• The New England Revolution made 15-year-old Peyton Miller its youngest ever pro signing. The outside back, originally from Unionville, Connecticut, will be placed on the Revs’ MLS Next Pro roster for the remainder of the 2023 season before ascending to the MLS roster in 2024 as a Homegrown Player on a four-year contract with a one-year […]
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MLS: Chris McGowan to lead new Club Performance group
• Chris McGowan, who has more than two decades of experience with three of the top organizations in North American sports, has been hired as executive vice president in charge of MLS’s new Club Performance and Optimization group. McGowan held positions as president and CEO of Ilitch Sports and Entertainment (Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Tigers) […]
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Referee Watch: American officials at 2023 Gold Cup
Referees: Armando Villarreal, Rubiel Vazquez.Assistant referees: Corey Parker, Cory Richardson, Kathryn Nesbitt, Kyle Atkins, Logan Brown. VARs: Allen Chapman, Chris Penso, Edvin Jurisevic, Tim Ford.Support referee: Joe Dickerson. Note: Complete list of 60 officials assigned to 2023 Gold Cup HERE.
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Watching soccer in Argentina — so much to see, so much smoke By Mitch Albom (Detroit Free Press)2. George Vizvary, NJCAA Hall of Fame coach, dies at 87 By Rick Remsnyder (Daily Freeman)3. UEFA Champions League: Abu Dhabi’s geopolitical triumph By Matthew Ford (DW.com)
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Winners: Under-20 Men's World Cup (by confederation)
1. South America (Argentina 6, Brazil 5, Uruguay 1) 122. Europe (Portugal 2, Serbia 2, Spain 1 Russia 1, Germany 1, England 1, France 1, Ukraine 1) 103. Africa (Ghana) 1• Highlights: 2023 Final Uruguay 1-0 Italy, Third-Place Game Israel 3-1 South Korea.
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Results: Major League Soccer
Saturday, June 10Atlanta United 3 D.C. United 1. (Goals: Giakoumakis 13, Gutman 49, Wolff 73; Fountas 27. Att.: 42,539.)Charlotte FC 3 Seattle 3. (Goals: Lindsey 17, Westwood 53, Agyemang 89; C.Roldan 11, Ruidíaz 35, 70. Att.: 31,563.)CF Montreal 4 Minnesota United 0. (Goals: Toye 7, 57, Brault-Guillard 13,Camacho 76. Att.: 17,030.)New England 3 Inter Miami 1. (Goals: C.Gil 27 pen., Polster 34, Wood 51; Martínez 84 pen. Att.: 36,235.)Toronto FC 1 Nashville […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. First Messi, now Busquets? What MLS cap rules say about Inter Miami signing more stars By Paul Tenorio and Tom Bogert (The Athletic)2. FA and PFA study finds increased dementia risk in ex-footballers By Carl Markham (Independent)3. FIFA misled fans over ‘carbon-neutral Qatar World Cup,’ regulator finds By Paul MacInnes (The Guardian)
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Top 5: Most UEFA Champions League winners (by nation)
1. Spain (Real Madrid 14, Barcelona 5) 192. England (Liverpool 6, Man. United 3, Chelsea 2, Nott. Forest 2 Aston Villa 1) 143. Italy (AC Milan 7, Inter Milan 3, Juventus 2) 124. Germany (Bayern Munich 6, Hamburg 1, Bor. Dortmund 1) 85. Netherlands (Ajax 4, Feyenoord 1, PSV 1) 6Note: Includes winners of European Cup.
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NISA: Michael Collins leads new Strikers FC
• Former Cal United Strikers president Michael Collins is leading a group that will bring back a NISA team named Strikers FC to Southern California in 2024. Cal United Strikers played in NISA in 2020-22 but did not return in 2023 during which NISA is operating with nine teams. Two new Southern California teams have been announced […]
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Youth Movement: LAFC signs 16-year-old Bajung Darboe
• Bajung Darboe, 16, has signed with LAFC as a Homegrown Player to a four-year contract with a club option for 2027. It acquired Darboe’s homegrown priority rights from Minnesota United for $50,000 in 2024 GAM. He spent 2022 with Philadelphia Union II in MLS Next Pro, leaving without signing a pro contract and then […]