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by Ridge Mahoney on Nov 30, 11:51 PM
As president and general manager of North Carolina FC, Curt Johnson oversees an operation that includes a NWSL team (North Carolina Courage) as well as two major local youth clubs. The Raleigh native is spearheading an MLS expansion bid and hoping for significant changes that can steer the game at all levels in the right direction.
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 30, 4:28 PM
After captaining UMass' soccer team in the 1980s, playing three years of pro indoor soccer, and coaching college ball, Kevin Flynn became a standup comedian.
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 27, 11:11 PM
We caught up with Michelle Akers to get her views on the current state of American soccer -- and her advice for youth coaches, parents and young players.
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by Ridge Mahoney on Nov 24, 9:41 PM
Decades of experience in soccer bring a unique point-of-view from Bill Nuttall, who sits on the board of NPSL club Chattanooga FC.
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 21, 9:56 PM
HBO, which is featuring Tom Byer in an edition of "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel," calls him a "soccer guru" with a "plan to rescue American men's soccer."
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by Ridge Mahoney on Nov 21, 3:31 PM
MLS began using VAR in league matches after the All-Star Game under the stewardship of former Premier League and FIFA referee Howard Webb.
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 17, 3:54 PM
Fox Sports analyst Alexi Lalas became a soccer celebrity when he started for the USA at the 1994 World Cup.
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 16, 4:29 PM
Schellas Hyndman spent the first three decades of his coaching career in college soccer, a span that included 22 NCAA appearances with SMU.
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by Ridge Mahoney on Nov 14, 10:58 PM
Former professional player Tom Mulroy has worn many hats since retiring as a player and touring the country juggling as "Soccer Tom."
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 10, 1:01 PM
To gather further insight into American youth soccer pay-to-play, we speak to Eric Sippel, who has vast experience in youth soccer and the financial world. A Stanford law school graduate and nationally recognized hedge-fund executive who is now a private investor, Sippel, during his eight-year tenure as a youth club president in Oakland, California.
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 8, 4:51 PM
He's called "Mr. Soccer in the Northwest" in "Seattle 100: Portrait of a City," a book that honors people who have "defined and driven" culture in Seattle. Cliff McCrath coached Seattle Pacific for nearly four decades, winning five Division II NCAA championships.
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by Ridge Mahoney on Nov 7, 7:58 PM
Former U.S. Soccer treasurer Richard Groff has spent most of his life involved with soccer at some level.
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by Mike Woitalla on Nov 2, 6:41 AM
The Maryland coach has won two NCAA championships and produced four U.S. World Cup players.
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by Paul Kennedy on Nov 2, 2:44 AM
A year after being elected U.S. Soccer vice president, he announced that he is running for president.
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by Ridge Mahoney on Nov 1, 1:41 AM
Will #SaveTheCrew only be a rallying cry silenced by the forces of good, old-fashioned money?