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by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 29, 2:43 PM
Below is a selection of columns from 2020 that have provoked mostly helpful and civilized dialogue from our readership.
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by Dan Woog on Dec 28, 7:06 PM
The age, gender - even the continent - of his players does not matter. "When you love the game, you will coach at any level."
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by Beau Dure on Dec 24, 8:33 PM
Most coaches would love this problem, even though it complicates the lineup choices and could even result in the omission of a national team star on the Olympic roster.
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by Scott French on Dec 24, 2:26 AM
During a 15-year playing career Josh Wolff played for some of the country's finest coaches: Bob Bradley, Bruce Arena, Bob Gansler, Peter Vermes, Clive Charles.
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by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 22, 12:17 PM
Tom Webb and his colleagues identify the importance of training and mentoring, especially to keep young referees from quitting at the first sign of trouble.
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by Dan Woog on Dec 19, 12:12 AM
COVID's effects on soccer are well-documented. Professional, college, high school and youth seasons have been shortened or canceled. Spectators are banned or limited.
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by Mike Woitalla on Dec 17, 5:37 AM
Georgetown University, whose men's soccer won the 2019 D1 College Cup, implemented some of the nation's strictest precautions against COVID spread
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by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 16, 11:14 PM
The very character of non-League soccer in England is a lure for romantics, nostalgics and anyone with time to spare who feels at home in a soccer stadium.
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by Mike Woitalla on Dec 15, 4:59 AM
If not for the pandemic, this would have been the week when Stanford had hoped to become the first back-to-back women's NCAA Division I champion since 2009.
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by Beau Dure on Dec 14, 12:09 AM
Let's say this at the outset: All youth soccer rankings should be taken with a grain of salt. Maybe a silo full of salt.
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by Andrea Canales on Dec 9, 9:30 PM
My daughter can't play with any neighborhood kids, and as she is so far our one and only, there are no soccer playmates her age available in our family bubble.
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by Mike Woitalla on Dec 8, 8:48 PM
Jeff Agoos, who holds a crucial executive position at MLS, is among those whose life in soccer since childhood tells the story of the game's rise in USA.
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by Dan Woog on Dec 8, 2:08 PM
Even before the pandemic, United Soccer Coaches' courses were changing. "Content should be available to anyone who wants it," says its director of coaching education.
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by Ian Plenderleith on Dec 7, 2:12 PM
There was a curious incident during stoppage time of VfB Stuttgart's Bundesliga game at Werder Bremen on Sunday.
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by Andrea Canales on Dec 5, 2:00 AM
It can be tantalizing torture for fans to get a glimpse of talented performers in U.S. colors without knowing if their choice is permanent.