Major League Soccer’s 30th club makes its debut Sunday afternoon, a little jaunt up the coast to face the reigning MLS Cup champions.
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Boston stadium project for NWSL team set to move forward
Dilapidated White Stadium has been at the center of controversy since plans were announced to rebuild the 10,000-seat stadium for the NWSL’s BOS Nation FC
What They’re Saying: Jessica Berman
NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman on expansion beyond the 16 teams the league will have in 2026.
Friday AM: Indianapolis bombshell
Good morning! MLS moves into its 10th weekend with 28 of the 29 head coaches who began the season still in charge. (Minnesota United played three games before 32-year-old Eric Ramsay officially filled its coaching vacancy from 2023.) As SA’s Charles Boehm notes in his weekly MLS column, that’s an unusually long time in soccer […]
Indianapolis stadium bombshell: Mayor backs MLS over Indy Eleven
Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsett is leading an effort to pursue an MLS expansion team complete with plans to construct a downtown soccer stadium. Hogsett’s bombshell announcement comes 13 months after he attended ground-breaking ceremonies with officials from the USL Championship’s Indy Eleven and developer Keystone Group for Eleven Park, a $1.5 billion riverfront development that […]
Wednesday morning: What We’re Reading
Berhalter addresses Gio Reyna’s USMNT role … Potential sites for Baltimore pro team … Dartmouth basketball players unionize.
Thursday morning: What We’re Reading
U.S. soccer fans’ global outlook … Oakland coaches trained in mental health … Ohio bill includes $1M for stadium.
In the News …
• New Mexico United stadium lease agreement approved. The Albuquerque City Council’s vote was 7-2 in favor of the deal for a stadium privately funded with a capacity of 8,000-10,000 seats on seven-acre lot east of the Balloon Field Park launch field. • Super League adds Fort Lauderdale team. The team, founded by Tommy Smith, […]
Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Pulisic: Messi’s Miami impact huge for MLS, U.S. soccer By Jeff Carlisle (ESPN)2. Loyal president hired by San Diego’s MLS expansion team By Mark Zeigler (San Diego Union Tribune)3. Saudi Arabia soccer spending ranks second in the world as it bids to become global powerhouse By Matthew Ward-Perkins (CNBC)
Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Bongokuhle Hlongwane: From South African street soccer to Minnesota United star By Charles Boehm (MLSSoccer.com)2. Downtown San Francisco Soccer Stadium Plans for Former Westfield Mall Revealed By Garrett Leahy, Eddie Sun and Kevin Truong (San Francisco Standard)3. Brighton & Hove Albion bans player selfies and autographs By Christian Fuller (BBC News)
