Blind soccer often produces some of the most memorable moments at the Paralympics. Remarkable videos of players showing incredible coordination and skill, slaloming through entire teams and scoring ...
When Matt Crocker landed in America, as U.S. Soccer’s second-ever sporting director, he plunged into a few urgent tasks. In 2023, he had a men’s national team coach to hire and, soon, a USWNT coach to ...
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two years away, soccer has never been so fashionable in America. A new report on the state of soccer fandom in the U.S. by marketing, media, and experiences ...
For years, brands’ default narrative for women’s soccer marketing was great stories, inspiring athletes, but commercially unproven. Sponsors stayed conservative, sticking with the NFL, NBA, MLB and ...
The fractured youth system in US Soccer is subject to yet another change with the risk of breaking up existing teams. On Nov. 22, US Soccer will put a new ruling into effect that changes the age ...
The grandiose statements, about “unique opportunity” and “transformational change,” are popping up everywhere these days in American soccer. They’re the common lexicon of panelists and pundits, of ...
The most exciting young coach in soccer might not be at Bayer Leverkusen or Stade de Reims, or even Bologna FC. It might be at Google DeepMind. Enter TacticAI. It started life as a predictive system ...
Want to see eyes pop and jaws drop? Ask your soccer-loving friends about Lamine Yamal, an 18-year-old sensation from Spain. Better yet, watch him play, ideally in person, which you can do next summer ...
Sport is all about history, about legacy, about storylines emerging over years of competition. Each major soccer tournament, then, is a marker that helps fans to track the progression of players, of ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Remember when soccer was being touted as the next big sport in the U.S.? Well, it looks like that moment has ...
In soccer, the consequences of losing a match vary depending on the type of fixture. In a cup competition's knockout rounds, defeat means elimination, ending a team’s chances of winning silverware. In ...
For years, styles rooted in soccer history have been staples of contemporary menswear. Adidas Sambas? Check. Sweatsuits? Check. Stone Island? You better believe it. The only issue was, few people were ...