Our archive of 2020 Q&As includes interviews with men and women who play a variety of roles at several levels of the game. Lance ReichOn the progress of U.S. youth clubs’quest for Training Compensation and Solidarity payments Ian HarkesOn success in his ancestral home,Scottish Premiership promotion, and support from his soccer family Kyra Carusa Californian’s […]
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College men: COVID-19 outbreak traced to party leads to three dismissals, three suspensions at Louisville
The ability of colleges and universities to contain the coronavirus during the school year will depend in part on its ability to control the behavior of their students in social settings. That is to say, it will be very difficult. Just how difficult became apparent when a party at an off-campus housing complex led to […]
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COVID-19 dogs French clubs ahead of Ligue 1 restart
French soccer, shut down by government order in late Aprilwithout having a chance to complete its 2019-20 league season, has restarted. On consecutive weekends, the Stade de France welcomed fans for the finals of the French Cup and French LeagueCup, both won by Paris St. Germain to complete another triple. French authorities currently limit gatherings […]
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What They're Saying: Mark Johnson
“It’s really not fair for these girls who have put in so much time and so much money and the parents as well.” — Mark Johnson, the father of two high school-age girls whoplay soccer, on his campaign to get soccer reclassified by Ohio’s governor’s office as a non-contact sport, allowing high schools and clubs […]
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Christian Seifert: German soccer will have to 'reclaim normality in small steps'
The German Bundesliga, the first major European leagueto resume play in May, hopes to allow fans in the stands when the 2020-21 season kicks off on Sept. 18. But it will be solely up to how the coronavirus is trending in Germany and the viewof its political leaders about reopening stadiums. The first German schools […]
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COVID-19: California bans most youth sports competitions and events
Parents, coaches and administrators inCalifornia grappling with what their soccer league, club, team or school team should do got strict guidance from theCalifornia Department of Public Health and Department of Industrial Relations today: “Outdoor and indoor sporting events, assemblies, and other activities that require closecontact or that would promote congregating are not permitted at this […]
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Sunday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. COVID reveals a hard truth: All sports are pro sports By Luke Decock (Raleigh NewsObserver) 2. Will coronavirus dim the Friday Night Lights of Texas high school football? By Molly Hennessy-Fiske (Los Angeles Times) 3. City of Las Vegas suspends three soccer leagues for violating COVID-19guidelines By Peter Valencia (News3LV.com)
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Soccer America's 2020 Q&As Collection
Our archive of 2020 Q&As includes interviews with men and women who play a variety of roles at several levels of the game. Kyra Carusa Californian’s unique career path:Stanford champ, Georgetown star, Ireland debut and promotion in Denmark Dr. George ChiampasReturning to play safely in apandemic requires a collective effort Gerson Perez On Silicon Valley […]
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Two USL Championship matches called off hours before kickoff on West Coast after positive COVID-19 tests
Just how difficult it is to smoothly conduct a pro sports league season outside a bubble has become apparent this week. With 18 positive COVID-19 cases among its players and staff, theMiami Marlins remain quarantined in Philadelphia and won’t play this week, the first full week of the shortened Major League Baseball season, and three […]
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Wednesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. NCAA president Mark Emmert concerned about starting fall sports By Heather Dinich (ESPN) 2. Border closure poses another headache for Australian leagues By Ian Ransom (Reuters) 3. Fathers, sons and soccer: Reflections on the family business By RorySmith (New York Times)