On Wednesday, World Cancer Day, Kasey Keller revealed that he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2010, the second of his three years with the Seattle Sounders, then starting out in MLS.
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Americans Abroad: Atalanta upsets Juve in Coppa Italia
Weston McKennie’s quest to win a third Coppa Italia with Juventus – after titles in 2021 and 2024 – fell short with 3-0 loss at Atalanta in Thursday’s quarterfinal clash.
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Tessmann and McKenzie join Weah in Coupe de France quarterfinals
Domestic cup play in France saw Toulouse (Mark McKenzie) and Lyon (Tanner Tessmann) advance to the Coupe de France quarterfinals.
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Tim Weah pulls off brilliant assist as Marseille advances in Coupe de France
Weah provided a prompt antidote to OM fans angry at Marseille’s UEFA Champions League ouster.
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Max Arfsten on his Fresno youth soccer, college ball, and playing outside back for the USA
In 2025, Arfsten led the USMNT field players in starts (16) and minutes (1,085) — and did so as an outlier in this era of American soccer.
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Ricardo Pepi stays put, as do most USMNT players
The secondary transfer window came and went across most of Europe without a lot of activity on the American front. The big news on Monday, the close of the window in Europe’s big 5 leagues, was that Ricardo Pepi will be staying at PSV for the rest of the 2025-26 season. Despite reports of an agreement between […]
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U.S. Soccer Foundation honors Kenneth C. Griffin and Bora Milutinović
At its 30th Anniversary Celebration, the U.S. Soccer Foundation honored the USA’s 1994 World Cup coach Bora Milutinovic and Kenneth C. Griffin.
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‘You Can’t Get There from Here’: The story of the USA’s World Cup 1994 opener indoors and, after 44 years, a point!
The following is an excerpt from “You Can’t Get There from Here: My Soccer Journey from Derby to Detroit,” by Roger N. Faulkner.
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USMNT World Cup hopefuls: Midfielders shine in Germany and Italy; England corps slips up
Malik Tillman scored again for Bayer Leverkusen, which set a club record with a $41 million transfer fee to acquire the USMNT midfielder from PSV last summer. Fellow USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie also remains in fine form and added to his scoring tally. … USMNT players in the Premier League went winless. … Americans scored […]
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Top 5 games this weekend: Tracking U.S. World Cup hopefuls in England, France and the Netherlands
The weekend ahead features several games that will be of interest for American fans as the races are taking shape for promotion, relegation, league titles and European places. Of course, these players will also have the U.S. national team in mind as players look to earn places on the team and to start games this […]