A year ago in the MLS playoffs, half of the eight Round One playoff series were settled in two games. This year looks to produce a similar outcome. Last year’s Supporters’ Shield winner Inter Miami was ousted by Atlanta in 2024’s Round One. This year, Lionel Messi and Co., look unlikely to fold against Nashville. […]
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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U.S. Open Cup: Third-round qualifying features 64 teams from 22 states and D.C.
This weekend’s third-round qualifying games for the 2026 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup proper will see 32 amateur teams advance to vie for 16 spots. The fourth qualifying round takes place Nov. 22-23, after which the 16 winners will join 16 other amateur teams that automatically qualified for a total 32 open division teams. A […]
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U-17 World Cup mascot honors Bora Milutinovic
The mascot for the men’s U-17 World Cup that quicks off in Qatar on Monday is Boma, a desert owl that honors former USMNT coach Bora Milutinovic.
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USL Championship: Louisville City enters playoffs as the favorite
At age 35, Danny Cruz became the youngest head coach to record 100 league wins.
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MLS: Seattle Sounders seek outside investors
The initiative marks the first time since the club joined MLS in 2010 season that Sounders FC is exploring new investment on the open market.
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NWSL: One playoff spot available on Sunday’s ‘Decision Day’
Racing Louisville and North Carolina are in the hunt for the NWSL’s final playoff berth on Sunday, the last day of the 2025 regular season.
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Game Report: USA-New Zealand Women’s Friendly Player Ratings
Especially impressive was the cohesion and rhythm with which Coach Emma Hayes’ team played in the first half and for much of the second half.
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Report: Borussia Dortmund plans Mathis Albert’s move to first team this summer
The German sports weekly reported that it knows BVB’s bosses “secret plans” for the 16-year-old who played youth ball for Carolina Elite SA-Greenville in his native South Carolina, the San Diego Surf and the LA Galaxy Academy.
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Americans Abroad: Gio Reyna on the 2022 World Cup scandal and his 2026 hopes
Gio Reyna made his USMNT debut in 2020, two days before his 18th birthday. Two weeks ahead of his 23rd birthday, he addressed what has already been a saga of a career.
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Americans Abroad: James Sands returns after head injury
Midfielder James Sands played 120 minutes in St. Pauli’s German Cup win over Hoffenheim on Tuesday.