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Never heard of the Empowering Olympic, Paralympic and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020? it will dramatically change voting control of U.S. Soccer. Read the whole story
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FC Cincinnati's signing of Beckham Sunderland brings to 54 the number of HG signings who have bypassed college in 2020. Read the whole story
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"And the @NWSL? Up 493%. YOY. Not a typo."
-- Lisa Baird, the NWSL commissioner, on her league's year-over-year increase in television ratings, in response to a Sports Media Watch graph with year-over-year rating changes (2020 vs. 2019) of 18 U.S. sports events that didn't include the NWSL. (Ratings of 15 of the 18 events were down, and none up by more than 17 percent.) (@lisainog) -
Yanks Abroad: Chris Richards out with calf injury, Adu headed to Sweden, Zyen Jones moves to HungaryRichards made his first start for Bayern Munich in its 4-3 win over Hertha Berlin but picked up the injury in the second half. Read the whole story
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TSN's 12-minute happy-ending biopic on 20-year-old Ayo Akinola includes his experience with homelessness and insight on the immigrant experience in the USA and Canada. Read the whole story
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1. 'Everything Is closed down.' The lack of youth sports is a crisis. By Kurt Streeter (New York Times)
2. Orlando City owner close to selling team (Sports Business Journal)
3. How the Chicago Fire do same-day travel for road games with MLS' COVID-19 protocols - and why they opt for O'Hare instead of Midway By Jeremy Mikula (Chicago Tribune) -
Soccer America ConfidentialThe USA has been sidelined because of COVID-19 restrictions, Coach Gregg Berhalter has been busy tracking the expanding player pool in MLS and abroad. Read the whole story
