“It’s like saying you come from a town, and the town is called Ebola.” — You Li, an official at top-tier Chinese club Wuhan Zall, on the reception it received inSpain’s Costa del Sol when it arrived at the end of January for winter training. Hotel bookings and facility rentals suddenly were cancelled and opponents […]
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What They're Saying: Steve Gans
“She was incredibly impressive. She came with a list of questions based on her research of me and was enormously challenging. She was almost a force of nature.” — Boston attorneySteve Gans on new U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone, who was an advisor to the Athlete Council during the 2018 U.S. Soccer presidential campaign in […]
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Updates: Coronavirus closures
1. Concacaf suspended all of its regional competitions for the next 30 days, including the Concacaf Olympic Men’s Qualifying Tournament inGuadalajara, Mexico, where the U.S. under-23 was already training. Other competitions suspended: Concacaf Champions League, which played three of four quarterfinal first legs this week, Gold Cup 2021qualifying and Caribbean Club Shield. 2. MLS put […]
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Watch: Cindy Parlow Cone's 1999 World Cup golazo
U.S. Soccer’s new President, Cindy Parlow Cone, scored 75 goals in 158 games for the USA in 1995-2006, including this diving header assisted by Brandi Chastain, in a 7-1 win over Nigeria at the 1999 World Cup. Parlow started all six games as the USA lifted its second World Cup title. Post playing career, Parlow Cone […]
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Watch: The Guardian's 2-minute report on European soccer's shutdown
English Premier League coaches and CEOs chime in on soccer’s coronavirus response in this summary of European suspensions of play.
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2020 U.S. Open Cup in doubt due to the coronavirus pandemic
U.S. Soccer temporarily suspended the 2020 U.S. Open Cup, which was slated to begin March 24-25 with the first round, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The next rounds were scheduled forApril 7-9 and April 21-23. With all pro leagues — MLS, USL and NISA — having suspended play for a two-week to 30-day minimum and […]
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Carlos Cordeiro resigns as U.S. Soccer president, Cindy Parlow Cone steps in as first female president
Carlos Cordeiro steppeddown as U.S. Soccer president on Thursday night following another day of backlash to the federation’s legal filings on Monday night in U.S. district court in Los Angeles, where members of the U.S.women’s national team players have filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the federation. Cordeiro’s sudden resignation leaves Hall of Famer Cindy […]
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Friday morning: What's in the news …
1. John Brooks scored his first goal of the 2019-20 season for Wolfsburg in its 2-1 loss to Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk in the firstleg of their Europa League round-of-16 series. The 27-year-old centerback scored on a header off a corner kick. 2. TheMexico City derby between UNAM and Club America drew 1.6 million viewers on […]
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Christian Pulisic placed into self-quarantine after Chelsea teammate Callum Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus
Chelsea’s entire men’s team — including American Christian Pulisic — was placed into self-quarantine after winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive to the coronavirus. The test came after a Hudson-Odoi displayed cold symptoms on Monday morning. The teenager has stayed away from the club since then. The positive test result was confirmed on Thursday night. “Chelsea […]
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Watch: The sensational goal by Odion Ighalo for Manchester United
Manchester United’s empty-stadium 5-0 Europa League win at Austrian club LASK got started with this quick-trigger strike by 30-year-old Nigerian Odion Ighalo.