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 […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. NWSL strikes 4-year media deals with ESPN, Amazon, CBS and Scripps By Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Willams (Sportico)2. MLS coaching carousel: Latest on Timbers, Revolution, Fire, Rapids, Red Bulls and more By Tom Bogert (The Athletic)3. Cathy Ferguson, wife of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex, dies aged 84 By Paul MacInnes (Guardian)
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Silvio Berlusconi and AC Milan, a long story of passion, politics and trophies
Silvio Berlusconi‘s name will forever be associated with AC Milan, the club he took over in the 1980s and with his immense wealth turned from a debt-ridden mess to a European powerhouse. Berlusconi, whose death at the age of 86 was confirmed on Monday, reigned supreme at Milan from 1986 until 2017, during […]
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Tuesday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. How MLS teams find players: Scouting, data analysis, and an online marketplace By Elias Burke (The Athletic)2. ‘I’ve seen academy players’ lives shattered.’ Trent Alexander-Arnold on EPL youth programs. By Tom Mallows (BBC Sport)3. Marshall University, West Virginia high school soccer pioneer Sam Broh dead at 77 By Tim Stephens (The Herald-Dispatch)
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Just Fontaine, France's World Cup record breaker, remembered
Just Fontaine, the legendary France striker who died on Wednesday at the age of 89, will forever be remembered for scoring 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, a remarkable feat that seems unlikely ever to be matched. To this day, only three players have scored more World Cup goals than Fontaine, even though the […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Jim Pollihan, former USMNT defender, 1st pro player to score an indoor goal in the USA, passes away By Michael Lewis (Front Row Soccer)2. Women’s team reluctantly ends job action after Canada Soccer threatens legal action By Neil Davidson (Canadian Press)3. Union Omaha wants to build $100 million stadium in Omaha By Emily Nitcher (Omaha […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. NWSL set to expand with record-setting $50 million franchise fees By Jessica Toonkel and Rachel Bachman (Wall Street Journal)2. What does Claudio Reyna’s decision to step down mean for Austin FC’s future? By Colby Gordon (Austin American-Statesman)3. J. Richard Steadman, 85, dies; saved knees of countless skiers By Clay Risen (New York Times)