• Dispatch from Valenciennes: Dutch fans ramp up the atmosphere
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 15, 5:55 PM
    The Dutch fans are magnificent to hear, just as - on a handful of occasions - their team was magnificent to watch against Cameroon.
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  • Dispatch from Le Havre: Breaking down Argentina
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 14, 7:03 PM
    England prevailed, 1-0, to reach the round of 16, but it would have been hard to begrudge the Argentines another clean sheet.
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  • Dispatch from Valenciennes: The Spanish tease -- does better version of La Roja await for USA?
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 12, 5:03 PM
    Germany-Spain was effectively to decide whether or not they can avoid an early knockout date with Jill Ellis's reigning world champions.
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  • Dispatch from Rennes: Brief beauty edges an ugly, cynical display
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 8, 3:37 PM
    New Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's ideals collided head-on with a Chinese team's borderline brutal tactics.
      3 Comments
  • The requirements of modern soccer officiating (1)
    by Ahmet Guvener on Jun 8, 5:28 AM
    The officiating of Michael Oliver in the Ecuador-Uruguay U-20 game was a masterpiece in top-level soccer officiating.
      6 Comments
  • Bruce Arena 'proud' of Revs after turnaround continues with win at Galaxy
    by Paul Kennedy on Jun 3, 6:57 AM
    New England suddenly finds itself only two points below the red line after being in the Eastern Conference basement three weeks earlier.
      1 Comments
  • The U.S. U-20 World Cup lineup debate: There are no wrong answers
    by Paul Kennedy on Jun 1, 5:41 AM
    Interest in the exciting U-20s has grown. The USA-Nigeria game drew more viewers on FS1 than all but one of its 2019 MLS broadcasts.
      4 Comments
  • The U.S. U-20 success story: New pathways feed ambitions
    by Paul Kennedy on May 24, 8:54 AM
    What many of the U-20s have in common is they came up through MLS residential programs, as U.S. Soccer was weaned off Bradenton.
      2 Comments
  • Winners and losers of FIFA's decision to punt on expanded 2022 World Cup
    by Paul Kennedy on May 23, 9:05 PM
    For months, FIFA president Gianni Infantino had been pushing the idea of moving forward plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams.
      2 Comments
  • Why U-20 World Cup is must-see for American soccer fans
    by Mike Woitalla on May 23, 6:45 AM
    Gregg Berhalter captained the USA's 1993 U-20 World Cup team. Tab Ramos starred on the USA's 1983 U-20 World Cup team.
      3 Comments
  • The man behind the greatest women's club in the world
    by Paul Kennedy on May 21, 10:14 PM
    Lyon, not Paris, will host the Women's World Cup final, a reward for what Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has done for women's soccer.
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  • Bruce Arena faces his toughest rebuilding job at New England
    by Paul Kennedy on May 15, 3:38 AM
    Arena was confirmed on Tuesday as the Revs' head coach and sporting director.
      3 Comments
  • U.S. Under-20 World Cup Watch: Decision time arrives for Tab Ramos
    by Paul Kennedy on May 8, 1:59 AM
    On Friday, Ramos will announce the 21 players he will take to his fourth U-20 World Cup. Here's the puzzle he's working with.
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  • Finally, Atlanta United won big and looked good doing it
    by Paul Kennedy on May 6, 7:41 AM
    For the first time this season, the Five Stripes have won back-to-back games, beating up on Sporting KC, 3-0, on Sunday.
      7 Comments
  • Immigrants, Latinos and our soccer landscape (2)
    by Ahmet Guvener on May 3, 11:54 PM
    The lack of direct study done to address the question of the accessibility of boys and girls into our soccer system remains an issue.
      6 Comments
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