• Why is 'clear and obvious' not clear and obvious?
    by Ian Plenderleith on Oct 28, 8:41 PM
    When I took my first officiating course a decade ago in Maryland our tutor was a very wise and articulate referee named Craig Proffen.
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  • John Hackworth on U.S. Soccer changes, the Under-17 World Cup, and winning with USL's Louisville City
    by Mike Woitalla on Oct 25, 4:11 AM
    John Hackworth coached at four U-17 World Cups and was at the helm at the start of the current U.S. U-17s' cycle.
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  • What soccer can learn from cricket's transparency -- and other ways to improve VAR
    by Beau Dure on Oct 24, 10:28 PM
    In full earshot of the viewing audience, the "third official" walks through the camera angles and other tools at his or her disposal.
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  • Sasho Cirovski on the hopeful prospects of reforming men's college soccer
    by Mike Woitalla on Oct 24, 4:32 AM
    Sasho Cirovski, coach of defending men's NCAA Division I champion Maryland, has been spearheading the campaign to reform college soccer by creating a split fall-spring season.
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  • Rugby can show soccer the way on 'emotional' dissent
    by Ian Plenderleith on Oct 21, 3:47 PM
    As a soccer referee, it's been instructive to watch the game officials during the Rugby World Cup in Japan this past month.
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  • How Julian Araujo, the LA Galaxy's 18-year-old defender, rocketed into the pros
    by Scott French on Oct 19, 6:38 AM
    From his very first steps on a soccer field, Julian Araujo was the kid who wanted more, the kid willing to give extra to get it, the kid who turned heads.
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  • The sky is falling! Making sense of U.S. men's national team fan hysteria
    by Beau Dure on Oct 18, 4:59 PM
    Let's review what we've been told we "knew" we had to do to make U.S. men's soccer better:
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  • Manhattan coaching icon Martin Jacobson on the magic of soccer
    by Mike Woitalla on Oct 18, 5:18 AM
    "Coach Jake" has had extraordinary success coaching MLK High School's multi-cultural teams of immigrant boys.
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  • MLS Rookie of the Year: Snowflakes won't stop Brazilian Andre Shinyashiki
    by Paul Kennedy on Oct 15, 11:06 AM
    Colorado Rapids head coach Robin Fraser says he needed five minutes to see Shinyashiki was special.
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  • When sports collide with human rights violations
    by Ian Plenderleith on Oct 14, 10:50 AM
    Players who express political views tend to divide sports fans in much the same way that most issues split opinions in a democratic society.
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  • U.S. Soccer follows through on Women's World Cup Benefits for American youth clubs
    by Mike Woitalla on Oct 6, 2:11 AM
    U.S. Soccer has taken steps to ensure that American youth clubs will receive funds from FIFA's Women's World Cup benefits program.
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  • GM Dennis te Kloese on the Galaxy's revival, his Dutch-Mexican influence, and American soccer's progress
    by Scott French on Oct 4, 11:39 AM
    After missing the MLS playoffs the past two years, the LA Galaxy last December turned to Dennis te Kloese.
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  • Hugo Perez joins Mexican federation as youth national team scout
    by Mike Woitalla on Oct 1, 8:11 AM
    The Mexican federation (FMF) held a boys national team ID camp in California last weekend and has hired Hugo Perez as a USA-based scout.
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