Loudoun United, D.C. United’s USL Championship team, was forced to cancel the remainder of its 2020 season — three games — after multiple positive COVID-19 cases within the team. TwoUSL Championship teams — LA Galaxy II and Philadelphia Union II — postponed three games because of COVID-19 outbreaks, but these are the first cancellations. Loudoun […]
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While MLS teams continue to reopen, European plans to welcome fans crushed by COVID-19 spike
Atlanta United, Nashville SC and theColorado Rapids are the latest MLS teams to announce plans to reopen their gates. It will take place in Phase III of the return to home markets and up the total number of MLS teams thatwill have welcomed fans in some limited form to 10. They include the Montreal Impact, […]
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 'COVID had the courage to challenge me — bad idea'
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who now plays for AC Milan after spending two seasons at LA Galaxy, became the latest international star to test positive for COVID-19 when he was forced to miss a EuropaLeague match against Norway’s Bodo/Glimt. The 38-year-old striker wrote on Twitter that he tested negativeon Wednesday but positive on Thursday. “No symptoms whatsoever,” […]
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Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. At Cal, every sport but football feels like second string By John Branch (New YorkTimes) 2. UEFA Super Cup: Bayern fans canceling trips ahead of meeting with Sevilla By Michael Da Silva (Deutsche Welle) 3. Positive about flying? Airlines look to COVID tests that give results inminutes By John Miller and Emilio Parodi (Reuters)
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What happened to the conversation about the future of soccer?
I thrust my cell-phone beneath my daughter’s nose to show her the English League One (tier three) standings. “Look! Lincoln City are equal top!” The fate of my hometown team has never, in truth, beenof huge interest to her. She examined the screen for a few seconds before pointing out in a voice that mixed […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Sports cause outbreaks. Restart sports anyway? By Paul Klauka (MinneapolisStar-Tribune) 2. Another sign of COVID-19 discontent: Rockwood schools plan to play fall sports outside of St. Louis CountyBy Annika Merrilees and David Kvidahl (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) 3.Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A 5-decade-long friendship that began with a phone call By Nina Totenburg (NPR)
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. The difference between prizes and points By Tiffany Weimer (tiffanyweimer.com)2. A Black soccer culture rose up in Atlanta. Now, it seeks lasting progress. By Felipe Cardenas (The Athletic) 3. The most likely way you’ll get infected with Covid-19 By Dana GSmith (Elemental)
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Around College Soccer: North Carolina and Florida State women open with big ACC wins
North Carolina, the highest finisher in the 2019 NCAA Division IWomen’s Tournament playing this fall, opened its 2020 season with a 4-1 win against Wake Forest. Brianna Pinto, considered one of the top pro prospects in the college game, beattwo defenders before scoring the opening goal in the 21st minute. Rachel Jones scored two Tar […]
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Some Chiefs fans told to quarantine after person at game tests positive for COVID-19 By Robert A. Cronkleton and KatieBernard (Kansas City Star) 2. Pritzker says youth sports won’t return until medicalexperts approve; St. Louis County ties cases to athletes By Annika Merrilees and Blythe Bernhard (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) 3. What happened to Portland? […]
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COVID-19: No positive cases for first time in USL Championship weekly reporting
The USL Championship, which was forced to postpone many matches in the first weeks after its July restart because of COVID-19-related issues, reported for thefirst time that that no individuals tested positive for COVID-19 during its most recent reporting period. It confirmed that 1,312 tests were administered to players and staff from the 35Championship clubs […]