Thursday’s announcement that La Liga, as part of a joint venture with Relevent, which organizes the International Champions Cup, plans on bringing Spanish league soccer to the United States raiseslots of questions: — When will it start? — Which teams will play? — How many games will be played? — Where will they play? Not […]
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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Dan Karosen on FC Motown, from co-ed team to NPSL championship contender, and building a sustainable club
As FC somethings go in American soccer, FC Motown is a pretty good name. No, it’s got nothing to do with Detroit. It’s based in Morristown — Mo-town — a town of about 20,000 located inNew Jersey about 45 minutes west of New York. It’s a commuter town with a large Hispanic community, making it […]
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World Cup Retro 2006: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 18th World Cup, hosted by Germany and won by Italy. Angela Merkel. “A Time to Make Friends” was the officialslogan of a World Cup in which Germany would have a chance to show it’s a “hospitable, joyful and modern nation bursting with ideas,” said […]
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World Cup Retro 1998: Five names to have at your fingertips
Here are five names to have at your fingertips about the 16th World Cup, hosted and won by France. Major League Soccer. In the first World Cup since MLS’s 1996 launch, U.S.coach Steve Sampson’s squad included 16 MLS players, among them 1994 World Cup players who had returned from Europe to play in the new […]
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Richard Groff: 'We need to keep doing what we do well'
Longtime soccer executive and administrator Richard Groff, 71, grew up playing soccer in Pennsylvania and first became affiliated with soccer administration as an official with the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association in 1986. He began serving as U.S. Soccer Federation treasurer in 1990 and helped organize the U.S. Cup tournament that served a dry run […]