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Greek Americans win Open Cup qualifying clash of former champions
The Greek Americans, winners of four Open Cups in the 1960s and ’70s, won the battle former champions from New York in the first round of qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Open Cup. They defeated the Pancyprian Freedoms, three-time winners in the early 1980s, 2-0 at Hofstra Stadium. Of the seven teams that reached the […]
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U.S. Open Cup: Greek Americans and Pancyprian Freedoms meet in qualifying opener
Qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Open Cup begins this weekend with 22 games.
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Michael Bradley on coaching RBNY II, today’s player pathway vs. his own, and connecting with Jürgen Klopp
Michael Bradley featured in some of the most significant games in U.S. national team history.
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World Cup in New York/New Jersey: Alex Lasry on the unique honor of setting the world’s biggest stage
Alex Lasry was the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel & Tourism before taking on the World Cup 26 NYNJ CEO role.
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Club World Cup averages 39,570 fans
The 2025 Club World Cup drew average of 39,570 fans for 63 games.
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Soccer America Attendance Report (July 9-13)
The Club World Cup ended with a crowd of 81,118 fans in the Meadowlands.
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Bill Cox, the man who kick-started soccer’s foreign invasion – and pro soccer – in the 1960s
The 2025 Club World Cup ends on Sunday when Paris St. Germain faces Chelsea at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The FIFA tournament featured 32 teams playing 63 games over 30 days in 11 U.S. cities. A monstrous event with huge implications for the future of big summer events in the United States. […]
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Climate change soccer
A glacier melting into the Arctic sea might not seem to have any relation to the 2026 World Cup final, but consider this: Those rising seas and warming waters are the reason that next summer’s World Cup final might kick off at 9 a.m. • Or be played in four quarters. • Or be stopped […]
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Club World Cup brings new level of soccer fever — and new focus on the soccer gap that exists
Fans from different countries have come out of the woodwork en masse, showing that soccer trumps politics and how welcoming the American game is.