Manchester United, which plays at Galatasaray (4 points after 4 games) and hosts Bayern Munich (12 point) in its final two Group A UEFA Champions League games, is in last place with one point after Wednesday’s 4-3 loss at FC Copehagen. Man United went up 2-0 on goals by Rasmus Højlund in the 3rd and […]
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: The Shakhtar Donetsk goal that downed Barcelona
The 22-year-old Danylo Sikan scored with a header from eight yards out in the 40th minute to give Shakhtar Donetsk a 1-0 win over Barcelona, which had won its first three games of UEFA Champions League Group H play. Shakhtar Donetsk’s home game was played in Hamburg because of the Russia invasion. The win put […]
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Watch (highlights): Chelsea's wild win over Tottenham
Chelsea’s 4-1 win at Tottenham included a Jackson hat trick (video above), two red cards, and five goals called back. Previously undefeated Tottenham took the lead in the sixth minute with a Dejan Kulusevski goal but lost Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie to red cards in the 33rd and 55th minutes. After Cole Palmer equalized […]
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USL League One: North Carolina FC goes worst-to-first with final win over the Charlotte Independence
North Carolina FC, which finished last in 2021 and 2022, won the USL League One crown with a penalties tiebreaker in Sunday’s final after overtime of its clash with the Charlotte Independence ended 1-1. The victory capped North Carolina FC’s last of three seasons in USL-1 before returning in 2024 to the USL Championship, in […]
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Watch: Brazil's Fluminense dramatically win its first Copa Libertadores
Brazil’s Fluminense won its first Copa Libertadores title with 2-1 win at Maracana Stadium, denying Argentina’s Boca Juniors its seventh win of South America’s most prestigious club competition. The 21-year-old John Kennedy came on for Fluminense in the 80th minute with game tied, 1-1, on goals by Fluminense’s 35-year-old Argentine Germán Cano in the 36th […]
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Watch: A close-up look back at the U.S. men's big win over Ghana
The latest “Behind the Crest” episode covers the USA’s 4-0 win over Ghana Oct. 17 in Nashville following its 3-1 loss to Germany three days earlier in Connecticut. The USMNT squad for the Concacaf Nations League games against Trinidad & Tobago Nov. 16 in Austin and Nov. 20 in Port of Spain is expected to be […]
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Watch: The latest star from St. Benedict's Prep
NJ.com interviewed Ghana-born St. Benedict’s Prep playmaker Ransford Gyan, the 2022-23 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year, and his coach Jim Wandling, in the 3-minute piece that includes on-field highlights. The Newark, New Jersey, high school’s soccer program has been renowned for alum such as Tab Ramos, Gregg Berhalter and Claudio Reyna.
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Jacksonville Armada joins MLS Next Pro as league's third independent club
The Jacksonville Armada will join MLS Next Pro, the third-tier league that launched in 2022, aiming to begin play in the 2025 season. Twenty-seven teams, all MLS affiliates, competed in the 2023 season, won by Austin FC II. The Armada is the third independent team headed to the league, joining the Carolina Core FC, set […]
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Watch: Third-division club oust Bayern Munich from German Cup
Bayern Munich, the 11-time Bundesliga defending champion with an estimated annual payroll of $260 million, was knocked out of the German Cup with a 2-1 loss to Saarbrücken of the third division, in which club payrolls are about $2 million annually. 2014 World Cup winner Thomas Müller gave Bayern the lead in the 16th minute, […]
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MLS expands its draft: college sophomores and juniors welcome
Beginning with the 2024 MLS SuperDraft on Dec. 19, college sophomores and juniors will be eligible for the league’s draft without forfeiting their college eligibility if they go unchosen or decide to return to college ball after being selected. Previously, non-seniors were eligible only through MLS’s Generation Adidas (GA) program, which required them to waive […]