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)
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MLS defender Anton Walkes dies from injuries in Florida boating accident
Anton Walkes, a 25-year-old defender who played four seasons in MLS, has died after an accident in South Florida. The Englishman was in the Miami area for pre-season training camp with Charlotte FC, and local media reports said the player was involved in a boat crash on Wednesday. Local 10 news said that Walkes was […]
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Friday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Grant Wahl’s life celebrated at New York City gathering By Ronald Blum (AP)2. FIFA investigating how chef Salt Bae got on to World Cup final pitch By Harry Taylor (Guardian)3. Tab Ramos on USMNT: ‘There is still that distance when you watch the 8 or 10 best teams in the world’ By Kelvin Loyola (BolaVIP)
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Former soccer writer Alex Yannis dies at the age of 84
Longtime New York Times sportswriter Alex Yannis, the 2009 Colin Jose Media Award recipient from the National Soccer Hall of Fame, died on Wednesday. AP reported that Yannis died at a residential hospice in New City, New York, of interstitial lung disease. He would have turned 85 on Sunday, the day of the World Cup […]
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On Grant Wahl's passing …
• Memorial for Grant Wahl set up at England-France World Cup match (ESPN) • ‘Why wasn’t there a defibrillator?’: Questions after U.S. reporter Grant Wahl collapses and dies at World Cup By Michael Daly (Stuff) • U.S. soccer captains Adams, Sauerbrunn pay tribute to Grant Wahl By Daniel Chavkin (SI.com) • Grant Wahl was a […]