Christian Pulisic, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania product wholast week was promoted to Borussia Dortmund’s first team, assisted on Shinji Kagawa‘s goal in a 4-0 friendly win over Eintracht Frankfurt in Dubai.
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Morris tug of war: Heavy praise from Bremen boss
U.S. striker Jordan Morris, a guest at Werder Bremen’s winter training camp in Turkey, has received accolades from the Bundesliga club’s general manager ThomasEichin, who said the 21-year-old “does a few things one rarely sees.” Morris, a college junior, announced he was going pro after helping Stanford win the 2015 NCAA Division I title. Hewas […]
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Video Pick: Arsene Wenger's tribute to David Bowie
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger explains the influence that David Bowie had on him. The rock star died on Sunday at age 69.
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Ellis is first American to win FIFA women's coaching award
Jill Ellis, who led the USA to the 2015 Women’s World Cup title, has been named the 2015 World Coach of the Year for Women’s Soccer. Ellis is the first American to win the award. Swede PiaSundhage won the award in 2012 after she led the USA to the Olympic gold medal in her last […]
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Video Pick: Wendell Lira beats out Messi for Puskas Award
Believe it or not Lionel Messi has never won the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal of the year. His brilliant solo effort against Athletic Bilbao looked like a shoo-in for the 2015honor, until you see how the winner, 27-year-old Brazilian journeyman Wendell Lira, scored, after some brilliant buildup, with a spinning bicycle kick for Goianesia.
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Lloyd is third American to win top FIFA women's award
Carli Lloyd, who captained the USA to the 2015 Women’s World Cup title, was named the winner of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala in Zurichon Monday. FIFA Women’s Player of the Year: 1. Carli Lloyd 35.28% 2. Celia Sasic 12.60% 3.Aya Miyama 9.88%. Lloyd is […]
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Video Pick: Cat causes kickoff delay
Highlights from Everton’s 2-0 FA Cup win over fourth-tier Dagenham & Redbridge included a kitty’s stroll through the field before Dagenham’s kickoff. Everton keeper Joel Robleswas the first to approach the field invader, but the cat decided to leave on her own volition.
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Why Yaya Toure is the New Kanye West
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was awarded with his first-ever African Player of the Year award by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 26-year-old Gaboninternational rounded out a fantastic start to the year with 18 goals and 4 assists in just 17 games as Dortmund reached the midway point of the 2015-16 campaign in […]
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Klinsmann adds second collegian to U.S. camp roster
After Jordan Morris, Jurgen Klinsmann is adding a second player from Stanford University, 21-year-old left back Brandon Vincent, to the January camp that began onSunday. Vincent (pictured) was on a bus at the adidas MLS Player Combine in Florida when he got a message on his phone from Klinsmann, who said he wanted to bring […]
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Video Pick: Paul Pogba delivers a feast of skills
From a 3-0 Juventus win over Verona comes this 1-minute montage of Paul Pogba befuddling defenders with an array of moves, including one of the best sombreros you’ll ever see.