Italian-American Joe Barone, the former NPSL chairman, died following cardiac arrest in Italy, where he was the Fiorentina GM.
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Tuesday morning: What We’re Reading
Ken Krieger has died … Soccer star and businessman Mbappé … How a small-time soccer team draws.
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Germany’s Andreas Brehme, 1990 World Cup-winning goalscorer, dies
Brehme left a mark on teams across Europe, playing for Kaiserslautern and Inter Milan, as well as Bayern, Saarbruecken and Real Zaragoza.
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Gigi Riva, the thunderclap who stayed true to his Sardinian ‘family’
Sardinia was mourning the loss of a sporting deity on Monday after the death of the former Italy striker, who did more than anyone else to put the Italian island on the soccer map.
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Franz Beckenbauer: German icon who revolutionized the game
Franz Beckenbauer was a rare World Cup winner as both player and coach,
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Brazil says goodbye to Mario Zagallo
Brazilians paid their last respects Sunday to legend Mario Zagallo, a four-time World Cup-winning player and coach who died at age 92.
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Thursday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Remembering Henry Kissinger, the soccer man and fan, from one celebratory night By Michael Lewis (Front Row Soccer)2. MLS could be be first pro league to trial ‘sin bins’ in soccer after lawmakers back trials By Matt Slater (The Athletic)3. A new pro soccer team for Milwaukee is still planned. The launch is delayed until […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Decision Day madness! Who carries momentum into playoffs? By Charles Boehm (MLSSoccer,com)2. ‘England’s greatest ever player’ – football pays tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton (BBC Sport)3. Soccer Starts at Home: Soccer program lets kids find joy in sport at home By Bob Buckley (myfox8.com)
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For Bobby Charlton, the Munich air disaster was an ending and a beginning
Bobby Charlton, whose death at the age of 86 was announced Saturday, spent most of his career shadowed by the ghosts of the teammates and friends who died in the Munich air disaster. Looking back at a career which included England’s only World Cup title and leading Manchester United to a first European Cup, Charlton […]
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Brian O'Donovan, Celtic music ambassador and Boston soccer promoter, dies
Brian O’Donovan, the man most responsible for bringing soccer to the forefront in Boston in the 1990s, has died at the age of 66 after a long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. O’Donovan, who was born in Ireland, was best known in the Boston area as the host of the weekly […]