• Joey Akpunonu DF Bowling Green (Toledo, Ohio)
• Joshua Bolma MF/FW Maryland (Ghana)
• Moise Bombito DF New Hampshire (Montreal, Quebec)
• CJ Fodrey FW San Diego State (San Diego, Calif.)
• Shakur Mohammed MF/FW Duke (Ghana)
• Owen O’Malley MF Creighton (Cary, N.C.)
•
Ilijah Paul FW Washington (Gilbert, Ariz.)
• Joey Skinner DF Clemson (Charlotte, N.C.)
Note: The 2023 MLS
SuperDraft will be held on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old's performance in Qatar showed why we can expect more Messi brilliance for Argentina. Read the whole story
After successfully staging the most compact World Cup in history, FIFA is now preparing to organize the biggest. Read the whole story
Three-team groups from which two teams advance would open the door to that dark time: 1982 Austria-West Germany. Read the whole story
Here's how the scoring rate in Qatar compared historically, along with video of all 2022 World Cup strikes. Read the whole story
"Search recorded its highest ever traffic in 25 years during the final of #FIFAWorldCup, it was like the entire world was searching about one thing!"
-- Google CEO Sundar Pichai on
interest in Sunday's World Cup final between Argentina and France. (@sundarpichai)
From leaping from his seat in the VIP box to consoling crestfallen players on the field, Macron delivered a wide-ranging performance. Read the whole story
A myriad rapid-fire highlights and off-field scenes accompany the British broadcaster's farewell from Qatar. Read the whole story
Saturday, December 17
Brockton FC United (Mass.) 1 Chicago House AC (Ill.) 1
(Chicago House AC wins 8-7 on
penalty kicks.)
South Carolina United Heat (S.C.) 1 Club de Lyon (Fla.) 2
Azteca FC (Colo.) 4 UDA Soccer (N.M.) 4
(UDA Soccer wins 4-1 on penalty
kicks.)
BattleBorn FC (Nev.) 1 Inter San Francisco (Calif.) 5
Nova FC (Va.) 1 West Chester United SC (Pa.) 2
SC Vistula Garfield (N.J.) 0
Lansdowne Yonkers FC (N.Y.) 2
Sunday, December 18
Beaman United FC (Tenn.) 4 D'Feeters Kicks SC (Texas)
3
Miami United FC (Fla.) 2 Naples City FC (Fla.) 1
Orange County FC (Calif.) 0 Capo FC (Calif.) 0
(Capo FC wins 3-2 on penalty kicks.)
Jonathan Bond, James Pantemis and Marcelo Silva all re-signed with their current teams. Victor Vazquez rejoined Toronto FC. Read the whole story
1. World Cup final VAR review: Di Maria penalty, Otamendi red card, Thuram dive, Montiel handball By Dale
Johnson (ESPN)
2. Behind Argentina’s World Cup magic, an army of witches By Jack Nicas and Ana Lankes (New York Times)
3. First person: Why soccer is so much better in Spanish By Meghna Chakrabarti and Tim Skoog (wburg.org