In the 2023 MLS playoffs, Real Salt Lake’s Diego Luna, 20, has shown a belief in himself rare for a player so young. Photo: Lyndsay Radnedge/ISI Photos * * * * * • MLS (Round One, Game 3) Just three series in Round One of the 2023 MLS playoffs will go to a Game 3 […]
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NCAA Division I Women's Tournament: The four debutants
Friday: • Ohio at Michigan State. The 9-7-5 Bobcats won their last five games, the last two in comeback fashion, to clinch the Mid-American conference title as the No. 6 seed. Player to watch: Scout Murray was named the 2023 MAC Tournament MVP with the game-winning goal in the semifinals and final. Friday: • Towson […]
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Soccer Media Watch: NWSL resets standards with new broadcast deal
The National Women’s Soccer League announced on Thursday a new media rights deal that is remarkable for its value and the breadth of coverage. The four-year deal covering 2024-27 is valued at $60 million per year. In a statement, the NWSL said the new deal is a 40-times multiple of the present deal with CBS […]
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U.S. Soccer: Three executives join leadership team
U.S. Soccer announced three additions to its executive leadership. • Chelle Adams, Chief Financial Officer. Adams, who replaces Pinky Raina, will manage, among other projects, the development of the National Training Center in the Atlanta area. She joined the federation on Tuesday. • Abe Geiger, Chief Product Officer. Geiger, who will oversee digital platforms and […]
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Charlotte FC: Christian Lattanzio fired
Two weeks after its playoff loss to the New York Red Bulls, Charlotte FC parted ways with head coach Christian Lattanzio. In 2022, Lattanzio was promoted from assistant coach, replacing Miguel Ángel Ramírez just 14 games into Charlotte’s first season. Charlotte went 8-10-2 under Lattanzio in 2022 and 10-11-3 in 2023. It struggled with blown […]
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USMNT approaches important November window with new injury concerns
It was a nervous Tuesday afternoon for USMNT fans watching the end of AC Milan-PSG when Christian Pulisic fell to the ground grabbing the back of his left leg and exited the match. The good news? Milan coach Stefano Pioli believes it was just a cramp. The bad news? It was in the same area […]
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Union's Kai Wagner out of MLS's Round One following suspension over racist slur
Has Kai Wagner played his last MLS game for Philadelphia? The 26-year-old German was handed a three-match suspension for violating the league’s on-field anti-discrimination policy during the Union’s playoff match against the New England Revolution. According to media reports, Wagner was alleged to have directed a German word considered racist towards Asians […]
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USL Championship final headed to CBS Television Network in 2024
The USL Championship and USL League One, the United Soccer League’s two men’s pro leagues, will move to CBS Sports platforms in 2024. The USL and CBS Sports reached a four-year media rights agreement for CBS Sports to air 100 USL matches annually through the 2027 USL Championship and USL League One seasons. Coverage will […]
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Amid fan objections, Phil Neville returns to MLS as Portland head coach
Phil Neville did not go long without a full-time job. Fired by Inter Miami on June 1 ahead of the move to sign Lionel Messi and bring in fellow Argentine Tata Martino as head coach, Neville was hired by the Portland Timbers as their new head coach in Monday. Rarely has a head coaching move […]
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Referees demand 'rigorous disciplinary review' of MLS coach's 'disgusting' remarks
Sunday night’s Vancouver-LAFC playoff match drew 30,204 fans, a record crowd of for an MLS game at BC Place. It should have been an evening for celebration. Instead, match ended in disappointment for the B.C. faithful as LAFC won, 1-0, to complete the two-game series in Round One. Vancouver coach Vanni Sartini was red carded in […]