1. U.S. Soccer should not reward pouters and malcontents By Kevin Baxter (Los Angeles Times)2. Who will coach the USMNT next? The job isn’t as enticing as you think. By Leander Schaerlaeckens (The Ringer)3. How Jhon Duran’s Aston Villa transfer impacts Chicago Fire, MLS’s U-22 initiative By Sam Stejskal (The Athletic)
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TV Watch: Weekend soccer viewers
• Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Manchester United on Sunday is the most-watched Premier League match in U.S. history, with 1.92 million viewers across NBC, Peacock and NBC Sports Digital platforms. In addition, 382,000 viewers watched the Spanish-language broadcast of the match on Telemundo.
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Around the Country: National Independent Soccer Association
• Chattanooga FC CEO Jeremy Alumbaugh is leaving after three years to take an executive position out of state. He was the Saint Louis FC GM in the USL when he left to join Chattanooga FC, which he will leave after the Jan. 28 friendly against Atlanta United. CFC board vice-chairman Davis Grizzard was named […]
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What They're Saying: Michal Hanek
“When I think about ‘Kiwi.’ I always remember doughnuts. He went there after our training, and I asked him what he ate for lunch. He answered, ‘Doughnuts with jam.’ That was funny and I laughed a bit, but then I explained to him as a pro you cannot eat doughnuts for lunch. He immediately accepted […]
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Americans Abroad: U.S. World Cup players (Monday)
English Premier League: • Tim Ream (Fulham), 90 minutes (0-1 vs. Tottenham) • Antonee Robinson (Fulham), 90 minutes (0-1 vs. Tottenham) Spanish LaLiga: • Yunus Musah (Valencia), 90 minutes (2-2 vs. Almeria) (Valencia has only won once in its last nine league games.)
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Ian Ayre: Change agent By Bruce Schoenfeld (Sports Business Journal)2. Scandals highlight lack of women coaches at top of U.S. soccer By Anne M. Peterson (AP)3. U.S. Soccer Federation lists a pair of historic South Loop mansions for a combined $4.2 million By Bob Goldsborough (Chicago Tribune)
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Around the Country: Major League Soccer
• Peruvian defender Alexander Callens has left NYCFC as a free agent after six seasons to sign with Spain’s Girona. He scored the winning goal in the first round of the 2021 playoffs against Atlanta United and winning goals in the shootout wins over Supporters’ Shield winner New England in the second round and Portland […]
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Top 5: Liga MX Femenil crowds (2022-23)
1. Club America vs. Tigres (Apertura Liguilla) 52,654 2. Monterrey vs. Tigres (Apertura Liguilla) 42,315 3. Tigres vs. Club America (Apertura Liguilla) 41,615 4. Tigres vs. Monterrey (Apertura Liguilla) 36,509 5. Tigres vs. Bayern Munich (friendly) 34,964
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Inside the survivor-led U.S. Soccer task force trying to tackle abuse By Henry Bushnell (Yahoo Sports)2. When the owner isn’t the (only) problem By Rory Smith (New York Times)3. Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch reveals ‘discrimination’ and family disapproval which prepared him for Whites stress By Joe Donnohue (Yorkshire Eveningpost)
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Results: UPSL Fall Playoffs (Quarterfinals)
Saturday, January 21 SCU Heat (S.C.) 1 Little Haiti Supreme FC (Fla.) 0. Winning streak extended to 15 games. Dep. Rose City (Ore.) 0 Olympians FC (Ariz.) 4. Dawoda Sesay has scored 9 playoff goals. Sunday, January 22 Austin FC Academy (Texas) 2 Rush ACM3 (Texas) 4. The six goals came within 22 minutes. Note: […]