Soccer America

Good morning! U.S. Soccer’s 2025 Annual General Meeting opens today in Atlanta. Members from the federation’s various constituencies will address governance, strategic planning, budgets, bylaws and other issues (see below). But they will also take time to get out on the field. Dr. Tom Moore, the California Soccer Association-North president, provides an insider’s view of […]

Good morning! Most Soccer America readers probably know Kari Seitz as the referee at four Women’s World Cups and three Olympics. Almost a year ago, she became U.S. Soccer’s first Vice President of Refereeing. The new role marked a homecoming for Seitz, who had spent the previous eight years with Switzerland-based FIFA. In today’s SA […]

Good morning! While we tend to think everyone knows about soccer and everyone has been to a game, accessibility — to any sporting event — remains an issue. After getting feedback from their Alliance Council and fan focus groups, the Seattle Sounders, who have averaged more than 36,000 fans a game for their 16-plus MLS […]

Good morning! San Diego FC, which opened its first MLS season with a stunning 2-0 win at the defending champion LA Galaxy, is arguably the most ambitious sporting project ever launched by an MLS team. In the SA Confidential with Scott French, Tyler Heaps, at 33 MLS’s youngest general manager/sporting director and husband of the […]