Samantha Mewis, Lindsey Horan and Carli Lloyd wear microphones during practice in Florida as the USA preps for Olympic qualifying, which kicksoff Jan. 28.
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What They're Saying: Garth Lagerwey
“It’s been a really challenging offseason, without a CBA, you don’t know how much money you have. For better or worse, I’m pretty meticulous and pretty stubborn and I tend toplan things a long time in advance, and when you don’t tell me the rules, I tend to not be at my best. I think […]
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MLS holds first Youth Affiliate Coaches Summit in Baltimore
Major League Soccer won’t be holding its annualdraft at the United Soccer Coaches Convention for the first time since 2003 — the SuperDraft was held by conference call — but it will be holding for the first time the Youth Affiliate CoachesSummit, offering player development and talent identification seminars to coaches in Baltimore, site of […]
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Wednesday morning: What's in the news …
1. Frank Klopas is joining the coaching staff at the Chicago Fire, where he has served as a player, head coach, technical director, teamambassador and broadcaster. Klopas joins the technical staff of first-year head coach Raphael Wicky. He was a member of the Fire team that won the double in its first MLS season, in […]
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How MLS's five clubs preparing for CCL openers are shaping up
All five MLS teams competing in the 2020 Concacaf ChampionsLeague have opened preseason training, and one team, New York City FC, plays its first preseason game on Wednesday. Here’s a look at where they stand … Atlanta United (CCL opponent: Motagua/HON). In a swap of Argentines, Fernando Meza joined the Five Stripes from Necaxa and […]
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Datebook: 2020 SheBelieves Cup
March 5 in Orlando, Florida Spain vs. Japan, 4:15 p.m. ET USA vs. England, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2, TUDN) March 8 in Harrison, New Jersey Japan vs. England, 2:15 p.m. ET USA vs. Spain, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN, TUDN) March 11 in Frisco, Texas England vs. Spain, 4:15 p.m. CT USA vs. Japan, 7 p.m. […]
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Watch: Josh Sargent strike twice in Werder Bremen friendly
Recovered from a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the last four games of 2019, the 19-year-old American Josh Sargent looked sharp in a 3-1 friendly win over Hannover 96one week ahead of the Bundesliga’s return from winter break. Second-to-last place Werder Bremen faces third-to-last Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday. Sargent strikes from 18 yards: Sargent […]
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Brian McBride looks to restore U.S. men's national team in his image
Since retiring as a player after the 2010MLS season, former U.S. national team star Brian McBride lived quietly in the Chicago suburbs close to where he and his wife, Dina, grew up. He did television work for FoxSports and ESPN and worked on a few soccer projects. When Jurgen Klinsmann was U.S. men’s national team […]
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Tuesday morning: What's in the news …
1. Four Americans played in the Dutch second-tier clash between Ajax and PSV’s second teams, including Sergino Dest, who left Ajax’s firstteam’s training camp in Qatar because of the tensions in the Middle East between the United States and Iran. Alex Mendez and Chris Gloster, Dest’s teammates on the 2019 U.S. U-20 World Cup, startedfor […]
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MLS Call-ups: 2020 South American Olympic men's qualifying
LAFC. Eduard Atuesta (Columbia), Jose Cifuentes (Ecuador), Francisco Ginella (Uruguay), Diego Rossi (Uruguay), Eddie Segura (Columbia). NY Red Bulls. Cristian Casseres Jr.(Venezuela). NYCFC. Valentin Castellanos (Argentina), Jesus Medina (Paraguay). Portland. Cristhian Paredes (Paraguay). San Jose. Marcos Lopez (Peru).