1. MLS’s new playoff format is flawed, unpopular, and about to be exposed By Jonathan Tannenwald (Philadelphia Inquirer)2. EA Versus FIFA: 1-0 By Maarten Albarda (MediaPost)3. Arsenal’s coach Mikel Arteta admits past touchline conduct let club down By James Olley (ESPN FC)
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College: ACC fines Wake Forest $5,000 for Muuss remarks
• The ACC issued a public reprimand of Wake Forest men’s coach Bobby Muuss and slapped Wake with an institutional fine of $5,000 for his halftime remarks critical of the officiating on the ACC Network broadcast of the Demon Deacons’ 1-1 tie with Notre Dame, which clinched the ACC Coastal Division title with the result […]
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United Soccer Coaches: Four elected to Hall of Fame
• Former U.S. women’s national team coaches April Heinrichs and Jill Ellis, Dr. Joe Machnik, among the first coaches to focus on goalkeeping instruction, and Lincoln Phillips, the first Black professional soccer coach in U.S. history and later the head coach of national champion Howard University, will be the four Class of 2024 inductees into […]
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Utah Royals FC announces new training facility By Krysyan Edler (Deseret News)2. Kent, Washington, community frustrated as vandalism youth soccer games By Paul Rivera (KOMO News)3. Phoenix soccer complex closed to youth practice despite field shortage By Morgan Loew (azfamily.com)
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Awards: 2023 MLS year-end finalists
• MVP: Acosta (CIN), Almada (ATL), Bouanga (LAFC). • Young Player of the Year: Almada (ATL), McGuire (ORL), Morris (CLB). • Newcomer of the Year: Löwen (STL), Giakoumakis (ATL), Messi (MIA). • Goalkeeper of the Year: Gallese (ORL). Bürki (STL), Celentano (CIN). • Defender of the Year: Yeimar (SEA), Miazga (CIN), Parker (STL). • Comeback […]
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Pan-American Games: U.S. men rally to beat Honduras
• The USA rallied on goals by Danny Leyva assisted by Jack Panayotou (73rd minute) and Ted Ku-DePietro (stoppage time) to defeat Honduras, 2-1, in their second game in the 2023 Pan-American Games’ men’s soccer competition in Vina del Mar, Chile. The USA (with players born in 2002-05) will close out group play Sunday against Colombia. • […]
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Americans Abroad: Polvara gets second goal for Aberdeen
• Dante Polvara, the 2021 Hermann Trophy winner at Georgetown, scored in his second straight game for Aberdeen in the Europa Conference League. The Dons led the match with Greece’s PAOK 2-0 when he left in the 71st minute, but they ended up losing, 3-2 Europa League: • George Bello (LASK), 45 minutes (1-2 at […]
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Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. MLS considering expansion of SuperDraft eligibility, sources say By Jeff Rueter (The Athletic) 2. Brazil clubs dominate Libertadores Femenina but what does future hold? By Julia Belas Trindade (The Guardian)3. An awkward divorce: Germany and Women’s World Cup coach Voss-Tecklenburg By Michael Da Silva (DW.com)
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What They're Saying: Linda Caicedo
“I asked them to give me football boots and a ball instead. There was a lot of machismo, but my parents were wonderful and they backed me. They looked for a team for me to play on.” — Teenage sensation Linda Caicedo, who will face the USA with Colombia’s Cafeteras on Thursday night, on her […]
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Pan-American Games: U.S. women beat Costa Rica, 3-1
• The USA got second-half goals from Claire Hutton (World Class FC) and Emeri Adames (Solar SC) to pull away from Costa Rica and win, 3-1, in their second game at the 2023 Pan-American Games women’s soccer competition in Vina del Mar, Chile. Katie Collins (Tennessee SC) scored the game’s opening goal in the 11th […]