Soccer America

1. *Tim Ream (2010, Saint Louis), 18th draft pick by NY Red Bulls. 2. Sean Johnson (2010, UCF), 51st draft pick by Chicago. 3. DeAndre Yedlin (2013, Akron), Homegrown signing by Seattle. 4. Walker Zimmerman (2013, Furman), 7th draft by by FC Dallas. 5. *Aaron Long (2014, UC Riverside), 36th draft pick by Portland. 6. […]

First Round: NCAA Division I Men's Tournament (Thursday)

• High Point wins first game. The Panthers won its first game in three trips to the NCAA Tournament thanks to a 2-0 victory at North Carolina on goals by Jefferson Amaya and Noah Holmes less than five minutes apart early in the second half. • Three of four ACC teams fall. Besides UNC, Wake […]

Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)

1. How a controversial youth soccer overhaul put the USMNT on a path toward World Cup contention By Henry Bushnell (Yahoo Sports)2. Yunus Musah is from many places, but just found his home By Mirin Fader (The Ringer)3. Ex-FIFA vice president Warner loses appeal against extradition from Trinidad (Reuters)

Youth Movement: Paxten Aaronson headed to Eintracht Frankfurt

• The Philadelphia Union reached an agreement with German club Eintracht Frankfurt for 19-year-old Paxten Aaronson’s transfer. Included are what it termed a multi-million-dollar transfer fee, additional performance-based bonuses and a percentage of any future transfer fees for Aaronson, Brenden Aaronson’s young brother. In his two seasons with the Union, he scored four goals in 37 […]

Talk of the World Cup: Christian Pulisic

“I don’t see it as a burden at all. This is the pinnacle of a lot of people’s careers, playing in a World Cup, representing their country and that’s what I’m here to do. I’ve played in some big games, I’ve accomplished a lot, I’ve done a lot of things I wanted to do. But […]

National Women's Soccer League: Roster moves

• Kelley O’Hara heads back to Gotham FC. The 34-year-old defender is the first big name to move under the NWSL’s new free agents rules. In 2021, she scored the winning goal to lead the Washington Spirit to its first league title. She started out her NWSL career at Gotham FC, then known as Sky […]

Top 5: Youngest 2022 World Cup teams

Average Age: 1. Ghana, 24.7 2. USA, 25,2 3. Spain, 25.6 4. Ecuador, 25.6 5. Morocco, 26.2 Source: Transfermarkt

Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)

1. Racing Louisville FC player, former members allege variety of abuses in inaugural season By Tyler Greever (whas11.com)2. Tyler Adams’ key USMNT role at the World Cup was shaped by his blended family By Sam Stejskal (The Athletic)3. Tata Martino trudges toward Qatar with end of Mexico tenure coming soon By Jon Arnold (Pro Soccer Wire)