So revered is Marcelo Bielsa that coaches from around the world make pilgrimages to be in his presence.
Marcelo Bielsa
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Brian Kleiban applies his Argentine-inspired vision to USL League One newcomer AV Alta FC
AV Alta is Kleiban’s first chance as a head coach of a professional first team after making a name for himself in the youth game.
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Bielsa fury over Copa America threatened sanctions, organization
Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa lashed out at Copa America organizers on Friday, saying they were to blame for the brawl between his players and Colombian fans following their semifinal exit.
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Shaun Tsakiris on the LA Galaxy’s well-aligned youth program, keys to coaching teens, and imagining the perfect game
Shaun Tsakiris is the coach of the LA Galaxy U-17s, who won the 2023 MLS Next Cup and have advanced to the quarterfinals in this year’s playoffs underway in Tennessee. One of the country’s most respected youth development coaches, Tsakiris, 45, coached at Northern California’s De Anza Force before serving as a full-time U.S. youth […]
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Anthony Hudson's coaching odyssey continues with USA-Mexico clash
The USA’s 42-year-old British-raised coach Anthony Hudson learned Spanish more than a decade ago. His initial inspiration came from wanting to comprehend Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa’s press conference answers. Hudson hired a language tutor, and while jogging would put in earphones and listen to Bielsa. “Then, of course, I knew that I would one day […]
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Caleb Porter on how MLS challenges coaches like no other league in the world
Only three head coaches have won MLS Cup championships with different clubs, and the first two — Sigi Schmid and Bruce Arena — are absolute legends. The third is Caleb Porter, whose path has followed a similar bend as these legends’. Like Schmid and Arena, Porter has shown a knack for building champions, first taking the […]
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Galaxy coach Brian Kleiban has the American Messi's back
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Growing up in Southern California, the son of Argentine parents,Brian Kleiban admired Fernando Redondo, Ariel Ortega, Pablo Aimar, Juan Roman Riquelme and JuanVeron — creative Argentine players and predecessors to Lionel Messi. After Kleiban started coaching youth soccer, he made annual internship trips to FCBarcelona. Why couldn’t the USA produce players like […]