The defending champion Orlando Pride’s signing of Wake Forest defender Zara Chavoshi brings to 19 the number of college players who have signed with teams in the NWSL, which has abandoned its draft as part of its new CBA.
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James Sands and Noahkai Banks make Bundesliga debuts
Americans James Sands and Noahkai Banks made their Bundesliga debuts for St. Pauli and Augsburg, respectively, as the Bundesliga restarted.
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Camp opens for U.S. U-20 men
The U.S. Under-20 men’s national team started 2025 with a training camp that opened Saturday in West Palm Beach, Florida. The squad consists of nine players on MLS teams, seven based in Europe and two each on USL Championship and MLS Next Pro teams. Many of the top U-20 candidates for the 2025 world championship […]
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Earthquakes acquire Chicho Arango
The San Jose Earthquakes have acquired Chicho Arango from Real Salt Lake for $1.4 million in GAM.
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Robin Fraser returns to Toronto as Reds’ head coach
Robin Fraser returns to Toronto, where he served as an assistant under Greg Vanney when the Reds went to MLS Cup three times and advanced to the final of the Concacaf Champions league
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The American Soccer Weekend preview
Americans Abroad Josh Sargent should see action for the first time since November when Norwich City hosts the Premier League’s Brighton & Hove Albion Saturday in the third round of the FA Cup. He needed groin surgery, curtailing a strong start to the 2024-25 season with the Canaries (four goals and five assists in 12 […]
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Friday AM: Soccer stars lose homes in LA fires–MLS Next’s Tier 2 expansion–New Inter Miami coach cools Neymar talk.
Good morning! One of the featured speakers at this year’s United Soccer Coaches Convention is USWNT head coach Emma Hayes, who will be presenting tomorrow. Chicago is a homecoming of sorts. She got her start as a pro head coach with the Red Stars for WPS’s launch in 2009. She is very much at home […]
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Two more years: Marta will return to Orlando
Marta, who captained Orlando Pride to the 2024 NWSL championship after a record-setting regular season, will be back for two more seasons.
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Ethan Horvath stars in first start in four months
In his first start since August, Ethan Horvath made seven saves to lead Cardiff City to a 1-0 win at Sheffield United in the third round of the FA Cup.
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Kathryn Nesbitt and Guido Gonzales Jr. win U.S. Soccer’s inaugural referee awards
Kathryn Nesbitt and Guido Gonzales Jr. were voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female and Male Referees of the Year, inaugural winners of the awards for the best of officiating in American soccer.