A day after his 24th birthday, defensive midfielder Tanner Tessmann scored a beauty from long range in Lyon’s 1-0 Europa League win.
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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World Cup 2026: The USA hatches an eagle mascot named ‘Clutch’
The USA’s mascot for the 2026 World Cup, Clutch the Bald Eagle, has a namesake with a lauded career in the sports-spirit trade. The Houston Rockets introduced Clutch the Rocket Bear in 1995. He’s since been a three-time NBA Mascot of the Year and Mascot Hall of Fame inductee. Upon FIFA’s unveiling of the three […]
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Injury concerns for Gio Reyna ahead of a likely start
Gio Reyna was projected to get a rare Bundesliga start next Saturday because of injuries to a pair of Borussia Moenchengladbach’s attackers.
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Americans Abroad: Jedi’s back! Pulisic scores again.
A fully fit Robsinson should be sweet news for Mauricio Pochettino, who hasn’t had the 2022 World Cup starter to call on since Robinson’s stellar performance in last November’s 4-2 win over Jamaica.
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USYS expands national championships, eliminates regionals
Beginning this season, State Cup champions from all 54 USYS State Associations will advance directly to the National Championships.
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Lindsey Heaps header helps keep OL Lyonnes perfect
Lindsey Heaps scored OL Lyonnes’ first goal in a 2-0 win over Asse. A crowd of 8,665 fans set a women’s game attendance record at Manchester United’s Leigh Sports Village.
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The USA’s 2025 U-20 World Cup roster
Coach Marko Mitrović has named his 21-player U.S. squad for the 2025 U-20 World Cup in Chile (Sept. 27-Oct. 19).
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UEFA Champions League: Balogun and Tillman fail to impress
The press was tough on Bayer Leverkusen’s Malik Tillman and Monaco’s Folarin Balogun as UCL Week 1 concluded on Thursday.
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U.S. Open Cup: Austin FC stuns Minnesota in semi
The 21-year-old CJ Fodrey scored in the final minute of overtime to send Austin FC to the U.S. Open Cup final with a 2-1 win at Minnesota United. The Californian, who scored his first MLS goal 10 days earlier, had come on in the 104th minute. He pounced on a goalkeeper rebound off Myrto Uzuni’s […]
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MLS: Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga turbo-charge LAFC
Son Heung-Min scored a hat trick in LAFC’s 4-0 Wednesday night win over Real Salt Lake