The Tampa Bay Rowdies are celebrating their 50th anniversary during this 2025 USL Championship season.
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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Friday Trivia: Joe Scally and Co.
Friday Trivia: In 2024, Joe Scally became Borussia Mönchengladbach’s third field player in history to play 100 Bundesliga games before his 22nd birthday. Name the other two. (Clue: They’re 1974 and 1990 World Cup winners, respectively). Answer below. Friday Trivia Answer: Berti Vogts and Lothar Matthäus.
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Mauricio Pochettino names MLS-heavy roster and ramps up competition on World Cup runway
As Mauricio Pochettino nears his first anniversary as U.S. national team coach, he has yet to make us feel confident that the USA will excel at the 2026 World Cup. But he has certainly erased a major concern about the USMNT that arose in the latter stages of the Gregg Berhalter era: complacency. Even before […]
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USMNT Roster: Jonathan Klinsmann among four uncapped call-ups
Goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann, whose father Jurgen Klinsmann coached the USA in 2011-18, is among four uncapped players Coach Mauricio Pochettino has called up.
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A Press Conference Classic: Thomas Müller
🎥 Watch (👇): Thomas Müller comically tried to eat his words after realizing he shouldn’t have mentioned his Vancouver teammate Tristan Blackmon‘s national team status. “We were missing some guys at this moment. Tristan now is nominated for the USA, so … [long pause as if noticing he spoke out of turn] … If he […]
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Gio Reyna finds a new home in the Bundesliga
The move reunites him with his friend Joe Scally, who teamed up with Reyna on NYCFC’s 2018 U.S. Soccer DA’s U-18/19 championship-winning team.
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Soccer America Archives (1994 World Cup Draw)
Looking forward to the 2026 World Cup draw Dec. 5, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., here’s glimpse at the 1994 World Cup in Las Vegas.
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Brett Johnson on launching Rhode Island FC, keys to USL success, pro/rel, and American ownership in England
We spoke to the Rhode Island FC chairman and co-founder about his soccer ventures on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Leagues Cup Big Wednesday: MLS vs. Liga MX in quarterfinals
The Seattle Sounders enter their semifinal with Puebla after a tournament-leading 11 goals in the three-game league phase. With 2-1 wins over Santos Laguna and Tijuana after their 7-0 rout over Cruz Azul, the Sounders were only the team in the field of 36 to finish the league phase with nine points. Wednesday, August 20Inter […]
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Youth: New in MLS Next for 2025-26 season
Among the MLS Next initiatives is “Pro Player Pathway” extension to create more “meaningful competition” for its MLS clubs and elite academies. Scholarships: Every club must offer at least one full scholarship – covering the entire cost of participation – for the 2025-26 season. Playing Time: U-13 games will shift to three 25-minute periods, with […]