14. Players who have played in one or more world youth championship. 8. Players who grew up in Europe or moved there before age of 18. 8. Players who played at least one season of college soccer. 5. Played in 2018 World Cup qualifying. 5. Players who didn’t play in 2022 World Cup qualifying. 3. […]
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What They're Saying: Chris Richards
“Gutted that this injury has ruled me out of the World Cup but I know that the boys will go crazy regardless. I’ll be rooting for y’all the whole way. Go out and make history.” — Chris Richards, who will miss the 2022 World Cup with a lingering hamstring injury that has kept him out […]
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Wednesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. A soccer team once united Iran. Now It reflects its divisions. By Jere Longman and Farnaz Fassihi (The New York Times)2. When it comes to World Cup referees, FIFA is showing a red card to its old ways By Kevin Baxter (The Los Angeles Times)3. Meet Italian soccer’s most experienced American owner By Daniele Proch (Forbes
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College Men: All the Division I conference tournaments
AACSunday, November 6SemifinalsSouth Florida 2 Charlotte Tulsa 2 Memphis 1SemifinalsThursday, November 10South Florida-SMU 4 pm.FIU-Tulsa 7 pm. ACCFirst RoundWednesday, November 2North Carolina 1 Boston College 0Louisville 1 Virginia Tech 2Pitt 4 NC State 1Clemson 3 Notre Dame 1QuarterfinalsSunday, November 6Wake Forest 1 Virginia Tech 0Virginia 1 Pitt 0Syracuse 1 North Carolina 0Duke 1 Clemson 2SemifinalsWednesday, November […]
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Top 5: MLS Cup 2022 ratings (Fox)
1. Philadelphia (4.78) 2. Houston (1.79) 3. Portland (1.54) 4. Austin (1.51) 5. Los Angeles (1.35)Note: Rating represents the percentage of TV households in the market that watched the game.
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Top 5: Top 5: 2022-23 scorers (American men in Europe)
1. Eduvie Ikoba (Zalaegerszegi, Hungary), 10 goals (+2) 2. Haji Wright (Antalyaspor, Turkey), 9 goals 3. Terrence Boyd (Kaiserslautern, Germany D2), 8 goals (+1) 3. Josh Sargent (Norwich City, England D2), 8 goals 5. Ricardo Pepi (Groningen, Netherlands), 6 goals Note: Goals in all competitions for teams in top two tiers of fall-spring leagues.
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. A messy marital split tarnishes a Roman soccer legend: Francesco Totti and Ilary Blasi once shared a storybook love By Jason Horowitz (The New York Times)2. Chicago Cubs owners, the Ricketts family, ‘could show interest in buying Liverpool’ from Fenway Sports Group, insiders claim By Alastair Talbot (The Daily Mail)3. Ohio school responds after […]
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Draw: UEFA Champions League (Round of 16)
RB Leipzig vs. Man. City Club Brugge (Owen Otasowie) vs. Benfica (John Brooks) Liverpool vs. Real Madrid AC Milan (Sergino Dest) vs. Tottenham Ein. Frankfurt (Tim Chandler) vs. Napoli Bor. Dortmund (Gio Reyna) vs. Chelsea (Christian Pulisic) Inter Milan vs. Porto Paris SG vs. Bayern Munich Dates: Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 21-22.
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Bracket: NCAA Division I Women's Tournament
• Florida State claims top seed again. The defending champion is one of four No. 1 seeds in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles, the ACC champions. are a No. 1 seed for the fifth season in a row. The other top seeds are Notre Dame. Alabama and UCLA, which all claimed at-large bids. • […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Paxten Aaronson, Olivier Mbaizo and Kai Wagner may have played their last games for the Union By Jonathan Tannenwald (Philadelphia Inquirer)2. Jesus Ferreira and the pressures of a being a striker just before the World Cup By Jeff Rueter (The Athletic)3. Soccer fans, you’re being watched By Vas Panagiotopoulos (Wired)