On Saturday, Union Berlin will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Stadion An der Alten Foersterei by playing Nuremberg, its opponent 100 years ago, in front of 5,000 fans. UnionBerlin, whose stadium seats only 22,012 fans, hopes to get approval from the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf health department for allowing up to 5,000 attendees during the 2020-21 Bundesliga […]
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Soccer played through the pandemic. Now it has to do it all again. By Rory Smith and Tariq Panja (New York Times) 2. Michigan high school athletic directors navigating new challenges duringuncertain times By Josh VanDyke (Michigan Live) 3. A lesson in acceptance ByBryan Washington (Oxford American)
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After five-month break, German amateur soccer is back up and running with the usual flare-ups and square-ups – but for how long?
It’s the 70th minute of a men’s friendly game in the German state of Hessen. The two amateur teams consist of players in their 20s at soccer’s lower levels. There’s an intense and pointless argumentbetween the away team’s No. 10 and the home team’s No. 11 about, of all things, a throw-in. They square right […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. MLS defends decision to play Chicago-Columbus game despite positive COVID-19 test By Jeffrey Carlisle (ESPN FC) 2. Big Ten decision impacting fall non-revenue sports By KevinBrockway and Elton Hayes (Meadville Tribune) 3. Danbury mayorurging residents to take coronavirus alert seriously; Discusses risk, spike in youth soccer By Caitlin Burchill (NBC Connecticut)
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COVID-19: Chicago Fire confirms first MLS positive case since play resumed outside bubble
The Chicago Fire announced on Friday that a first-team player was confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19. Following the initial positive result, the player, who is asymptomatic,self-isolated and did not travel with the Fire on Thursday for its game at Columbus. The confirmation of the positive COVID-19 case came after the player received a […]
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What They're Saying: Catarina Macario
“Even here sometimes it just felt like I was doing the same things, like a robot, and I wouldn’t have time to do much other than play soccer and study. I’m glad I’ve had this time to connect withpeople and check in with friends and family. Almost just have a time to sit down and […]
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France: Fears of financial ruin might have been overstated
More than five months after it shutdown, France’s Ligue 1 resumes on Friday. Unlike Europe’s other big leagues, Ligue 1 didn’t finish its 2019-20 season. The French government shut down the season for good at the end ofApril because the COVID-19 situation, while improving, wasn’t good enough to justify pro sports playing. (French citizens still […]
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What They're Saying:Mike DeWine
“We will not have spectators other than family members or people very close to that child. It’s not going to be your typical Friday night football in Ohio. Usually, it’s where community comestogether. It’s not going to be like that, but young people will get to play.” — Ohio governor Mike DeWine, giving the green […]
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Wednesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Hold the hype? With Gio Reyna, there’s no need By Brian Straus (SportsIllustrated) 2. If a dunk echoes across an empty gym, is it still must-see TV? By Kevin Draper (New York Times) 3. Vacation spots, salons and youth sports leagues want people to signcoronavirus waivers. Here’s what to know By Jason Hanna (CNN)
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Melizabeth Santos, mask-maker to soccer's frontline heroes
The heroes in the fight to contain the coronavirus are the frontlineworkers. They are the doctors and nurses and all those who work in hospitals and care facilities and all those who provide us each day with all the essential goods and services weneed. Then there are those who help our heroes. You will find […]