Terry Boss, who took Oregon State to the NCAA Division I men’s tournament in four of his five years in Corvallis, has stepped down as the Beavers’ men’s coach. Boss was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2021. Oregon State won its first Pac-12 title in 2021 and reached the NCAA Division […]
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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Kevin Payne remembered for instrumental role in soccer's growth at many levels
Kevin Payne, who played a huge role in the growth of the U.S. national team programs and Major League Soccer, died Sunday at the age of 69 following a long-term lung illness. Few people have played key roles in so many areas of American soccer: men’s and women’s national team programs, pros and in recent […]
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Tim Ream celebrates contract extension with first Premier League goal
Tim Ream scored his first career Premier League goal in Fulham’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Boxing Day, the same day he signed a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. Ream became the 25th American to score in the Premier League and fourth to score for Fulham after Brian McBride, Carlos Bocanegra and Clint […]
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Maxi Moralez leaves NYCFC after six seasons
Maxi Moralez, who starred for NYCFC when it won MLS Cup 2021, has left the MLS club after six seasons to return to his native Argentina to play for Racing Club, the club at which he started his pro career in 2005. In six seasons with NYCFC, the midfielder played 194 matches, scoring 36 goals […]
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Holiday treat: U.S. World Cup stars return to action next week
In a normal World Cup year, players will get a long break following the conclusion of the tournament. And time off for the end-of-year holidays in all but England among Europe’s major soccer-playing nations. This is no normal World Cup year. There is no long break and no time off at holidays, at least in […]
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Debinha won't return to Courage in 2023
Brazilian star Debinha informed the North Carolina Courage that she will not be returning for the 2023 season. The 31-year-old Debinha, who was declared an NWSL free agent earlier this offseason, spent six seasons with the Courage and is one of the most decorated players in NWSL history. A message from our Debinha to Courage […]
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World Cup final reaches almost 27 million U.S. viewers
Updated data from Fox Sports and Telemundo Deportes pushed the total audience for Sunday’s dramatic World Cup final between Argentina and France to almost 27 million viewers in the United States. Fox’s whistle-to-whistle number — covering regulation, overtime and the shootout — was 17,726,000. Its initial number of 16,783,000 viewers included the pre-game show in […]
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CF Montreal hires Hernan Losada as head coach
Argentine coach Hernan Losada (left) is back in MLS. Losada, who was fired six games into his second season with D.C. United, was named the head coach of CF Montreal’s first team, replacing Wilfried Nancy, who left after the 2022 season to become the new Columbus Crew head coach. In Losada’s first season after moving from […]
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Key points of 2023 MLS schedule
The 2023 Major League Soccer season will kick off on Feb. 25 with 13 games. Almost all weekend games will be played on Saturday nights, as part of its new broadcast deal with Apple TV. Those weekend games played on Sundays are almost all because they are part of the linear deal with Fox Sports […]
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The greatest World Cup final ever
Soccer is a funny sport. We will suffer through watching hundreds of lousy games in our lives for the privilege of watching this: Argentina-France, the greatest World Cup final in history. Fans got what they came for — Lionel Messi finally won the World Cup — but they also got the wildest final 40 minutes […]