• Cheers to the ball artists and the young mavericks they inspire
    by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 31, 2:18 PM
    I want to see daring and devilry and fans on their feet shouting out their love for art.
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  • Sigi Schmid (1953-2018): Farewell to a soccer friend
    by Mike Woitalla on Dec 27, 10:41 PM
    I was 19 years old when I met Sigi Schmid in 1983. It occurs to me now that he was the first famous person I interviewed as I embarked on a career in journalism.
      12 Comments
  • USL President Jake Edwards on taking the lead to expand pro soccer in the USA
    by Brian Sciaretta on Dec 20, 1:47 AM
    The USL is expanding into communities around the country and recently unveiled a new third division league that will begin play in 2019.
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  • Your Holiday Book Guide: 2018 delivered a wide range of enticing soccer reads
    by Mike Woitalla on Dec 18, 2:29 PM
    Soccer book publishing ramps up in World Cup years and 2018 delivered a wide range of reading for the sport's enthusiasts.
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  • Why no one cares who's club champion of the world
    by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 17, 1:23 PM
    I was 7 years old when I received the first and most valuable soccer book of my life -- Purnell's Encyclopedia of Association Football.
      4 Comments
  • Through years of upheaval, peaks and valleys -- indoor soccer rolls on in the USA
    by Beau Dure on Dec 14, 2:28 AM
    The 17-team MASL stretches across two borders into Mexico and Canada.
      1 Comments
  • Jill Ellis on the U.S. women's drive to be even better in 2019, integrating new players into team and moving players to different positions
    by Mike Woitalla on Dec 12, 2:24 AM
    Next June in France, Jill Ellis aims to become the first coach to win two Women's World Cup titles.
      6 Comments
  • Albertin Montoya: 'At the younger age groups, train everyone to be a midfielder'
    by Mike Woitalla on Dec 11, 3:10 PM
    In 2010, Albertin Montoya coached one of women's pro soccer's most entertaining teams ever - the WPS championship-winning FC Gold Pride
      20 Comments
  • Goalkeepers are different -- but they shouldn't be
    by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 10, 2:55 PM
    Goalkeeper Alisson Becker his raised right knee hit Joshua King square in the chest, laying him low
      3 Comments
  • Arnie Ramirez on training a young Gregg Berhalter and coaching Gio Savarese
    by Mike Woitalla on Dec 6, 7:33 PM
    Arnie Ramirez stays in touch with the players he coached since the 1970s. Two of them are in the news this week.
      6 Comments
  • Dwayne De Rosario, former MLS golazo king and four-time champ, on playing pro indoor soccer at age 40
    by Beau Dure on Dec 4, 12:39 AM
    Dwayne De Rosario retired in 2015, but he has returned this fall to play indoor soccer with the Mississauga MetroStars
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  • Gregg Berhalter's pro playing career started with a boost from Rinus Michels
    by Mike Woitalla on Dec 3, 11:05 PM
    Back when it was rare for an American to land a contract in Europe, Gregg Berhalter moved to the Netherlands at age 21.
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  • The problem of prejudice still at the heart of Scottish soccer
    by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 3, 11:38 AM
    Ask a thousand fans why they watch sports and what they get out of it, and you will hear one thousand different answers.
      4 Comments