Des McAleenan, the Irish goalkeeping coach who worked for many years with MLS’s New York Red Bulls and in recent years with the U.S, under-20 national team, has died. Rest in peace, Des. pic.twitter.com/VFgN9wD00x — New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) February 27, 2021 McAleenan came to the United States to attend Central Connecticut State and […]
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Former Dallas Tornado great Mike Renshaw dies at the age of 72
Mike Renshaw, who starred for the Dallas Tornado in the early days of the North American Soccer League, has died at the age of 72. Renshaw learned about the Tornado when he saw a help wanted ad in the Liverpool Echo for players to go on its world tour in 1967-68. The Tornado played 48 […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. European soccer heads for virus workaround in neutral venues By James Ellingworth (AP) 2. Crystal Dunn’s time arrives to be one of American soccer’s top star By Jonathan Tannenwald (Philadelphia Inquirer) 3. World Cup winner Luque dies of heart attack after contracting Covid (AFP)
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Sunday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. U.S. Attorney indictment of MA sports exec for visa conspiracy tied to soccer team owned by NJ governor (GoLocalProv) 2. Barcelona and the crippling cost of success By Tariq Panja and Rory Smith (New York Times) 3. In Memoriam: Former USMNT midfielder Chico Borja By Michael Lewis (USSoccer.com)
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College coaching pioneer Cliff Stevenson dies at the age of 92
Cliff Stevenson, who built Brown University into a national men’s soccer power in the 1960s, has died. He would have been 93 in April. Stevenson grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, an early soccer hotbed, and played both soccer and lacrosse at Springfield College after returning from World War II, where he served in the […]
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Former D.C. United executive Boris Flores dies of cancer
Boris Flores, who worked at D.C. United for many years as a marketing and public relations executive and in charge of the MLS club’s multicultural community initiatives, has died after a battle with cancer. My heart is broken today.My friend @B_FLO1 Boris Flores left us today. He was a fighter a father an excepcional person. […]
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Former U.S. international Chico Borja dies at the age of 61
Former U.S. international Hernan “Chico” Borja, who starred for the New York Cosmos in the NASL’s last years, has died at the age of 61 after an extended battle with cancer. Borja was born in Ecuador and moved to New Jersey as a teenager. He starred at NJIT, then an NCAA Division III program, before […]
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Hall of Fame high school coach Ray Buss dies at the age of 92
Ray Buss, who won more than 500 games as the Fleetwood (Pa.) High School boys coach, died at the age of 92 on Jan. 13 at his home in Fleetwood. Buss was an All-American at Penn State in 1951 and part of Nittany Lions teams that shared the 1950 Soccer Bowl title with San Francisco […]
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Italian World Cup 1982 hero Paolo Rossi dies at the age of 64
Paolo Rossi, who led Italy to the 1982 World Cup title in the greatest individual comeback in the tournament’s history, died on Thursday morning at the age of 64. In the aftermath of the 1980 Totonero scandal in which 13 clubs and 33 players were involved in match-fixing, Rossi served a two-year ban, keeping him […]
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Diego, we hardly knew ye
With Diego Maradona‘s passing, I could not help but think how lucky we are today to get to see all of soccer’s stars, game in and game out. We didn’t get that chance with Maradona. On Tuesday, Barcelona played Dynamo Kyev in the UEFA Champions League. We’ll remember the game for Sergino Dest’s first Barcelona […]