• Keyrol Figueroa: Son of Honduran legend emerges as rising star for USA with high-scoring U-17 performance
    by Brian Sciaretta on Mar 3, 7:46 PM
    Now with Liverpool's academy, the 16-year-old lived in the USA during his dad's seven MLS seasons.
      2 Comments
  • Should a 'soft' foul in the penalty area go unpunished?
    by Ian Plenderleith on Mar 2, 12:03 PM
    Try to find the 'Laws of the Game' section under the title 'Fouls that are not enough for a penalty.'
      15 Comments
  • New commissioner Kendra Halterman leads WPSL into 25th season
    by Dan Woog on Feb 26, 10:14 PM
    The Utah native has been a player, run a team, and served as a conference delegate and league ambassador.
      0 Comments
  • B.J. Callaghan on behind-the-scenes USMNT coaching, the scouting process, and his path to the 2022 World Cup
    by Arlo Moore-Bloom on Feb 25, 4:23 AM
    Amid the post-World Cup transition period, assistant coach B.J. Callaghan provides continuity to the U.S. player pool.
      0 Comments
  • MLS 2023: The top 15 young Americans
    by Brian Sciaretta on Feb 24, 4:21 AM
    The league, launched in 1996, enters its 28th season with an accelerated youth movement.
      1 Comments
  • MLS's pro/rel dilemma
    by Paul Kennedy on Feb 24, 1:03 AM
    How does MLS ever change its format or open its closed system even if there are benefits to pro/rel?
      24 Comments
  • Fan-pleasing U.S. women have a 'few things to fix' ahead of World Cup
    by Mike Woitalla on Feb 23, 11:00 PM
    Five months ahead of its World Cup quest, the USA beat Brazil in a festive Texas atmosphere.
      17 Comments
  • How the German men's national team can regain the love of its public
    by Ian Plenderleith on Feb 23, 3:11 PM
    There's more to this than mere results. There's also the question of identification.
      1 Comments
  • Tom Atencio on the joys of working in the youth game, the growth of American soccer culture, and his move to Hawaii
    by Mike Woitalla on Feb 22, 3:22 PM
    The Hawaii Soccer Academy's Director of Coaching spent a decade on U.S. Club Soccer's board of directors.
      2 Comments
  • Darrius Barnes on MLS Advance: 'To grow the game and bring people together'
    by Arlo Moore-Bloom on Feb 21, 11:51 AM
    Among the former MLS players involved in MLS's DEI work is Darrius Barnes, now President of Charlotte FC's MLS Next Pro team.
      2 Comments
  • Everything's good. Really. Everything.
    by Ian Plenderleith on Feb 16, 2:56 PM
    A sensitive reader last week lamented the negative tone of this column. In the interests of balance, we will be reporting only positive news!
      20 Comments
  • Danielle Slaton on keeping soccer in her life forever, the Apple TV appeal, and her playing career highlights
    by Arlo Moore-Bloom on Feb 14, 2:33 AM
    Slaton was part of the first all-female broadcast team to cover a game in one of the USA's five major men's pro leagues.
      1 Comments
  • Pep's London trip lament: Laughable yet thought-provoking
    by Beau Dure on Feb 13, 1:02 AM
    A trip from Manchester to London is "exhausting"? In the United States, that's considered a "derby."
      8 Comments
  • Justin Bokmeyer takes on MLS Next leadership role with NBA and U.S. Army experience
    by Mike Woitalla on Feb 10, 1:51 PM
    The West Point grad helped orchestrate the Basketball Africa League launch and guide the growth of the international NBA Academy program.
      0 Comments
  • What is the 'spirit' of soccer? And where can I find it?
    by Ian Plenderleith on Feb 9, 4:18 PM
    I hate to shatter IFAB's delusions, but soccer is no longer played by gentlemen in the nineteenth century.
      7 Comments
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