Tuesday, April 25
Pittsburgh Riverhounds vs. Maryland Bobcats 7 pm.
• Bobcats are one of
three NISA teams still alive.
Charleston Battery vs. Charlotte Independence 7 pm.
• Southern Derby rivals have met 21 times..
New England
Revolution vs. Hartford Athletic 7:30 pm.
Detroit City vs. Minnesota United 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte FC vs. South Georgia Tormenta 7:30 pm.
•
SA Reading: Soccer parents powering the rise of Tormenta FC
St. Louis City
vs. Union Omaha 8 pm.
• Union Omaha beat two MLS teams in 2022.
Sporting KC vs. Tulsa Athletic 8:30 pm.
• Tulsa
Athletic is one two amateur teams in third round.
Monterey Bay vs. San Jose Earthquakes 10 pm.
Note: All times ET.
Viewing: Soccer on TV.
For 20 of MLS's 29 teams, the midweek involves Concacaf Champions League or U.S. Open Cup action. Read the whole story
On Tuesday, Crocker will be named U.S. Soccer's new sporting director, replacing Earnie Stewart. Read the whole story
Ertz, not quite vintage, made her first start since the Tokyo Olympics in Angel City's 2-0 loss to San Diego before a full house. Read the whole story
- League Championship. Ethan Horvath's Luton Town beat Zack Steffen's Middlesbrough, 2-1, in a battle of Premier League promotion candidates. Steffen was controversially ruled to have fouled Carlton Morris for a penalty Morris converted to decide the game. Replays showed the Luton star fell without any contact by Steffen. "It was never a penalty," Boro boss Michael Carrick told BBC Radio Tees. "It wasn't even close. I can laugh it off as it doesn't change the course of our season." Burnley has clinched promotion. Sheffield United could follow the Clarets back to the top flight with a win on Wednesday. Luton and Boro are third and fourth and could meet in the promotion playoff final on May 29 at Wembley.
The 20-year-old New Yorker has already logged 57 league games for Borussia Moenchengladbach since debuting vs. Bayern Munich. Read the whole story
• U.S. U-20 Rokas Pukstas' bid to win the UEFA Youth League with Hajduk Split ended when it was crushed by Dutch club AZ, 5-0, in a battle of U-19 teams in the final played in Geneva. AZ had reached the final with a shootout win over Portugal's Sporting, Before that, AZ's knockout wins were over Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0, Barcelona 3-0 and Real Madrid 4-0. The match drew about 4,000 Hajduk fans at the Stade de Genève.
England's most expensive ever player is beginning to live up to his price tag. Read the whole story
The management course, in its second year, aims to teach "the latest practical know-how and insights" on how to run a soccer club. Read the whole story
1. FIFA confirms four in 2027 Women’s World Cup hosting race (AP)
2. A
Spanish team endures on a toehold in Africa By James Montague (New York Times)
3. Washington looks to tap youth athletic funds for minor league stadium upgrades By Jim Brunner (Seattle Times)