Dates: July 21-31. Group stage. Aug. 2-4. Round of 32 Aug. 6-8. Round of 16 Aug. 11-12. Quarterfinals Aug. 15. Semifinals Aug. 19. Third-Place Game Aug. 19.Final Group Stage: July 21: South 2: Orlando City vs. Houston Dynamo, Exploria Stadium South 3: Inter Miami vs. Cruz Azul, DRV PNK Stadium South 1: Austin FC vs. […]
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Americans Abroad: Europa League (Thursday)
Round of 16, First Leg • Matt Turner (Arsenal), 90 minutes (2-2 at Sporting Lisbon) • Jordan Pefok (Union Berlin), sub-24 minutes (3-3 vs. Union St. Gilloise) • Henry Wingo (Ferencvaros), sub-4 minutes (0-2 at Bayer Leverkusen)
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. The U.S. Soccer president’s salary is $0. There’s a growing push to change that By Henry Bushnell (Yahoo Sports)2. Former Fox employee convicted of bribery for soccer broadcast deals By Ken Bensinger (New York Times)3. Corinne Diacre sacked as France Women coach after players quit squad By Suzanne Wrack (Guardian)
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Watch: LAFC's stellar Concacaf Champions League opener
Denis Bouanga scored a second-half hat trick in the 2022 MLS champ’s 3-0 win at Alajuelense of Costa Rica in LAFC’s first game of the 2023 Concacaf Champions League campaign. LAFC hosts the second leg of the round-of-16 series on March 15.
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Results: Concacaf Champions League (Thursday)
First Round, First Leg LD Alajuelense (Costa Rica) 0 LAFC 3. (Goals: Bouanga 47, 70, 89.) Motagua (Honduras) 0 Pachuca (Mexico) 0.
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English Premier League drama looms: Arsenal faces Fulham test, Liverpool targets top four
Key talking points ahead of the weekend’s action in the English top-flight: Arsenal travels to Fulham in the latest test of the Gunners’ Premier League title credentials as Manchester City aims to ramp up the pressure on Mikel Arteta’s team by winning at Crystal Palace. Liverpool is the in-form team in the race for a […]
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Ligue 1's standing takes hit as French clubs suffer European woes but Tim Weah's Lille is on the rise
U.S. national team forward Timothy Weah (right) is finally holding down a starting spot at Lille — but at outside back. Lille, in sixth place, is gunning for a spot in next season’s European competition. The Ligue 1 fifth-place finisher enters Europa Conference League qualifiers; fourth-place enters the Europa League group stage; third-place joins Champions […]
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CBS Sports will launch 24/7 soccer streaming Golazo Network
CBS Sports will launch a 24-hour soccer digital network, the CBS Sports Golazo Network, on April 11. CBS Sports has entered the U.S. soccer broadcasting in a big way with its coverage of the UEFA Champions League, the NWSL, Italy’s Serie A and Concacaf national team competitions, among others. The CBS Sports Golazo Network will […]
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Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Carolyn Kindle breaks barriers as first female CEO and president of an MLS team By Christopher Brito (CBS News)2. BBC ‘speaking frankly’ with Gary Lineker over tweet comparing UK asylum policy to 1930s Germany By Jemma Crew & Katie Razzall (BBC News)3. Indonesian court jails soccer official for role in deadly stadium crush By Masrur […]
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50+1: German league strengthens member-ownership rules
The German Football League Association (DFL) plans to put an end to exceptions to the current rules requiring member control of clubs in the country’s top leagues. The rule, nicknamed 50+1 and enshrined in DFL regulations, requires that all Bundesliga clubs wholly or partly own the team. The 50+1 rule, unique among the major European […]