It was a wild year, good and bad, for American soccer. On the field and off, new personalities burst on the scene. Our list of the top new personalities includes five players, plus an MLS owner, an NASL owner, a mayor, a judge, an attorney and a lobbyist. Megan Barry. A year ago, no one […]
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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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 […]