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'Good job!' The universal message of soccer's social media
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, September 23, 2019
Professional sports teams are obliged to see failure as unacceptable. This was ...
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Soccer must show zero tolerance for intolerance
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, September 16, 2019
Racism and bigotry in soccer probably never went away. They've just been ...
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Coaching young players to respect the ref
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, September 9, 2019
On Saturday I refereed a boys' U-19 league game. As usual, I ...
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'Identification players' defined by character, not where they come from
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, September 2, 2019
The Celtic FC team that won the European Cup in 1967 with ...
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Youth soccer would be better off without the parents
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, August 27, 2019
"Referee! What on earth do you think you're doing!?" A fair enough ...
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Can you be half a fan?
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, August 19, 2019
One of the strangest experiences I ever had as a soccer spectator ...
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Carding the coach will be a rule for the greater good
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, August 5, 2019
Coaches don't like the fact that referees can now show them yellow ...
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The Rush for America could be over
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The reason why European clubs come to the U.S. in summer is ...
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Is it time to replace the penalty kick?
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Saturday, July 20, 2019
Europe awoke this past Friday morning outraged once more at the latest ...
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Tour de France: Impressions of the 2019 Women's World Cup
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Friday, July 5, 2019
The legacy of this tournament may go well hand-in-hand with a general ...
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The pros and cons of a 24-team Women's World Cup
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, July 1, 2019
For emergent soccer nations, taking part and gaining the experience can be ...
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Dispatch from Valenciennes: Holland on a high
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Saturday, June 29, 2019
The Netherlands certainly kept its fans waiting after a patchy first half ...
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Dispatch from Reims: USA through by the grazing of a boot on a thigh
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, June 24, 2019
The USA edged Spain 2-1. Or, by two cogent Megan Rapinoe penalty ...
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Dispatch from Grenoble: Germany unbeaten, unbreached, and getting better
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Saturday, June 22, 2019
Germany's first two group games were narrow victories. But it looks more ...
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Dispatch from Reims: When Oranje flair meets white noise
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Thursday, June 20, 2019
In Netherlands-Canada, defensive talent negated offensive drive. Still, the Dutch won the ...
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Dispatch from Valenciennes: The World Cup field is leveling out
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, June 18, 2019
It wasn't a classic, and there was only one goal, but Italy ...
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Dispatch from Rennes: VAR's micro-refereeing is ruining France 2019
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, June 18, 2019
A twice-taken penalty thanks to VAR was about the only way a ...
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Dispatch from Paris: Near flawless USA has us gasping for the 'real' World Cup
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Sunday, June 16, 2019
A beautiful, warm spring evening. A boisterous 45,000 crowd. A team brimming ...
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Dispatch from Valenciennes: Dutch fans ramp up the atmosphere
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Saturday, June 15, 2019
The Dutch fans are magnificent to hear, just as - on a ...
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Dispatch from Le Havre: Breaking down Argentina
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Friday, June 14, 2019
England prevailed, 1-0, to reach the round of 16, but it would ...
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Dispatch from Valenciennes: The Spanish tease -- does better version of La Roja await for USA?
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Germany-Spain was effectively to decide whether or not they can avoid an ...
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Dispatch from Reims: Gluttons for glory
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, June 11, 2019
The U.S. performance against Thailand contrasted with how other Women's World Cup ...
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Dispatch from Rennes: Brief beauty edges an ugly, cynical display
Off The Post, Ian Plenderleith - Saturday, June 8, 2019
New Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's ideals collided head-on with a Chinese team's ...
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Cup finals are rarely 'one for the neutrals'
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, June 4, 2019
It's certainly a shame that two attractive sides filled with lucrative amounts ...
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Soccer's new rule changes -- a ref's view
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Several important changes to the "Laws of the Game" come into effect ...
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Ribery and Robben -- great players, poor sportsmen
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, May 20, 2019
In sports, one fan's hero is another fan's object of derision and ...
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What does a youth team coach want from the players' parents?
Youth Soccer Insider, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, May 13, 2019
Clear communication, in both directions, is key to the parent-coach relationship. ...
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Pro soccer's pernicious influence on the amateur game
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, May 6, 2019
I gave out five yellow cards -- one for dissent, and four ...
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Domestic trophies no longer enough for Europe's top coaches
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, April 29, 2019
It's arguably justified for a major European club to demand so much ...
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The myth of European soccer's supremacy
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, April 9, 2019
European club soccer, it's often reported on both sides of the Atlantic, ...
