Haji Wright and Josh Sargent scored their first goals of the season, but Ethan Horvath produced a viral blooper.
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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Paul Ratcliffe on Stanford’s Olympians, the pro option for teens, and moving to the ACC
Three starters on the USA’s gold medal team played for Coach Paul Ratcliffe at Stanford University
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MLS Next launches talent ID events
MLS Next, the boys national youth league, is holding five scouting invitational for players born in the years 2011-2014.
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Oakland Roots move into the Coliseum of Raiders and A’s lore
The NFL Oakland Raiders, now in Las Vegas, began playing at the Oakland Coliseum upon its construction in 1966.
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The art of Naomi Girma’s golden defending: something coaches can’t teach — but can help nurture
Naomi Girma’s first years of soccer took place in “a place where mistakes were allowed.”
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Americans Abroad: Richard Ledezma surprises in PSV opener; Brenden Aaronson scores in Leeds return
Brenden Aaronson, back after playing on loan with Union Berlin last season, scored in stoppage time to earn Leeds United a 3-3
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Reina Bonta’s insights from Brazil: Gold-medal game pits USA against team seeking history-making win
Californian Reina Bonta, after college ball at Yale, has been a Santos of Brazil starting midfielder since March of 2023
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Chris Rivett on giving refs a voice in American soccer
MLS introduced in-stadium VAR announcements, so fans in the stadium and broadcast viewers aren’t left in the dark.
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What They’re Saying: Pellegrino Matarazzo
German media had reported him as a candidate for U.S. men’s national team head coach.
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Germany’s ‘grandfather’ coach savors second chance against U.S. women in semifinal
Emma Hayes, 47, will coach against the 73-year-old Horst Hrubesch for the second time in these Olympics in Tuesday’s semifinal.