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How the Club World Cup Is Proving the Power of Local Soccer Support
The Club World Cup is showing U.S. fans that local soccer support—whether MLS, USL or beyond—is just as real and passionate as the European game....
FIFA's CWC Brings Complications, But Could Still Be a Massive Global Hit
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup faces early hurdles—team withdrawals, European protests, and ticket concerns—but history suggests this new 32-team format could become soccer’s next global success....
United States Men Face ‘Summer of Soccer’ — and a Reckoning
As the FIFA Club World Cup and CONCACAF Gold Cup collide, the U.S. men’s national team enters a critical summer with low expectations and fewer stars....
Second-tier U.S. women's soccer league coming in 2026
A second-tier women's professional soccer league is coming to the United States for the first time next year.,WPSL Pro announced its plans on Wednesday, with 15 teams already confirmed to compete.,"WPSL Pro is the bridge that's been missing -- not just for players, but for the communities, investors...
USWNT to face Canada on July 2 in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Women's National Team will meet Canada in an international friendly on July 2 in Washington, D.C.,The top two women's soccer programs in the CONCACAF region, the countries will be facing off at Audi Field in their 67th all-time meeting.,Canada and the United States met twice in 2024. The U....
Boston NWSL expansion team unveils name -- again
Goodbye, BOS Nation FC.,Hello, Boston Legacy FC.,Five months after introducing a widely panned name and marketing slogan, the officials of Boston's National Women's Soccer League expansion club revealed its new name. ,The first name -- BOS Nation -- was an anagram of the term "Bostonian." Its slogan...
Monday August 26th Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for U.S Open Tennis, Soccer, MLB
These are our top betting picks and predictions for August 26th, 2024 including best bets for the U.S Open tennis, MLB, and soccer....
Monday August 19th Best Soccer Betting Picks & Predictions for Premier League, Serie A and more
These are our top betting picks and predictions for the soccer slate on Monday August 19th, 2024....
USWNT reclaims No. 1 ranking after striking gold in Paris
The U.S. women's national team reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FIFA world soccer rankings Friday after striking gold at the Paris Olympics.,The Americans had dropped to fifth in the previous rankings released in June, their lowest point since FIFA began ranking women's teams in 2003. It had been 12 ...
Monday August 12th Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for MLB & More
We're dealing with an Olympic hangover, but it won't stop us from locking in August 12th's best soccer and MLB betting predictions on Monday....
U.S. women's soccer shuts out Brazil, wins first Olympic gold since 2012
Mallory Swanson scored in the 57th minute and Alyssa Naeher made four saves to lead the U.S. women's national team to its fifth Olympics gold medal with a 1-0 victory against Brazil in Paris on Saturday.,While the gold medal was its first since 2012, the U.S. also has a silver and a bronze in the ei...
Sergio Camello scores pair in extra time, lifts Spain to soccer gold
PARIS -- Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men's soccer tournament after Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes on Friday.,The teams were locked at 3-3 at the end of normal time but Camello scored 10...
Sergio Camello scores pair in extra time, lifting Spain to gold
PARIS -- Spain secured the gold medal in the Olympic men's soccer tournament after Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time to earn a dramatic 5-3 win over hosts France in a nail-biting final at Parc des Princes on Friday.,The teams were locked at 3-3 at the end of normal time but Camello scored 10...
U.S. bids to topple Marta, Brazil in gold-medal soccer match
Brazilian legend Marta was 18 years old in 2004 when the U.S. Women's National Team broke her heart after Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal in extra time of the Olympics gold-medal match.,Four years later, it was a repeat as the U.S. again earned gold against Brazil on a 96th-minute goal by Carl...
Trinity Rodman boots USWNT past Japan, into semifinals
Trinity Rodman scored just before the midpoint of extra time to lead the U.S. women's national team to 1-0 victory over Japan on Saturday in Paris to advance to the semifinals of the Olympic tournament.,The U.S. plays either Germany or Canada on Tuesday in Lyon, France.,More than 105 minutes into th...
Morocco whips US in men's soccer quarters, 4-0
PARIS -- Morocco reached the Olympic men's soccer semifinals for the first time with a resounding 4-0 win over the United States at the Parc des Princes on Friday.,Morocco used two penalties and dominated from the start to prevail in its first-ever Olympic knockout match. The victory sets up a clash...
Trinity Rodman, Korbin Albert kick US past Australia
Trinity Rodman poked a rebound into the back of the net in the 43rd minute, Korbin Albert added her first United States Women's National Team goal and the Americans defeated Australia 2-1 on Wednesday to sweep Group B at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. ,A corner lofted to the front of a crowded box...
Jurgen Klopp 'rules out' possible USMNT position
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp took himself out of the running in the search for a new head coach for the U.S. men's national team.,Klopp, 57, also said he would "rule out" filling the coaching vacancy for England.,"As of today, that's it for me as a coach," Klopp said at the International Co...
U.S. men's soccer blanks Guinea, into Olympic quarters for first time since 2000
PARIS -- The United States defeated Guinea 3-0 on Tuesday to stick around Paris for a while longer, advancing past the Olympic group stage for the first time since 2000.,Host France also secured a place in the quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over New Zealand that put them atop Group A.,The U.S. go thro...
Sport Canada withholds funding for soccer officials after Olympics drone scandal
PARIS -- Sport Canada is withholding funding relating to women's soccer coach Bev Priestman and two other suspended team officials, calling the drone scandal that has rocked the Paris Olympic soccer tournament an embarrassment to all Canadians.,Canada's team was docked six points in a massive blow t...