1. Every sport has a coronavirus plan. MLB’s lasted four days. By Thomas Boswell (Washington Post) 2. Coronavirus and high school sports: A daughter’s loss, aparent’s pain By Darren Sabedra (San Jose Mercury News) 3. Spanishsoccer still in turmoil over suspended 2nd-tier game By Tales Azzoni (AP)
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What They're Saying: Jose Gonzalez
“We worked for seven months with one objective, which was that our fans and the city of Wuhan enjoy a victory of their club, at least in the first game. It was a responsibility and my players wereconscious that today they had to give a victory, a triumph to our city and our fans. Today […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Dean Smith pays tribute to late father after Aston Villa’s great escape By Jonathan Liew, Andy Hunter and NickAmes (Guardian) 2. Wuhan Zall given guard of honor as Chinese Super League makes apoignant return By Peter Stebbings (AFP) 3. Slimmed-down baseball on TV hasbroadcast workers worried By Kevin Draper (New York Times)
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Sunday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Coronavirus: How U.S. Soccer turned old jerseys into new masks for frontline workers By Doug McIntyre (Yahoo Sports) 2. RSL trainer Theron Enns’ mother-in-law died from COVID-19; forwardJustin Meram is honoring her memory By Alex Vejar (Salt Lake Tribune) 3. Collegesdropping non-revenue sports jeopardizes the U.S. Olympic model By Emily Giambalvo (Washington Post)
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College soccer: More than 250 NCAA Division III colleges and universities with soccer have called off fall sports
The Middle Atlantic Conference with two conferences and 17 soccer-playing schools in three states, the Ohio Athletic Conference and Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference are thelatest NCAA Division III conferences to suspend fall sports for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Division III is the largest of the NCAA’s three divisions with more than 400 […]
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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. Dr. George ChiampasReturning to play safely in apandemic requires a collective effort John HarkesItalia ’90 inspired us to dreambigger Amir LoweryOn his bid for Congress, his workfor the MLS Players Association, and […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Revealed: MLS’s tentative plan for resuming season in home markets By Jeff Rueter and Sam Stejskal (The Athletic) 2. NWSL’s virus protocols successful as tournament final nears By AnneM. Peterson (AP) 3. What COVID-19 Means for College Sports, Recruiting By JoshMoody (U.S. News & World Report)
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Dr. George Chiampas: Returning to play safely in a pandemic requires a collective effort
Dr. George Chiampas, U.S. Soccer’s Chief Medical Officer, serves on the FIFA Medical Committee and is Chairman of the Concacaf Medical Committee. In February, COVID-19became the focus of his work in all three capacities, the products of which include U.S. Soccer’s detailed PLAY ON recommendations and best practices for return-to-play. PLAY ON includes precise guides for […]
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Swiss attorney general offers to resign in FIFA case fallout By Graham Dunbar (AP) 2. Nashville SC coach Gary Smith: ‘This feels like a third preseason’ By Drake Hills (Tennessean) 3. College basketball coaches wait for next shoe to drop amid coronaviruspandemic By Jeff Borzello (ESPN)
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MLS is Back: Good news? The bubble has worked (so far). Bad news? Entire season can't be played in it
The group stage of the MLS is BackTournament is over, and 16 teams have advanced to the knockout stage. Eight other teams were eliminated this week following the departures of FC Dallas and Nashville SC, both removed fromthe tournament after Covid-19 outbreaks on their teams. Both teams are already back in training, preparing for the […]