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Pressing, flair, positivity as USMNT make long-awaited return

November 13, 2020 by Charles Boehm

Pressing, flair, positivity as USMNT make long-awaited return

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 13, 2020) US Soccer Players - The USMNT opened a new chapter on Thursday with their first match since February, showing plenty to like in their 0-0 draw with Wales in Swansea. Gregg Berhalter's new-look side were short on clear scoring chances, but their dominance in midfield and comfortable management of their defensive third kept them in clear control for . . .

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MLS makes things even more interesting with points per game

November 5, 2020 by Charles Boehm

MLS makes things even more interesting with points per game

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Nov 5, 2020) US Soccer Players - If MLS has kept faith in any one guiding principle since its founding a quarter-century ago, it's the devotion to parity, an inclusive postseason format and the drama of stretch-run playoff races. Now the home stretch of this strange 2020 season has delivered yet another injection of uncertainty. The league announced a late shift . . .

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Barcelona, Bartomeu, and the membership model in America

October 30, 2020 by Charles Boehm

Barcelona, Bartomeu, and the membership model in America

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 30, 2020) US Soccer Players - A stormy year at FC Barcelona got even more eventful this week. The Spanish giant's unpopular president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned Tuesday evening along with the club's board of directors amid a string of on-field setbacks and skyrocketing debts. Despite their team winning four La Liga championships, four Copa del Rey . . .

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The National Soccer Hall of Fame tries something new

October 23, 2020 by Charles Boehm

The National Soccer Hall of Fame tries something new

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 23, 2020) US Soccer Players - In theory, a Hall of Fame shouldn't be controversial. When the process and the selectors who participate in it gobble up more attention than the honorees themselves, it's a safe bet that something is not functioning as it should. That's the quandary the National Soccer Hall of Fame has found itself facing. With the flow of new . . .

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Landon Donovan on an eventful conclusion to his first season at San Diego Loyal

October 15, 2020 by Charles Boehm

Landon Donovan on an eventful conclusion to his first season at San Diego Loyal

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 15, 2020) US Soccer Players - Landon Donovan has had a memorable opening chapter to his management career, to say the least. The USMNT legend recently completed an eventful first season with USL Championship expansion side San Diego Loyal, where he serves as head coach, co-founder, and vice president of soccer operations. As if the COVID-19 pandemic and its . . .

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The MLS skeptics who’ve crossed over to NISA and the “independent clubs” movement

October 9, 2020 by Charles Boehm

The MLS skeptics who’ve crossed over to NISA and the “independent clubs” movement

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 9, 2020) US Soccer Players - When Peter Wilt returned to the National Independent Soccer Association fold earlier this year after a stint with the rival United Soccer League, he got a noteworthy greeting from the chair and co-founder of Chattanooga FC, one of the leading clubs in the upstart group. "Tim Kelly actually said, 'welcome back from the dark . . .

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A crowded USMNT road map for 2021

October 1, 2020 by Charles Boehm

A crowded USMNT road map for 2021

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 1, 2020) US Soccer Players - The USMNT is off again this month, forced by the continuing COVID-19 crisis to scratch any plans of a camp or friendly matches during the October international window. Even without a team gathering, however, this period might turn out to be a significant pivot point for the program. Over the past few weeks, Weston McKennie has . . .

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Flying by: Soccer wars leave D3 clubs racking up miles, and costs

September 25, 2020 by Charles Boehm

Flying by: Soccer wars leave D3 clubs racking up miles, and costs

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 25, 2020) US Soccer Players - In 2017 the United Soccer League announced the creation of their second division. The league would occupy the third tier of the US pyramid, eventually taking the name USL League One. It seemed like a promising development for the system as a whole. With what we now know as the USL Championship in the second tier mushrooming to . . .

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Frank de Boer helps MLS nudge a bit closer to the global soccer mainstream

September 17, 2020 by Charles Boehm

Frank de Boer helps MLS nudge a bit closer to the global soccer mainstream

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 17, 2020) US Soccer Players - Sometimes we learn more from the relationships that don't end well than the ones that do. So it may prove for Frank de Boer and MLS. In July, de Boer became the league's second coaching casualty of the year, parting company with Atlanta United after going winless in a three-and-out campaign at the MLS is Back Tournament. Despite . . .

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Training compensation and solidarity payments once again at issue

September 10, 2020 by Charles Boehm

Training compensation and solidarity payments once again at issue

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Sep 10, 2020) US Soccer Players - The knotty topic of training compensation and solidarity payments in American soccer reared its head again this week. Almost a year and a half on from MLS announcing its intention to pursue such claims for products of its academy system, a new report from ESPN's Jeff Carlisle delves into the state of flux around this issue. . . .

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Preview: The delayed 2020 Club World Cup

Preview: The delayed 2020 Club World Cup

By Clemente Lisi

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Jan 25, 2021) US Soccer Players – The eyes of the soccer world will be on Qatar next week with the start of the FIFA Club World Cup. The 17th edition of the tournament officially kicks off February 4, originally scheduled for this past December, but postponed because […]

The status of the SuperDraft

The status of the SuperDraft

By Jason Davis

The MLS SuperDraft is no longer an in-person event with the production underlining its status for finding talent in Major League Soccer.

The unsettling prospect of MLS going dark

The unsettling prospect of MLS going dark

By Charles Boehm

Major League Soccer triggering the force majeure clause in their new collective bargaining agreement has thrown the start of the 2021 season into doubt.

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