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 […]
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Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at World Cup game
Soccer journalist Grant Wahl died while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands World Cup match at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar. Wahl, who was best known for his work covering soccer for Sports Illustrated, was writing for Fútbol with Grant Wahl, his Substack site, during the World Cup. He collapsed late in the match and was treated […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Red Bull reinvented soccer By Ryan O’Hanlon (GQ Sports)2. Former Japanese international and MLS player Masato Kudo dies aged 32 By Issy Ronald (CNN)3. Adam Silver says NBA monitoring ‘serious’ tanking issue, sources say By Baxter Holmes (ESPN)
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Sunday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Yates report makes NWSL abuse investigation even more important – commissioner By Jeff Carlisle (ESPN)2. Fan group wants to buy Portland Timbers, Thorns By Frances Lin (katu.com)3. Red Bull co-founder and CEO Dietrich Mateschitz, whose sports empire spanned continents, dies at 78 By Jack Baer (Yahoo Sports)
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Former Columbus Crew president Jamey Rootes dies after battle with mental health issues
Jamey Rootes, the president and general manager of the Columbus Crew for its MLS launch, died at the age of 56 on Sunday. Rootes, a starting midfielder on Clemson’s 1987 national championship team, worked with Crew owner Lamar Hunt on building MLS’s first soccer-specific stadium, which opened in 1999. He moved to the NFL Houston […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. NC Courage defender Jaelene Daniels refuses to play for NWSL team on Pride Night By Brian Murphy (WRAL Sports Fan)2. CF Montreal assistant coach Jason Di Tullio loses his battle with cancer at age of 38 (Canadian Press)3. Matthew McConaughey to star in soccer film ‘Dallas Sting’ By Mike Fleming Jr. (Deadline)
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Obituary: Hall of Famer Len Oliver dies at the age of 88
Len Oliver, one of the top players to come out of Philadelphia after World War II, has passed away at the age of 88. Oliver on soccer: Perseverance in soccer: A useful trait (2019, Society for American Soccer History) He played at Lighthouse Boys Club (National Junior Challenge Cup champion in 1948 and 1949) and […]