, he is the author of two books. He coaches and referees youth soccer, and is a "Soccer Without Borders" volunteer.
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Watch: Fantastic bicycle golazo by Colombia's Rafael Borre
The 27-year-old Rafael Borre, who plays his club ball for Eintracht Frankfurt, acrobatically scored the decider in Colombia’s 2-1 friendly win at Japan.
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Watch: A collection of El Tri penalty kick failures
Santiago Gimenez missing from the spot against Suriname in its 2-0 Concacaf Nations League win last week prompted TUDN to compile a montage of Mexico’s penalty kick failures. They include Ethan Horvath stopping Andres Guardado‘s effort in the 2021 Concacaf Nations League final in the USA’s 3-2 win. A rematch is possible in June as […]
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Lutz Pfannenstiel on St. Louis success, MLS vs. Bundesliga comparisons, and tapping Midwest talent
St. Louis City SC broke the record for best MLS start by an expansion team with a 4-0-0 start. Last weekend’s 4-0 win at Real Salt Lake City made it only the third team with a 15-point start in five games after the 1996 LA Galaxy and 2012 Sporting Kansas City. In mid-2019, MLS announced […]
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Watch: Curtis Jones' back-heel golazo in England-France U-21 game
The Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones scored the third goal in England’s U-21 national team’s 4-0 win over France with a nifty back-heel finish of Noni Madueke‘s pass after an impressive buildup.
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MLS Next Pro, the final piece of the pipeline, kicks off season 2
Columbus Crew 2 won the inaugural MLS Next Pro title with a 4-1 win over St. Louis City SC 2 in the 2022 final. The MLS’s development league’s second season gets underway this weekend with 27 teams. MLS Next Pro has introduced a third unique rule and a playoff format in which some teams choose […]
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Watch (teaser): Angel City FC's HBO docuseries
Executive-produced by Oscar-winner Natalie Portman, a co-founder of the NWSL club, the three-part documentary series ANGEL CITY will debut on HBO in May.
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Stakes are high when USA meets Grenada and El Salvador
El Salvador’s Kevin Reyes takes down the USA’s Antonee Robinson during the 1-1 Concacaf Nations League clash last June in El Salvador. * * * * * * * * * * The USA facing two teams it’s never lost against in an official game, in a competition created five years ago, may not spark […]
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Watch: Goalkeeper score from 110 yards in Chile
Cobresal’s Argentine goalkeeper Leandro Requena looks set to enter the Guinness World Records after he embarrassed his Colo-Colo counterpart, Brayan Cortes, by scoring with a goal kick in Cobresal’s 3-1 win. The ball traveled 101 meters (110 yards) while bouncing over the stumbling Cortes. The Guinness World Records lists the longest goal as 96.01 meters […]
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Matt Turner: Arsenal's No. 2 keeper on staying sharp for USMNT
Matt Turner, the USA’s starting goalkeeper at the 2022 World Cup, is sharing the press conference podium with outside back Antonee Robinson. “This guy was dribbling a ball around as soon as he could walk,” says Turner referring to Robinson, “and I was learning how to take my own goal kicks when I was 20 […]