• Ed Garza: The former mayor who changed San Antonio's youth soccer landscape
    by Mike Woitalla on Jun 29, 9:06 PM
    More than 90% of San Antonio's USLA players come from economically disadvantaged or poverty-level households.
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  • Salary caps in Europe -- is Schalke making the first move?
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 29, 2:56 PM
    Schalke, through high transfer fees and salaries, has sought to buy success in recent years in an attempt to establish itself as a Champions League regular.
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  • The new era of college recruiting: COVID changes the process for coaches and players
    by Dan Woog on Jun 29, 3:59 AM
    The cancellation of showcase tournaments, campus visits and ID camps upended the traditionally long, sometimes awkward dance between coaches and athletes.
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  • Steve Gans on youth soccer's Wild West and the need for safeguards
    by Dan Woog on Jun 25, 3:00 AM
    The alphabet soup of competing leagues, even entire associations, means there is little oversight.
      12 Comments
  • NWSL's return: A unique chance to grow the fan base and for new stars to rise
    by Beau Dure on Jun 23, 9:09 PM
    Is this the year women's soccer develops more hard-core fans? Not just the kids who want Alex Morgan's autograph.
      3 Comments
  • American goalkeeper Bryane Heaberlin on playing in Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga amid the pandemic
    by Arlo Moore-Bloom on Jun 23, 1:01 AM
    The Floridian starts for FFC Frankfurt, one of the oldest and most decorated women's teams in the Frauen-Bundesliga.
      2 Comments
  • Investigations closing in on FIFA boss Gianni Infantino
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 22, 1:15 AM
    FIFA President Gianni Infantino came to power in 2016 on the heels of Sepp Blatter, who eventually stood down after multiple FIFA officials were arrested.
      3 Comments
  • Varsity Blues' scandal and COVID-19 force universities to rethink priorities
    by Beau Dure on Jun 20, 3:26 AM
    So the stereotype of athletes ignoring academics often doesn't apply. But neither does the notion that sports pay the bills.
      6 Comments
  • College club soccer provides well-balanced option for competitive players -- plus management experience
    by Arlo Moore-Bloom on Jun 17, 4:46 PM
    Students schedule their games, design their own jerseys, fund their own travel -- and compete for regional and national titles.
      6 Comments
  • Tony Sanneh's extraordinary post-playing career: 'I knew I had to give back'
    by Mike Woitalla on Jun 16, 2:36 AM
    Years before retiring from a 17-year pro soccer career in 2009, Tony Sanneh had planned out his next chapter.
      8 Comments
  • Nicole Hercules leads Black Coaches' Advocacy Group amid strife and hope
    by Dan Woog on Jun 15, 2:49 PM
    "I've always believed in collaboration, and soon we'll be in a position to announce some important strategic alliances."
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  • All rise for the anthem. Or not. It's a choice
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 12, 3:04 PM
    When I was a lad, the Scottish national anthem was the jaunty "Scotland the Brave," but few people knew the words.
      29 Comments
  • Kevin Crow, pro star and Olympian in 1980s, on his youth club homecoming and new academy landscape
    by Mike Woitalla on Jun 11, 6:14 PM
    The Technical Director of Ballistic United, the Northern California youth club that launched his career, is also the CYSA Technical Director.
      7 Comments
  • Bundesliga's road-win stats prove the power of the crowd
    by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 8, 4:36 PM
    The statistics have always shown that, broadly speaking, home advantage is a genuine factor in determining the outcome of results.
      4 Comments
  • America Scores delivers wide range of virtual Soccer Summits for coaches of all levels
    by Dan Woog on Jun 8, 3:21 PM
    With its young player-poets isolated at home, America Scores built online channels so coaches could remain connected.
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