The USA advanced to its fifth straight Concacaf U-20 Championship final with a 2-0 semifinal win over Costa Rica on Friday at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium. Coach Gonzalo Segares‘ team, which had already secured a berth at the 2027 U-20 World Cup with its 3-1 quarterfinal win over Guatemala, finished with 79% of the possession […]
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What They’re Saying
“If you build a restaurant somewhere and nobody comes in to eat, you either close it down or you move the restaurant, right? Or you change your menu.”
— John Neace, the owner of the NWSL’s Racing Louisville, told The Athletic that the club currently has no plans to leave Louisville, but announced that it is seeking new investors. Racing Louisville, which is second-to-last with a 4W-11L-2T record, is averaging about 5,400 fans per game.
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YOUTH SOCCER: 2025-26 ECNL Girls All-Americans and National Players of the Year
Brazil Crockett (So Cal Blues), Julia Dern (Real Colorado National), Jordyn Heathcock (FC Dallas) and Reese Canada (Michigan Hawks) were named Players of the Years.
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Datebook: USMNT to open four-game fall friendly window vs. Peru
The USMNT’s first post-2026 World Cup games will be home friendlies in four states against Peru (Sept. 26), Chile (Sept. 29), Mexico (Oct. 3) and Canada (Oct. 6). The series will mark the start of Coach Mauricio Pochettino’s second cycle at the U.S. helm.
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Leagues Cup: Seattle starts title defense in Mexico
The fourth edition of the Leagues Cup will for the first time feature games — four of the 62 — hosted by Mexican clubs. The action kicks off Tuesday with six MLS-Liga MX matchups.
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What They’re Saying: Mauricio Pochettino
“After 18, 19 months working in the objective that was only the World Cup, now to start in a fresh way, with different approach, trying to create a different philosophy, different idea of what we need to do. To have the possibility to start from zero. … The demand from the vision of the federation for the future, demand us to have different approach, and to set a different principle, with some similarities, but of course completely different.”
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NWSL: Emily Sonnett sidelined for remainder of 2026 season after knee surgery
Sonnett will face a race against the clock to recover for the 2027 World Cup. Also out with a knee injury (again) is Angel City FC forward Jun Endo.
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Soccer on TV: August 2, 2026
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Soccer Media Watch: Concacaf Champions Cup moves to Paramount+
The Concacaf Champions Cup will move to Paramount+ in 2027 as CBS Sports has secured U.S. English-language rights to the Concacaf men’s club championship.
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Concacaf U-20 Men’s Championship: USA opens with 3-0 win
The USA beat Haiti 3-0 in Group A at the Concacaf U-20 Men’s Championship in Puebla, Mexico. Dino Klapija put the U.S. in the lead in the 38th minute, Ruben Ramos and Santi Morales added goals from the spot in the second half.