U.S. Soccer’s Soccer Forward Foundation and Bank of America have launched an initiative designed to make soccer accessible to every school.
Paul Kennedy
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Americans in UEFA Women’s Champions League spotlight
Americans will play key roles on four teams still alive in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, which moves into the quarterfinals.
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U.S. U-20 men’s national team (Argentina camp)
The U.S. U-20s (eligible for the Olympics as U-23s) will hold a training camp in Buenos Aires with matches vs. Argentina (March 27) and Independiente reserves (March 31). Late:IN: Sawyer Jura (Portland Timbers)OUT: Elijah Scott (Lecce/ITA) RosterGoalkeepers (2): Julian Eyestone (Brentford/ENG), Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union)Defenders (6): Luca Bombino (San Diego FC), Shakir Nixon (UCLA), Owen […]
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MLS: Nashville SC moves on top, Union sinks to bottom
Nashville SC has gone from strength to strength, moving atop the early Supporters’ Shield standings with a 5-0 win over Orlando City.
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Spate of red cards in first two weeks
The Portland Thorns defeated the Seattle Reign 2-0 in front of record home opener crowd of 21,321. They won despite having two players red carded.
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Ricardo Pepi deal stalls again
For the second time in two months, PSV and Fulham were working on a deal for American striker Ricardo Pepi and for the second time it failed to get over the goal line.
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U.S. under-18 men’s national team (Lisbon trip)
The USA U-18s will compete at the Torneio Internacional de Lisboa.
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Mauricio Pochettino is highest-paid employee in U.S. Soccer history
U.S. Soccer released its Form 990 tax filing for its tax year 2025 as required of all tax-exempt organizations. It includes the compensation of officers and board members (volunteers) and the highest-paid employees for the calendar year 2024. Working less than half a year, Maurico Pochettino earned reportable compensation of $5,016,917, including a bonus of $2,500,000, making […]
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Three more amateur teams advance to second round
Seven amateur teams advanced to the U.S. Open Cup’s second round with wins over pro teams.
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Concacaf Champions Cup: Tigres ousts FC Cincinnati
• Tigres 5-1 (0-3) FC Cincinnati: FC Cincinnati was a minute away from moving into the quarterfinals. Tigres had gone ahead 4-0 after 49 minutes on a pair of goals each by Rodrigo Aguirre and Ozziel Herrera, but Cincinnati responded with a vicious header by Kévin Denkey in the 65th minute that evened the series at 4-4 and gave the […]