“I am good. I continue to accept my physical limitations in the best way possible but I intend to keep the ball rolling. I have good days and bad days. That is normal for people of my age. I am notafraid, I am determined, confident in what I do.” — Pele, who will be 80 […]
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USL League One recognizes USLPA
USL League One clubs have voluntarily recognized the USL Players Association as the exclusive bargaining representative of their players. The USLPA currently represents players in the USLChampionship and has been negotiating with the USL on the USL’s first collective bargaining agreement. The USL voluntarily recognized the USLPA as the League Championship bargaining unit in November2018. […]
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Fairgrounds Nashville stadium: MLS team and mayor make uneasy peace
Nashville mayor John Cooper, an early opponent ofMLS’s move into Nashville, finally buried the hatchet with Nashville SC, the new MLS team, green-lighting the demolition of old buildings at Fairgrounds Nashville, the first step in a developmentproject that will bring a 30,000-seat soccer stadium to the Music City. Cooper was an at-large member of the […]
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Watch: A last-minute field fix from Brazil
Just in time, Copa do Brasil referee Alisson Furtado noticed the penalty area was nearly 3 yards short and put the grounds crew to work while the players waited. After the delayvisiting Atlético Goianiense went on to beat União de Rondonópolis, 1-0.
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Watch: An undetected handball goal from Manila
The AFC Asian Cup doesn’t use VAR until the quarterfinals, so this goal by the Philippines’ Ceres–Negros FC’s Joshus Grommen stood in a 4-0 win over Cambodia’s Svay RiengFC.
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1. MLS’s Generation adidas Cup will be expanded in 2020 to feature 25 MLS and 15 international academy teams in the U-17 division. InterMiami and FC Cincinnati will both be making their GA Cup debuts this year. The international clubs represented will include Boca Juniors, River Plate, Sao Paulo, Southampton, Olympiacos, Guadalajara,Crvena zvezda and Real […]
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USA squad set for 2020 Women's U-20 World Cup qualifying
U.S. coach Laura Harvey has named her 20-player roster for the 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship, Feb. 22-March 8 in the Dominican Republic, from which two teamsqualify for the 2020 World Cup. Two Concacaf teams, Costa Rica and Panama, qualify automatically as co-hosts of the World Cup in August. U.S. 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship […]
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More 'bad news' for Tyler Adams
After starting RB Leipzig’s last five games following a six-monthinjury layoff, Tyler Adams has been sidelined again. Adams will miss RB Leipzig’s Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen on Saturday and the UEFA Champions League match againstTottenham on Wednesday after injuring his calf in training. “There’s some bad news,” Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann said in his […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls face England to prep for World Cup qualifying
Coach Tracey Kevins, who must pare the roster down to 20 players for the 2020 Concacaf Women’s U-17 Championship, has called in 24 players for games against England Feb. 19 andFeb. 22 during a Bradenton, Florida, training camp. Mexico hosts the 20-team U-17 championship (April 18-May 3) from which three teams advance to the 2020 […]
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Roster: New U.S. boys U-17 cycle starts under Coach Larry Sunderland
Twenty 2004-born players will take part in the first U.S. U-17 boys national team camp of 2020-21 cycle, and play against Spain (Feb. 19), host England (Feb. 21) and Denmark (Feb. 24) at a UEFADevelopment Tournament at England’s St. George’s Park in Burton upon Trent. Larry Sunderland, Director of PlayerDevelopment at FC Cincinnati, who coached […]