• Tommy Wilson on the Philadelphia Union's youth movement, the USL, the DA, and his Scottish-USA connection
    by Mike Woitalla on May 31, 2:50 AM
    Tommy Wilson arrived from Scotland in 2013 to become the Philadelphia Union's Academy Director.
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  • Steve Gans dissects the DA vs. ECNL turf war that is 'hurting kids and player development'
    by Mike Woitalla on May 30, 5:35 AM
    U.S. Soccer's Girls Development Academy and the ECNL are battling to be the top girls league in the USA.
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  • Can the USA's lower-division Pro/Rel quest affect European Super League plans?
    by Beau Dure on May 29, 9:35 PM
    Two seemingly unrelated forces could be on the strangest collision course in modern soccer history.
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  • Soccer's new rule changes -- a ref's view
    by Ian Plenderleith on May 28, 2:29 AM
    Several important changes to the "Laws of the Game" come into effect on June 1.
      8 Comments
  • Jersey kid Chris Gloster takes German experience to USA's U-20 World Cup quest
    by Brian Sciaretta on May 22, 6:23 PM
    Chris Gloster, having played in the 2017 U-17 World Cup, is one of the veterans on the USA's U-20 World Cup team.
      2 Comments
  • MLS's French Connection: Fred Lipka on American strides in youth development
    by Beau Dure on May 21, 1:36 AM
    In MLS academies, coaching education is now deeply steeped in the influence of the country that won the 1998 and 2018 World Cups
      11 Comments
  • Ribery and Robben -- great players, poor sportsmen
    by Ian Plenderleith on May 20, 12:57 PM
    In sports, one fan's hero is another fan's object of derision and contempt.
      17 Comments
  • Julie Ertz on 'Chase Your Dreams,' her youth coaches, defending the World Cup title, and the NWSL
    by Mike Woitalla on May 17, 7:18 AM
    World Cup-bound Julie Ertz has written a book with advice for young athletes
      5 Comments
  • A rule change for better soccer: No goal kicks or punts over the halfway line
    by Beau Dure on May 14, 2:05 AM
    Here's a rule change that would reward attacking teams and make the sport safer.
      21 Comments
  • Tab Ramos discusses his U-20 World Cup roster selections, taking Weah and Cerrillo but not Araujo, Amaya and Amon, and injury worries
    by Brian Sciaretta on May 11, 5:36 AM
    When compared with his past U.S. teams, this one was very difficult to assemble due to a plethora of options.
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  • Paul Bravo takes Oakland Roots' helm to complete Bay Area homecoming
    by Mike Woitalla on May 10, 2:05 PM
    A soccer team is aiming to make a splash in Oakland, California. They'll be coached by Paul Bravo.
      2 Comments
  • Andrew Wooten, the USA's hottest forward, hopes to get national team call
    by Brian Sciaretta on May 9, 7:18 AM
    Whether based abroad or based domestically, there is no better American forward in the game right now than Andrew Wooten
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  • American Ajax veteran John O'Brien on the popularity and complexities of Dutch soccer
    by Mike Woitalla on May 8, 5:09 AM
    The 2002 U.S. World Cup star, now 41 and pursuing a career in clinical psychology, is enjoying the UEFA Champions League run of Ajax Amsterdam.
      10 Comments
  • Pro soccer's pernicious influence on the amateur game
    by Ian Plenderleith on May 6, 3:14 PM
    I gave out five yellow cards -- one for dissent, and four for various levels of foul play.
      14 Comments
  • Mark Krikorian on DA vs. ECNL, Florida State success, the NWSL and the Women's World Cup
    by Beau Dure on May 4, 2:14 AM
    Krikorian's Florida State is the women's Division I NCAA defending champion and has won ACC titles six of the last eight years
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