Israeli-American Kenny Saief, who plays for Belgium’s Gent, has been approved by FIFA for a change of association, making him eligible to only play for the USA at the senior internationallevel. Saief was born to a Druze family in Panama City, Florida, and moved at the age of three to Israel, where he played for […]
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U.S. Abroad: European season starts early
The new European season starts early for three Americans who will be competing in the Europa League. Dion Acoff (Valur), Nermin Crnkic (FK Sarajevo) and Aaron Schoenfeld (MaccabiTel Aviv) enter in the first qualifying round, which begins next Thursday. They are among nine players — four in the Champions League and five in the Europa […]
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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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Somber, defiant mood to reign at Europa League final
The setting for the 2017 Europa League final seemed perfect for an observation as to the competition’s current place in the shop window of global soccer, as well as perceptions of same regardingparticipants Ajax and Manchester United, formerly giants of the game and now something less. Then a bomb went off Monday night at Manchester […]
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Season Review: Big year for Yanks in Europe
Much of the spotlight on Americans in Europe was on 18-year-old Christian Pulisic, who continued to break barriers at Borussia Dortmund. He became the youngest American to score inthe Champions League and tied DaMarcus Beasley for the most appearances in a Champions League season with 10. But he was not alone to have a strong season […]
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Final Sunday is money day for Premier League elite
Thanks to TV deals for the Premier League and UEFA Champions League, more money than ever is up for grabs in England. There’s been some speculationthat the three-year deal for the Premier League that began in 2016-17 and will increase revenue from $6.6 billion to $10.5 billion has lessened the incentive for clubs to get […]
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Europa League run gives Manchester United's bottom line a boost
A run to the final of the Europa League generates less money than that in the UEFA Champions League, but English club Manchester United’s success this season will help raise its revenue and profitforecast for 2016-17. A victory over Ajax in the May 24 final will mean even more: a place in next season’s Champions […]
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Europe's sponsorship league: adidas wins in sweep
Adidas and Nike remain in a battle for the top spot in sales of soccer equipment. But on the field in Europe adidas is the winner in 2017. Adidas teams Juventus and Real Madrid and Manchester Unitedand Ajax will compete for UEFA’s two titles, while adidas teams that have won or are poised to secure […]
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Ajax's real test will come after Europa League final
Ajax is back, for now. It’s only the Europa League, but the famed Dutch club has a chance to win its first European title since it won the Champions League in 1995. (It finished second in 1996.) Ajax reached the final despite losing the second leg of its semifinal series to Lyon, 3-1. The 4-1 […]
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Europa League: Manchester United survives late Celta threat
Manchester United moved into the Europa League final against Ajax after its 1-1 tie with Celta was enough to see off the Spanish club on Thursday, but it had to survive a late challenge. Facundo Roncaglia scored in the 85th minute to reduce United’s edge to 2-1 on aggregate, but John Guidetti missed a chance […]