Steve Parker, who coached Akron to the 1986 Men’s College Cup final, died last week at the age of 72. Parker, who guided the Zips for 11 seasons (1982-1992), was surrounded by hisfamily through his last days in Franklin, Tennessee. Under Parker, Akron had an overall record of 139-59-25 (.679) and won at least 10 […]
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What They're Saying: Rafael Gonzalez Martinez
“She was always somebody who wanted to help those who had less. She was always attentive, always supportive — with lunch, uniforms, cleats, balls. She was very passionate for hersport.” — Rafael Gonzalez Martinez, the sports editor at Tijuana’s Zeta, on Marbella Ibarra, who championed women’s soccer in Mexico and pushed for the launchof the […]
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Ron Newman, American soccer pioneer, dies at 84
Ron Newman, one of American pro soccer’s pioneers and winningest coaches, died on Monday morning in Florida at the age of 84. Like so many of American soccer’s pioneers, Newmancame from England to play pro soccer in North America for the 1967 launch of the competing NPSL and USA, and he stayed to help it […]
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Jose Hawilla, Traffic founder and FIFAGate corruption witness, dies in Brazil
The one of the major breaks Federal authorities got in their case against soccer executives from across Concacaf and Conmebol came when Brazilian Jose Hawilla, the Traffic founder, became acooporating witness. Hawilla, who suffered from respiratory problems, died on Friday at the age of 74 in Sao Paulo. JoseHawila: Indictment Hawilla, who began his career […]
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French great Henri Michel, exiled at 40, remembered as 'Papa'
Henri Michel, who led France to the Olympic goal medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in his first coaching job at the age of 36 and third place at the 1986 World Cup, died on Tuesday at theage of 70 after a long battle with cancer. He was only 40 years old when he […]
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Obituary: Rene Houseman (1953-2018) remembered for representing 'most genuine part of Argentine soccer'
Rene Houseman, one of the most exciting attackers on Argentina’s 1978 World Cup championship team, died at the age of 64 after battling tongue cancer for the past year. Lamentamos profundamente el fallecimiento de René Houseman, parte del plantel campeón de la Libertadores 1984 y leyenda deldeporte argentino. El fútbol te va a extrañar, Loco. […]
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RIP: Davide Astori, 'the best expression of an old-fashioned world'
Rarely has the passing of a player been taken harder than the sudden death of Italian defender Davide Astori, who died in his sleep at the hotel, where Fiorentina, which he captained, wasstaying as it prepared to play Udinese on Sunday. In ricordo del March 4, 2018
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Obituary: NISA co-founder Jack Cummins
Jack Cummins, the co-founder of the National Independent Soccer Association that has been seeking to get a new Division 3 pro league off the ground, died unexpectedly after a brief illness. NISA co-founder Peter Wilt announced the news of Cummins’ death in a tweet. I am sorry to passon news this morning that NISA Co-founder […]
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What They're Saying: Ron Atkinson
“The biggest weakness in his game was he didn’t score enough bad goals. Every goal he scored was a wonder goal. He must have qualified for more Goal of the Month awards than anyone else.” — Former manager Ron Atkinson on the late Cyrille Regis whom he discovered playing non-league soccer and coached at West […]
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Obituary: Pioneering pro referee Bill Maxwell dies at age of 87
Referee Bill Maxwell, who officiated the last NASL game in 1984, has died at the age of 87. He was a linesman when the New York Cosmos won their first NASL title in 1972 and was in charge when the Chicago Sting beat the Toronto Blizzard in Game 2 of the 1984Soccer Bowl. He later […]