Hank Steinbrecher died on Tuesday morning at the age of 77.
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Obituary: Denis Law, the king of Man United’s ‘holy trinity’
With his eye for goal and effervescent personality, Denis Law was the darling of a generation as the Scotland striker played a key role in Manchester United’s rise from tragedy to triumph.
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St. Louis great Pat McBride dies at the age of 81
Pat McBride, one of the first American stars of the NASL in the late 1960s, died Wednesday at the age of 81.
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Rachid Mekhloufi, symbol of Algerian struggle, dies at 88
Rachid Mekhloufi, a star of French soccer who became a symbol of the Algerian fight for independence, has died aged 88.
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Obituary: Holden Trent
Holden Trent, a backup goalkeeper on the Philadelphia Union for the last two years, died at the age of 25.
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Obituary: Johan Neeskens, tough midfielder in Cruyff’s Ajax and Dutch teams
Johan Neeskens, who has died aged 73, was the powerful but smooth engine of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created “total football” with Johan Cruyff at their heart. Neeskens was part of the Ajax team that won three straight European Cups and a key component of the “Clockwork Oranje” Dutch team that reached consecutive […]
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Obituary: Modou Jadama
Modou Jadama, who spent six seasons with teams in MLS and the USL Championship, died on Wednesday at the age of 30.
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Soccer world pays tribute as ‘true gentleman’ Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at age of 76
Eriksson passed away surrounded by his family after revealing in January he had “at best” a year to live after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Obituary: Austin Daniels (1959-2024)
The pioneering women’s college coach was inducted into the Black Coaches Community Hall of Fame in January.
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Cesar Luis Menotti, architect of Argentina’s 1978 World Cup triumph, dead at 85
Cesar Luis Menotti, who famously coached Argentina to their first World Cup triumph in 1978, an achievement described as one of the “country’s greatest joys,” has died at the age of 85, the country’s soccer federation (AFA) announced Sunday. “The Argentine Football Association regrets to report with great sadness the death of Cesar Luis Menotti, […]