Aston Villa striker Rushian Hepburn-Murphy joined an elite group of 16-year-olds to play in the Premier League when he entered as a substitute in the 4-0 win atSunderland on Saturday. Hepburn-Murphy is the fourth youngest player in the history of the EPL. The youngest are Fulham’s Matthew Briggs, West Brom’s Isaiah Brown and Leeds United’s Aaron […]
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TV Report: Vancouver-Toronto sets TSN viewing record
The Vancouver-Toronto FC opener was the most-viewed MLS game ever on Canadian network TSN with an average audience of 353,000 viewers. Toronto beat Vancouver, 3-1, in the debut for Jozy Altidore and Sebastian Giovinco.
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Five Lessons to Prepare for College Soccer
Ed McLaughlin, the Athletic Director at Virginia Commonwealth who has been involved in college athletics for two decades, offers advice for youth players and their parents, including:”By the age of U11, my children had to be the ones to have conversations with their coaches about playing time or skill progression.” McLaughlin details the reasoning behind […]
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Chivas USA Youth Players Face Murky Future
Chivas USA, which folded after the 2014 season, had one of the MLS’s most ambitious youth programs. Its U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams are still in action through next summer. What happens toits players remains unclear. “We have no clarity to this day,” Chivas USA U-14 coach Brian Kleiban told Liviu Bird. “Right now, we’re […]
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Mourinho Questions Man City's Transfer Policy
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho suggested that rival Manchester City is not adhering to UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules after the Premier League champ signed Ivory Coast strikerWilfried Bony from Swansea City earlier this week. Bony joined City for a reported 35 million euros ($40.5 million) despite restrictions imposed on the club’s net transfer spend andsalary […]