• How to remove the burden from the referees -- three suggestions to Laws of the Game
    by Ahmet Guvener on Mar 2, 6:04 AM
    There should be two sets of the Laws of the Game: one for the professional game and one for the rest.
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  • German fans say Nein Danke to Monday Night Soccer -- but TV is king
    by Mike Woitalla on Mar 1, 3:36 AM
    Nearly a half a century after the NFL launched Monday Night Football, the Bundesliga has started Monday Night Fussball.
      1 Comments
  • Borussia Dortmund can finally afford to give Christian Pulisic a (deserved) break
    by Paul Kennedy on Feb 22, 7:31 PM
    BVB advanced in the Europa League on Thursday thanks to a late goal at Atalanta, but Pulisic struggled to made an impact.
      1 Comments
  • VAR, a squiggly line and the search for the impossible
    by Paul Kennedy on Feb 19, 3:19 AM
    The video assistant referee system has hit England, and controversy has followed.
      7 Comments
  • Soccer's numbers game -- big registration numbers don't always yield great national teams
    by Ahmet Guvener on Feb 16, 12:04 AM
    The opposite is also true. Japan (women) and Iceland (men) have had success despite drawing from small player pools.
      21 Comments
  • Player strike sheds light on reality of French women's pro soccer
    by Paul Kennedy on Feb 14, 8:15 PM
    On the surface, France seems like a bastion of women's soccer. But it's often a struggle for players like those at Guingamp.
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  • Carlos Cordeiro inherits full plate as new U.S. Soccer president
    by Paul Kennedy on Feb 12, 4:21 AM
    The new U.S. Soccer president gets right down to work this week with a meeting of the 2026 World Cup bid committee on Tuesday in New York.
      2 Comments
  • Pro/Rel may be eliminated in Mexico
    by Mike Woitalla on Feb 7, 7:18 PM
    The Mexican league is proposing to eliminate promotion-relegation for a four-year period
      1 Comments
  • The first 100 days: Advice to the next U.S Soccer president
    by Ahmet Guvener on Feb 1, 11:11 PM
    What the winner of the election should expect and some of the problems he or she must overcome in the first 100 days.
      6 Comments
  • Premier League clubs shatter record for January transfers
    by Ridge Mahoney on Feb 1, 7:36 PM
    In the Premier League a furious whirl of last-minute deals on Deadline Day ended the most expensive winter window in league history.
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  • The legacy of the Boston Breakers
    by Paul Kennedy on Jan 30, 3:35 AM
    The news that the Breakers were folding came a week after reporters were told it was "business as usual," but it was no surprise.
      1 Comments
  • Italian soccer crisis deepens -- no federation president elected
    by Paul Kennedy on Jan 29, 7:25 PM
    If you think American soccer has got problems, take a look at Italian soccer, which was placed in a state of emergency on Monday.
      2 Comments
  • MLS 3.0 and the new Paraguayan connection
    by Paul Kennedy on Jan 15, 6:11 PM
    Orlando City's signing of Josue Colman follows the move of fellow Paraguayans Miguel Almiron, Cristian Colman and Jesus Medina to MLS.
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  • Christian Pulisic and expectations
    by Paul Kennedy on Jan 13, 10:25 PM
    On Sunday, Pulisic starts his third Bundesliga campaign when Borussia Dortmund hosts Wolfsburg to open the second half of the season.
      3 Comments
  • 'Things' in a suburban garage
    by Ahmet Guvener on Jan 11, 8:56 PM
    Some advice to parents so that the money they spend on their kids' soccer "adventure" will not end up like "things" in their garage.
      1 Comments
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