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by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 30, 7:09 PM
Four days of knockout action brought us eight games that were mainly mesmerizing, thriving on the tension.
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by Dan Woog on Jun 28, 3:42 PM
It's easy to comment on an official's call, after the fact. It's infinitely harder to make that call in the heat of the moment.
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by Beau Dure on Jun 26, 1:54 AM
Instead of World Cup Lite on a crowded Olympic stage, why not have an Americas-Asia-Africa Women's Championship?
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by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 23, 11:10 PM
The final round of group games brought a glut of goals and a raft of exciting games, with the lineup for the last 16 uncertain right up until the final whistle.
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by Andrea Canales on Jun 23, 3:15 PM
Jovan Kirovski was only 20, younger than Christian Pulisic by two years, when he hoisted the legendary UEFA Champions League in 1997.
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by Dan Woog on Jun 21, 7:28 PM
With his international background, he's tried to help sports executives on both sides of the Atlantic understand best practices on the other
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by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 20, 12:56 PM
The second round of games in the 2021 (nee 2020) European Championships brought a curious mixture.
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by Scott French on Jun 20, 2:48 AM
A central figure in the development of American soccer over the past 30-something years, as a player, as a coach and as one of the game's foremost thinkers.
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by Beau Dure on Jun 16, 8:48 PM
Must be summer, because we're getting reruns.
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by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 16, 4:15 AM
Predictions of cagey group games and tired players were quickly erased by physical but generally offensive and often exciting encounters.
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by Mike Woitalla on Jun 15, 2:30 AM
I've long found it remarkable how high-level coaches often seem more sensitive to players' self-confidence than many coaches at the youth level.
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by Andrea Canales on Jun 11, 7:50 PM
The view of 'Mexico played better, but lost,' is not a new one. In the historical record, El Tri has dominated the overall matchup but lost several key games.
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by Ian Plenderleith on Jun 10, 4:08 PM
The Covid-19 pandemic inevitably looms over the European Championship, kicking off a year late on Friday across the continent in partly patronized stadiums.
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by Dan Woog on Jun 10, 3:04 PM
When Oregon State University freshman Gloire Amanda arrived on campus, he wrote down his goals. Among them: win the MAC Hermann Trophy.
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by Beau Dure on Jun 9, 3:26 PM
Coaches might argue that they're sick of investing time into players, only to see them take their talents somewhere else. But many players change clubs for valid reasons.