Sporting KC and head coach Peter Vermes mutually agreed to part ways, ending his 16-year tenure, the longest of any coach in MLS history.
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United Soccer Coaches: An American soccer institution seeks to rebound after a near-financial collapse
January’s United Soccer Coaches Convention drew more than 7,000 attendees to Chicago, including award winners and their families, presenters, staff and guests.
Updates: World Cup 2026
Carli Lloyd and Alejandro Bedoya are serving as captains for Philadelphia Soccer 2026’s fundraiser.
Messi delivers in freezing conditions ‘not human’
Not only did Lionel Messi play in temperatures that reached 2 degrees on Wednesday night, he scored the winning goal in what his coach termed impossible conditions.
Sub-zero temperatures await Inter Miami in Kansas City
Inter Miami’s opening match in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup at Sporting Kansas City was pushed back 24 hours from Tuesday night to Wednesday night.
Updates: World Cup 2026
A fan fest will be open for all 104 games of the 2026 World Cup at Liberty State Park in Jersey City.
What They’re Saying: Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes met Lionel Messi in 2024.
World Cup in the Heartland: KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer on preparing Kansas City for soccer’s greatest event
Kansas City’s tourist bureau estimates 650,000 unique visits during the 2026 World Cup.
Kei Kamara: The unique MLSer on how soccer turned his American Dream into reality
Forced to flee the Sierra Leone civil war, enduring what nobody should experience, he came to the USA in his teens as a refugee.
Updates: World Cup 2026
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