2 Atlanta United’s Thiago Almada is the second player in MLS history to score the tying and winning goals in stoppage time in a match. 5 Five of the 12 matches ended with comeback winners (Atlanta United, D.C. United, Philadelphia, Real Salt Lake, St. Louis City). 12 Philadelphia won its 12th straight game at home […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. MLS Season Pass coverage review: Week one first impressions By Christopher Harris (World Soccer Talk)2. Dave Johnson, D.C. United’s longtime TV voice, returns as radio announcer By Steven Goff (Washington Post)3. Turkish soccer fans challenge Erdogan over quake response (DW.com)
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Americans Abroad: Men's action in Europe
• Cameron Carter-Vickers won the Scottish League Cup for the second year in a row as Celtic beat Rangers, 2-1. U.S. assistant coach B.J. Callaghan was on hand at Hampden Park to watch Carter-Vickers and Malk Tillman, who started for Rangers … Daryl Dike scores twice two minutes apart on Zack Steffen to give West […]
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Concacaf Council positions
President: Victor Montagliani, Canada Female: Sonia Fulford, Turks & Caicos Islands Vice Presidents: North America: Nick Bontis, Canada Central America: Jorge Salomon, Honduras Caribbean: Randolph Harris, Barbados Members: North America: *Cindy Parlow Cone, USA Central America: *Sergio Chuc, Belize FIFA Council Member: Central America: Rodolfo Villalobos, Costa Rica*Appointed at Saturday’s Concacaf Congress.
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What They're Saying: Wendie Renard
“It’s sad, but it’s the only way to protect my mental health. I won’t be going to the World Cup under these conditions. My face may mask the pain, but my heart is suffering.” —French women’s national team captain Wendie Renard on her decision to quit Les Bleues for whom she earned 142 caps. Within […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. MLS executives make picks for MLS Cup winner and offer Leagues Cup, playoff format thoughts By Paul Tenorio and Sam Stejskal (The Athletic)2. MLS Season Pass is an audacious leap forward for the league By Christopher Harris (World Soccer Talk)3. Eddie Johnson’s new journey: “Changing the whole narrative” as grassroots coach By Charles Boehm (MLSSoccer.com)
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By the Numbers: MLS's 2023 roster rules
• $5,210,000: Budget cap (covering roster slots 1-20). • $85,444: Senior minimum salary (slots 21-24). • $67,360: Reserve minimum salary (slots 25-30). • $651,250: Maximum budget charge. • $1,651,250: Maximum TAM salary. • $1,900,000: Annual GAM allotment per team. • $2,720,000: Annual TAM allotment per team. (Click here for complete 2023 MLS Roster Rules and […]
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Top 5: 2023 Concacaf U-17 Men's Championship scorers
1. Keyrol Figueroa (USA), 7 goals1. Stephano Carrillo (Mexico), 7 goals3. Jose Urias (Mexico), 5 goals 4. Kevin Walder (Panama), 4 goals4. Olger Escobar (Guatemala), 4 goals4. Edwin Munguía (Honduras), 4 goals
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. St. Louis City SC: How the soccer team was built By Tom Timmermann (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)2. John Motson obituary: BBC commentator was ‘voice of football’ for 50 years By Frank Keogh (BBC Sport)3. Keyrol Figueroa: Liverpool 90-goal wonderkid mentored by Antoine Griezmann on verge of international title and Golden Boot By Theo Squires (Liverpool Echo)
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Datebook: USWNT vs. Ireland (April series)
• The USA and Ireland will meet in a pair of international women’s friendlies in April, the final matches for the USWNT before head coach Vlatko Andonovski must choose the 23-player squad for the Women’s World Cup, which begins on July 20. Dates: The USA and Ireland will meet April 8 at Q2 Stadium in […]