Diego Maradona criticized new Argentina head coach Jorge Sampaoli as being no better than his predecessor, Edgardo Bauza, who was fired after winning only three of eight games. “Sampaoli doesn’t know any more than Bauza,” Maradona told Argentine channel TyC on Monday. “If he hadn’t beaten us in the [2015 Copa America] final [while coaching] […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Cruyff puts Guardiola on his all-time Best XI
Johan Cruyff‘s story, “14 The Autobiography,” went on sale on Wednesday, and the book covers all sorts of topics, including his philosophy on football, politics and life. Onesection that will create a lot of attention is his all-time Best XI. It contains no current players, therefore no Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Cruyff XI: LevYashin, […]
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Soccer's protective pall is holding back what it needs — more teenaged stars
By Paul Gardner Are teenage players getting a fair shake? How is it that there are so few teenage stars in pro soccer? Are the young players simply not there? Unlikely, in my opinion. Or could it be that the modern game of soccer doesn’t know how to handle outstanding youngsters? Much more likely, I’d say. […]