Borussia Dortmund led twice but was held 2-2 by bitter local rival Schalke to lose ground on Bayern Munich, which earlier won 5-3 against Augsburg and ended Saturday two points clear atop the Bundesliga. Kenan Karaman scored Schalke’s second equalizer with 10 minutes left to frustrate visiting Dortmund’s hopes of keeping pace in the title […]
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Trivia: MLS's highest scoring father-son duos
1. Roy Lassiter (88), Ariel Lassiter (8), 96 goals 2. Josh Wolff (80), *Owen Wolff (1), 81 goals 3. Alex Bunbury (4), Teal Bunbury (69), 73 goals 4. David Ferreira (24), Jesus Ferreira (38), 62 goals 5. Scott Sealy (33), Dante Sealy (1), 34 goals 6. Adolfo Valencia (21), Jose Adolfo Valencia (1), 22 goals […]
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MLS Saturday: Atlanta United impresses
Inter Miami’s winning start to the Major League Soccer season ended with a 1-0 loss to New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on Saturday while Atlanta United continued its impressive start with a 3-0 win at Charlotte. Phil Neville‘s Miami had won its opening two games of the season, both at home, but the […]
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Utah Royals will return to NWSL in 2024
The Utah Royals will return to the NWSL in 2024. David Blitzer‘s Global Football Holdings and Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith’s Smith Entertainment Group are part of the ownership group. Investors include 42 Futbol Group, which consists of five business leaders, three of whom are women. They include Jessica Gelman, who will serve on the […]
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Rochester New York FC, co-owned by Jamie Vardy, folds after first MLS Next Pro season
The year has not been going well for English striker Jamie Vardy, famous for helping Leicester City win the English Premier League in 2016 after a fairytale rise from playing seventh division soccer while supplementing his income with factory work. The 36-year-old has scored one EPL goal this season with Leicester City as it battles […]
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Top 5: Youngest MLS newcomers (2023)
1. Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), 17. Signed from academy after strong preseason. 2. Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami), 17. Trained with U.S. and Argentina U-20s. 3. Mitja Ilenic (NYCFC), 18. Slovenia U-21 started as right back at Chicago. 4. Nathan-Dylan Saliba (CF Montreal), 18. Started first two games in midfield. 5. Jalen Neal (LA Galaxy), […]
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Around the Country: Major League Soccer
• Nashville SC lost defender Nick DePuy with an Achilles injury, placing him on the season-ending injury list following surgery. A team receives roster relief (an open player slot) but not cap relief for placing a player on the list, which makes him ineligible to play for the team again in the current season. Nashville […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Why there are no winners after the BBC’s two-footed tackle on Gary Lineker By Barney Ronay (Guardian)2. James Sands vows to ‘step up as a leader’ at NYCFC after Rangers loan By Tom Bogert (MLSSoccer.com)3. Pierluigi Collina defends FIFA push for more added time: No one wants to watch 43-minute games By Dale Johnson (ESPN)
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Dortmund and Schalke's contrasting fortunes on show in 100th Revierderby
When Schalke hosts Borussia Dortmund on Saturday in German soccer’s fiercest derby, the two teams’ contrasting fortunes will be on full display. Dortmund comes into the game challenging for a title, while Schalke is looking for valuable points to avoid a direct return to the second division. On paper, the clash should be an easy victory […]
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Serie A: Napoli aims for quick bounce back in title march
After its march to glory was stalled last weekend, Napoli can get its Serie A title bid back on track when it hosts Champions League-chasing Atalanta on Saturday. Defeat to Lazio meant Napoli’s massive league lead over Inter Milan was cut to 15 points with 13 matches remaining. Inter had the chance to put a […]