1. Asian World Cup qualifying matches in March and June postponed. 2, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 games (France) played without fans until April 15. 3. La Liga matches(Spain) played without fans for at least the next two rounds. 4. Wednesday’s Manchester City-Arsenal EPL game postponed(contact between Arsenal players and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis, who […]
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CCL Recap: Olimpia shocks Impact in Montreal
Olimpia is proving to be quite a difficult opponent for MLS clubs in the 2020 Concacaf Champions League first leg. After knocking off the MLS champion Seattle Sounders in the round of 16,the Honduran club traveled to Montreal and shocked the Impact, 2-1, in the first leg of the quarterfinals. Olimpia had to come from […]
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Yanks Abroad: Americans in UCL knockout stage
2003 John O’Brien (Ajax/NED). Started 5 games, including both quarterfinals. 2004 Tim Howard (Man. United/ENG). Error against Porto haunted him. 2005 DaMarcus Beasley(PSV/NED). Played 11 games, starting one semifinal. 2005 Landon Donovan (Bayer Leverkusen/GER). Moved to LA Galaxy afterexit. 2017/2019 Christian Pulisic (Bor. Dortmund/GER). Played both quarterfinals in 2017. 2019 Weston McKennie (Schalke 04/GER). Started […]
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U.S. Youth Soccer cancels National League events scheduled for Las Vegas
U.S. Youth Soccer’s National League showcase scheduled for Las Vegas March 13-15 and March 20-22 has been cancelled on account of the ongoing acceleration of the coronavirus in communities across thecountry. The Las Vegas showcase was slated to welcome 208 National League boys and girls teams in the U-14 to U-19 age groups. “We understand […]
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Wednesday morning: What's in the news …
1. The first two U.S. women’s national team games at the SheBelieves Cup averaged 522,000 viewers (USA-Spain game on ESPN) and387,000 viewers (USA-England game on ESPN2). They rank 1-2 among viewers of any men’s or women’s national team games on U.S. English-language TV since the Women’s World Cup and Gold Cup finals wereplayed on July […]
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Watch: Brazilian Olympic hopeful Paulinho break through in Germany
More than a year after his $20 million move from Vasco da Gama to Bayer Leverkusen, Paulinho got his first Bundesliga start and did this in a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt. Ateammate of Vinícius Júnior on Brazil’s 2017 U-17s who finished third U-17 World Cup, Paulinho is headed to the 2020 Olympics.
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Four current Girls DA clubs to add new age group teams
Shortly after the Girls ECNL announced the return of the Real Colorado and the Dallas Texans from the Girls DA on Tuesday, U.S. Soccer released its Girls DA 2020-21 season update: No new clubs will be added next season, but four clubswill add teams to older age groups. * * * * * * * […]
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Four new clubs join downsizing Boys DA for 2020-21 season
Three pro clubs and a County Sheriff’s Office-supported program will be joining the Boys Development Academy for the 2020-21 season, at the younger age groups, and 11 current clubs are adding teamsfor other age groups. Unclear is how many clubs from the 2019-20 won’t be returning, although U.S. Soccer confirmed that there will be fewer […]
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What They're Saying: Francesco Caputo
“Everything will be alright, stay at home.” — Message from Sassuolo forward Francesco Caputo, on a piece of paper he held up to a television camera after scoring in the 3-0 winover Brescia on Monday. It was likely the last Serie A match played until April 3 after Italy’s National Olympic Committee (CONI) called for […]
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Jason Kreis: 'This is a tremendous opportunity for us to really put a flag down'
Jason Kreis says he and his players on the U.S. under-23men’s national team are very well aware of the USA’s recent history in Olympic qualifying in men’s soccer. “They look at these past couple cycles as a failure,” the U-23 headcoach said in a conference call with the media on Monday. “We want to correct […]