They take soccer seriously in Marseille. We are at the first FIFA break of the fall, and already there is talk of relegation. That is because OM’s 2-1 loss to its archrival, mighty Paris St. Germain, dropped it into 17th place in 18-team Ligue 1. For captain Tim Weah, the night ended early. He was sent off for the second of two yellow cards. Most worrying out of France was the assessment of “invisible” Gio Reyna with Strasbourg.
Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.
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NWSL: Vlatko Andonovski makes ‘easy decision’ in move to Chicago
Less than two weeks after abruptly leaving the Kansas City Current, Andonovski has been named the Chicago Stars sporting director. Andonovski, who won NWSL titles with FC Kansas City in 2014 and 2015, joins the Stars, who finished in last place in the NWSL in 2025 and are again last.
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Americans Abroad: Wins for Adams, Richards and McKennie in Europa League
In its European debut, Tyler Adams’ Bournemouth beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on the road to open their Europa League campaign. Chris Richards scored the second goal in Crystal Palace’s 4-0 win over Poland’s Lech Poznań. Weston McKennie and Tim Weah captained their teams with different results — a 5-0 win for McKennie’s Juventus and 4-1 defeat for Weah’s Marseille, off to its worst start since 1964.
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Josef Martínez leads Crew into Open Cup final
Martínez scored the first goal for the Columbus Crew in its 2-1 win over visiting Orlando City before a slim crowd of 8,805 fans at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. Martinez has won five titles with three different MLS teams.
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U.S. Open Cup: St. Louis City romps at Colorado in semifinals, extending unbeaten run to 17 games
St. Louis City, the hottest team in MLS, reached the Open Cup final for the first time. It extended its unbeaten streak to a team record 17 games with a convincing 3-0 win at the Colorado Rapids. St. Louis City will play at the Columbus Crew on Oct. 21 in the final that will be a battle of French coaches: Yoann Damet in his first season at St. Louis with and Laurent Courtois with the Crew.
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U.S. Open Cup: Streaking St. Louis City aims for first final
City SC takes a team record 16-game unbeaten streak into Wednesday night’s semifinal at the Colorado Rapids. St. Louis has a long history of success in the Open Cup. Seven different teams won Open Cup titles. The other semifinal will pit the Columbus Crew against Orlando City in battle of former champions.
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Americans Abroad: Logjam at top of Championship standings
Three USMNT players played for Middlesbrough, which came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Millwall at the Riverside Stadium, missing out on the chance to claim the outright English Championship lead.
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USMNT: Cincinnati will host Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal
Cincinnati will host the USMNT’s home leg — the return leg — the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. The series will be the USMNT’s first official competition since the 2026 World Cup. The second match of the quarterfinal series will be played at TQL Stadium on Nov. 17, three days after the away game at […]
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NWSL: Fabrice Gautrat and Twila Kilgore exit Houston
Gautrat, the head coach, and Kilgore, the technical director, were removed a day after a 1-0 loss at home to the Utah Royals dropped the Dash to 12th place in the 16-team NWSL, 11 points below the playoff line. The Dash is the worst-performing team in NWSL history — one playoff appearance (and one season with a winning record) in 11 campaigns.
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Americans Abroad (France): Weah takes responsibility after another Marseille loss
Marseille dropped its third straight match in Ligue 1, a 1-0 defeat at Rennes, and afterwards, its captain, Tim Weah, took responsibility for the match’s lone goal. “Invisible and slow” was the assessment of Gio Reyna after Strasbourg’s home draw.