From inside the goal area, Eldense’ Ruben Correia strokes home crisply — into his own net — in a 6-1 loss to Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey round of 16.
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: Third-division striker hit hat trick vs. Barcelona
The 21-year-old Oriol Soldevila equalized the round-of-32 Copa del Rey game three times as CF Intercity fell, 4-3, to Barcelona. Soldevila, once part of Barcelona’s youth program before joining third division CF Intercity via Birmingham City, sent the game into overtime with his 85th minute strike. Ronald Araujo, Ousmane Dembele, Raphinha and Ansu Fati (in overtime) […]
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Watch: Paxten Aaronson's first practice goal for Eintracht Frankfurt
The 19-year-old American Paxten Aaronson makes a cameo in this brief report from Eintracht Frankfurt’s practice field. First with a goal during his first training session since arriving from the Philadelphia Union, and then meeting Mario Goetze and Co., in the dining hall.
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Watch (USMNT 2022 Review): Qualifying for Qatar and playing on the big stage again
The U.S. men’s 16 games included World Cup qualifiers and four in Qatar as the USA returned to the men’s World Cup after missing out of Russia 2018. This 20-minute review includes unclose highlights from qualifying, fan scenes, and locker-room footage.
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Watch (USWNT 2022 Review): Golazos, milestones and rising stars
The U.S. women’s 2022 highlights included a Concacaf title to qualify for the 2023 World Cup and 2024 Olympics. Alex Morgan and Becky Sauerbrunn earned their 200th caps. The 22-year-old Sophia Smith led the team in scoring. * * * * * * * * * *
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Pele in Soccer America: The covers that track his unique impact
Soccer America was a 1-year-old weekly in 1972 when Pele first graced its cover. The “Farewell to the King” headline fortunately proved premature. Pele’s contract with Santos was about to expire. Exhausted from the club’s constant worldwide exhibition game touring, Pele stated he was ready “to settle down.” That prompted Santos’ 1972 tour of USA […]
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Watch: The Pele filmography — from on-field brilliance to 'Victory'
Pele appeared in several movies — fiction, documentary and instructional. Here’s a selection of five. * * * * * * * * * * 1. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) “Once in a lifetime: The extraordinary story of the New York Cosmos” takes place during the summer […]
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Watch: Malik Tillman's crisp finish in Rangers' win
Malik Tillman, the 20-year-old German-American U.S. national team striker who just missed the 2022 World Cup cut, scored the third goal in Glasgow Ranger’s 3-0 win over Motherwell. It was his fourth goal of the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership season in 17 appearances along with four assists. Tillman’s postgame interview
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Ref Watch: The best of 2022
The USA’s 2022 World Cup officials (L-to-R): Corey Parker, Ismail Elfath, Kyle Atkins, Katy Nesbitt and Armando Villarreal. * * * * * * * * * * I decided on the eighth day of the World Cup, after watching 27 games in work mode, it was time to watch with fans. My wife and […]
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Watch (2022 review): Top 10 moments from World Cup in Qatar
A colorful recount from Aboubakar and Richarlison to Mbappe and Messi — and great slo-mo field-level footage of Christian Pulisic‘s goal — comes from Fox Soccer in this 8-minute, Top 10 World Cup 2022 montage.