The Denver Summit and the Washington Spirit played to a scoreless draw before a record NWSL crowd of 63,004 fans at Empower Field at Mile High, the home of the NFL’s Broncos.
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A sure recipe for disaster
It’s easy to debate what went right (as Mauricio Pochettino observed) or wrong (mostly) in the USA’s 5-2 loss to Belgium in Atlanta, but only one perspective matters. “We are going to have to beat teams like this,” said Christian Pulisic after the loss, “if we’re going to have a chance to go far in the tournament.” Indeed, the […]
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Still formidable, Belgium moves on from golden generation
When you think of national teams and so-called golden generations, Belgium’s took off in 2014 when they beat the USA 2-1 in overtime in the round of 16 at the World Cup in Brazil. Belgium took third place at the 2018 World Cup but exited in the group stage four years later in Qatar. Like […]
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Soccer America Trivia contest #7
Congratulations to Valerie A. Metzler on being selected randomly as the winner of Soccer America Trivia contest #7. Kudos to James Geluso, Stan Kull, Jose Pierrend, Felipe Quiroga, Dallas Sacher and Steven Torres for also correctly answering all five questions. Trivia contest #71️⃣ Which was the first nation to win the World Cup final in a penalty kick […]
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Crawling your way around the Atlanta pubs that helped make soccer big
Darren Eales, the Englishman responsible for Atlanta United’s launch, the most successful in MLS history, joked that if he ever wrote a book it would be called, Pub Crawl Your Way To Success.
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Barcelona edges closer to excellence
Barcelona extended its unbeaten streak to 25 games across all competitions with a commanding 6-2 win over Spanish rival Real Madrid in the first leg of their UEFA Women’s Champions League quarterfinal series. Barca, which has finished first or second in the Champions League in six of the last seven seasons, led by two goals […]
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NWSL: Expansion Denver Summit stuns Gotham FC on road for first win
Melissa Kössler and Natasha Flint scored second-half goals to give the expansion Denver Summit a 2-0 victory at defending NWSL champion Gotham FC for its first win. Since the start of the season the Summit has acquired U.S. international Yazmeen Ryan and Delanie Sheehan from Houston. Both started against Gotham FC. It also acquired 23-year-old attacker Yuzuki Yamamoto, the WE MVP, from reigning […]
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Sacramento stadium project just got a lot bigger with USL Premier (and ‘MLS opportunity’) on horizon
Sacramento Republic FC’s privately financed soccer stadium in the Downtown Railyards just got a lot bigger.
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Massachusetts awards $10 million to fund watch parties
The state of Massachusetts has come through with $10 million to fund watch parties and other soccer events during the 2026 World Cup.
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GA Cup in Bradenton will feature 88 teams
The 2026 Generation adidas Cup — one of youth soccer’s biggest international events — will kick off Friday at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The U-15 and U-16 age groups will feature 40 teams each. Most are MLS academy teams from MLS NEXT, but there will also be 18 different teams from Asia, Europe, South […]