FIFA announced the schedule for the 2027 Women’s World Cup June 24-July 25 in Brazil. The Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro will host the final, becoming only the third stadium to host both men’s and women’s finals after the Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm (1958 and 1995) and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (1994 and 1999).
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University of Georgia women break college soccer attendance record
The University of Georgia beat James Madison, 6-0, on Thursday at Sanford Stadium in front of 25,433 fans. The crowd broke the college soccer attendance record of 14,410 for women (1999 NCAA final: UNC-Notre Dame in San Jose, California) and 22,512 for men (1980: SLU vs. SIU-Edwardsville in St. Louis.
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2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List
More than half the players named to the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Hermann Trophy Watch List reside abroad. Seven were picked in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft but did not turn pro. Portland has three players on the Watch List, and Furman, North Carolina and Vermont each had two.
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What They’re Saying: Vicky Jepson
“We’re very fortunate that we have a manager of the women’s national team that is very much invested in our youth talent pathway. Every camp I do, I have a list of players that Emma Hayes wants to see, and we do high-potential reports on those to present to Emma, Denise Reddy and Lisa Cole. In terms of a game methodology … we’re very aligned. It needs to be age specific, but the principles of play — how we want to press and build and create opportunities is — very much similar to what Emma is doing.”
— Vicky Jepson, coach of the U.S. U-20 women’s national team that’s headed to the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Six players from the 2024 U-20 World Cup team, which finished third under coach Tracey Kevins, have earned USWNT caps.
Jepson also addressed UEFA’s threats to boycott the tournament
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Leagues Cup: Defending champ Seattle ousted by Chivas; Miami also exits
Last year’s champion, Seattle, and runner-up, Inter Miami, were both eliminated from the Leagues Cup with losses to Mexican foes on Wednesday.
Columbus and Real Salt Lake clinched two of MLS’s four knockout-stage spots thanks to the results on the penultimate day of Phase 1, while LAFC remained in contention with a shootout win over Querétaro.
Of the five MLS teams playing on Thursday, only Austin (vs. Club América) and Chicago (vs. Cruz Azul) control their own. Each can clinch a quarterfinal spots with a win or tie.
On the Liga MX side, Leon and Toluca booked quarterfinal spots.
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What They’re Saying: Malik Tillman
“Personally, it didn’t affect me all that much. Balogun is an important player for us and for the team. Looking back, though, something like that shouldn’t happen. A red card is a red card and it should stand. I don’t know who exerted how much influence in the situation. But when there is a suspension following a red card, you shouldn’t go back afterward, reopen the discussion and change the decision.”
— U.S. midfielder Malik Tillman, reflecting on Folarin Balogun’s lifted red-card suspension at the 2026 World Cup in an interview with the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
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Leagues Cup: Charlotte and Cincinnati stumble
Perfect after their first two games, Charlotte and Cincinnati are now all but mathematically eliminated from Leagues Cup knockout-stage contention after falling to Mexican foes with no chance to advance. Columbus Crew moved atop the MLS side of the standings with a shootout win over already-eliminated Pumas. Real Salt Lake beat FC Juarez, one of only four Liga MX teams to win its first two games, 3-0, to move into second place.
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2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Players to Watch
The Players to Watch lists for the 2026 MAC Hermann Trophy includes four players each from defending champion Florida State and 2025 runner-up Stanford.
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YOUTH SOCCER: 2025-26 ECNL Boys All-Americans and National Players of the Year
Alex Eschmann (Real Colorado Academy), Thomas Chang (XF Academy), Alex Medel Hernandez (Utah Avalanche) and Chase Stewart (LV Heat Surf) were named Players of the Year.
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UPSL: Deportivo Rose City claims spring national championship
Deportivo Rose City captured its first UPSL national championship with a 3-1 win over Miami United in the Spring 2026 final at Wallis Annenberg Stadium at UCLA. The victory earned the Portland club a $50,000 prize and a berth in the 2027 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.