Segal reportedly paid $400 million to become majority owner of MLS's Houston Dynamo and the NWSL's Houston Dash. Read the whole story
Tuesday, June 22
Orlando City 5 San Jose 0 (Goals: Nani, 7; Michel 16, 90; Dike 31, 49. Att.:
15,476.)
Germany's 4-2 win over Portugal drew the largest viewership through the first two rounds of European Championship group play.. Read the whole story
"Why would you want to speak to an opposition player for over 20 minutes? I don't care if he is your club teammate or not; I very rarely speak to anybody for over five minutes."
-- ITV pundit Roy Keane on England's Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell having to quarantine and miss its game against the Czech Republic because they spent time with Scottish Chelsea teammate Billy Gilmour, who tested positive for Covid-19, in the tunnel postgame of the scoreless England-Scotland tie. (Irish Times)
Group D wrapped up on Tuesday with England, Croatia and the Czech Republic booking round of 16 spots; Scotland was sent packing. Read the whole story
Tuesday, June 22
OL Reign 2 Chicago 0 (Goals: Cruz 1, Balcer 18. Red card: St. Georges 90+2. Att.:
2,518.)
Last week's top strikes from USL Championship and USL League One include a goal from the corner flag by Louisville City's Cameron Lancaster. Read the whole story
1. Andranik “Eski” Eskandarian: At the center of the ‘80s soccer boom in the USA By Pablo Bayona Sapag (Clubelevenmag.com)
2. Lionel Messi remains
Argentina’s best hope of glory even in his twilight By Jonathan Liew (The Guardian)
3. Carl Nassib Becomes First Active NFL Player to Come Out as Gay By Rachel Bachman (Wall Street Journal)
With his international background, he's tried to help sports executives on both sides of the Atlantic understand best practices on the other Read the whole story