• Brian Bliss on the USA's historic 1987 win at El Salvador -- and the impressive depth of today's USMNT
    by Mike Woitalla on Aug 31, 2:59 PM
    Brian Bliss had turned 22 a few weeks before he took the field with the USA in San Salvador for a 1987 Olympic qualifying game.
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  • Hugo Perez draws parallels between El Salvador's World Cup quest and his U.S. playing experience
    by Andrea Canales on Aug 31, 4:56 AM
    As El Salvador faces the USA to open the final group games for Concacaf World Cup qualifying, Coach Hugo Perez is looking for redemption.
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  • El Trafico classic produces a moment of true magic, then a gut-punch hits LAFC
    by Scott French on Aug 29, 1:24 PM
    There were positives for struggling LAFC, but Coach Bob Bradley couldn't call the 3-3 tie with the LA Galaxy a step forward.
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  • Why I sympathize with soccer's dual nationals
    by Andrea Canales on Aug 27, 11:55 AM
    I used to dream in Spanish. I was born in the United States, but my parents moved our family to Argentina when I was 3.
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  • Who's the best? MLS all-stars' triumph is something we can feel good about, whether or not it matters
    by Scott French on Aug 26, 2:35 PM
    The conversation tethering North America's premier top-tier leagues does neither any favors in this aspect.
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  • MLS All-Star Game is special homecoming for Cristian Roldan, the all-stars captain, and brother Alex
    by Scott French on Aug 25, 4:34 AM
    From Pico Rivera, Independiente, a tiny club in nearby Norwalk, and El Rancho High School, the Sounders' brothers are having great 2021 seasons.
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  • Joshua Kimmich deal shows what soccer needs least -- players' agents
    by Ian Plenderleith on Aug 24, 11:13 AM
    Bayern Munich and Germany's central midfielder Joshua Kimmich extended his contract with the club this week until June 2025.
      12 Comments
  • Heather Dyche on New Mexico soccer, females coaches in college ball, and Girls Academy vs. ECNL
    by Dan Woog on Aug 23, 3:46 PM
    The Lobos' coach also serves United Soccer Coaches, Concacaf, and is a co-founder of the LEAD Academy
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  • Hank Steinbrecher: A great American soccer man checks in from the surf
    by Hank Steinbrecher on Aug 22, 5:39 AM
    Our friend Hank Steinbrecher is unequivocally one of the greatest contributors to the growth of American soccer.
      15 Comments
  • Freddy Juarez on his unique path to the Real Salt Lake helm, growing up in Las Cruces, and the Buzz Lagos influence
    by Scott French on Aug 19, 5:24 PM
    Other American coaches in MLS tend to be former top-tier players or veteran coaches who arrived after building powerful college dynasties.
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  • A chat with Seamus Malin: Part 2 -- the NASL and the evolution of the American fan
    by Ian Plenderleith on Aug 18, 3:13 PM
    'In the 1970s was really when things started to change in the U.S. That was a very surreal era, because the NASL was a league built on sand.'
      2 Comments
  • Remembering the great Gerd Mueller: A goalscorer like no other
    by Mike Woitalla on Aug 18, 4:10 AM
    One of my favorite parts of interviewing people in the soccer world is to hear how they fell in love with the game.
      18 Comments
  • Rachel Markus on the amazing films that look at life through soccer
    by Dan Woog on Aug 16, 10:13 AM
    "Kicking + Screening" receives 100 submissions a year, from across the globe. Markus and Greg Lalas favor documentaries.
      4 Comments
  • Anson Dorrance on getting vaccinated, U.S. women's post-Olympic future, 2021 fall college season, and youth landscape
    by Mike Woitalla on Aug 12, 5:02 AM
    Anson Dorrance, who coached the USA to the title of the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991, has coached the UNC Tar Heels for more than four decades.
      12 Comments
  • Concentration of women's soccer talent shifts
    by Paul Kennedy on Aug 11, 3:47 AM
    The move of Canada's top young players to European clubs in recent years proved to be fortuitous when the pandemic hit.
      26 Comments
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