The U.S. women’s national team moved back to the top of FIFA’s world rankings after winning the World Cup for the first time since 1999. Jill Ellis’ team had lostthe No. 1 spot to Germany in December, marking the first time the U.S. wasn’t ranked first in more than six years. In the new standings released Friday, […]
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Preki: 'Fundamentally, we are not good enough'
Former U.S. World Cup player Preki announced on Wednesday that he was leaving reigning USL champion Sacramento Republic FC, to take an unnamed position at a club in England — a move he likened to aD-League coach getting offered a job to coach in the NBA. He told the Sacramento Bee that theUnited States still lags […]
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Gold Cup: Mexico pounds Cuba, T&T starts quickly
Mexico opened its Gold Cup campaign with an easy 6-0 win over Cuba before more than 54,000 fans at Chicago’s Solider Field. Oribe Peralta led the way with a hattrick as El Tri pounded Cuban keeper Diosvelis Guerra with 44 shots. In the Group C opener, Trinidad & Tobago scored three goals in the first […]
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Scouting Report: U.S. changes likely against Haiti
If the last Gold Cup is any indication, U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann will make a lot of lineup changes when the USA faces Haiti Friday night atGillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. But he also backed his players following a lackluster performance in the Group A opener, a 2-1 win over Honduras on Tuesday […]
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MLS clubs take 7 of 8 Development Academy semifinal spots
Georgia United beat the Vancouver Whitecaps in the U-15/16 quarterfinals in a penalty kick shootout to become the only non-MLS club to reach this season’s U.S. Soccer Development Academy quarterfinalsin either age group. U-17/18 defending champion PDA fell to in its quarterfinal against the San Jose Earthquakes. Quarterfinal games were hosted by the higher seeded […]
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NWSL Roundup: Just 2,525 fans turn out in Boston
Several NWSL have noted a bump in ticket sales since the USA won the 2015 Women’s World Cup, but the first match since Sunday’s final underscored the challenge that lies ahead. Just 2,525 fans turnedout at Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium to watch the Boston Breakers fall to defending champion FC Kansas City, 3-2. Those fans […]
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ICYMI | MLS: Landon Donovan to debut as coach
The 2015 MLS All-Star Game festivities in Colorado will include the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game, a match between the Club America U-20 team and a squad of Homegrown players coached by Landon Donovan. Quakes forward Mark Sherrod is anxious to play against his former team, Houston, but a suspension has removedSan Jose defender Jordan Stewart from […]
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NASL Roundup: Youngsters boost Edmonton
Two of Edmonton’s academy grads — Sadi Jalali and Hanson Boakai— scored their first NASL goals in a 4-0 win over the San Antonio Scorpions that got the Eddiesoff to a perfect start in the NASL fall season. The 18-year-old Boakai, who moved to Edmonton from Guinea at 7 years old, joined the Edmonton Reserve […]
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Video Pick: A must-see goalkeeper gaffe
Rodrigo Cervetti, a 30-year-old goalkeeper for Argentine third division club Comunicaciones, is about to be very famous — for the wrong reasons. In a 5-0 loss to Atlanta, Cervetti,under no pressure at all, scored an own goal like this:
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Street Soccer USA's Lawrence Cann: Creating a model for urban America
Interview by Olivia Ruiz Lawrence Cann is the president and founder of Street Soccer USA, whose purposeis to strengthen communities of disadvantaged adults and youth in urban areas by introducing them to, and facilitating, a love for the game of soccer. Cann experienced the importance of communitysupport when, as a 9-year-old with four siblings, his […]