Thursday's soccer news starts in Serie B, where Gianluca Busio, Tanner Tessmann, and Andriya Novakovich's Venezia lost 1-0 at Bari to a 63rd minute goal. Busio subbed out at halftime and Novakovich subbed on in the 69th minute. Venezia is 16th in the table with 29 points from 27 games, a point behind 15th-place Perugia. "I told my players that sometimes good performances don't pay off," Venezia . . .
How Austin FC, Houston, and Sporting Kansas City’s losses in week one suggest more from those clubs
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Mar 1, 2023) US Soccer Players - For 27 of the 29 MLS teams, the opening weekend that extended into Monday was just the first of 34 games that will determine the playoff field, and, ultimately, the 18 clubs that will compete for a championship this season. One of 34, and there’s plenty of room for optimism for some of the clubs that came out on the wrong end of the . . .
Red Bulls defender John Tolkin on his club, the rest of the East, and debuting for the USMNT
By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Feb 27, 2023) US Soccer Players – Strikers get much of the love in soccer and MLS is no different. The reality is that soccer is a team sport and all players, despite their position, matter to the success of that team. As the New York Red Bulls start off the 2023 season, there's been a lot of attention placed on new Designated Player signing Dante Vanzeir. But MLS . . .
MLS Week 1: Road wins for Minnesota, St Louis, Revs, and RSL
Week 1 of the 2023 Major League Soccer season started with Minnesota winning 1-0 at FC Dallas on a 48th minute Mender Garcia goal. United goalkeeper Dayne St Clair made one save to keep the clean sheet. "Typical first game of the season," Dallas coach Nico Estevez said. "A little bit crazy, you can see some of the results that have happened and how some games have turned a little bit. I think, . . .
Three clubs looking to take another step in MLS
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 24, 2023) US Soccer Players - There are two steps to becoming part of the top echelon of Major League Soccer clubs, also known as the perennial contenders. Step one: Make your move into the ranks of the top teams in the league, qualify for the playoffs, and win a playoff game. Step two: Stay there. Step one isn't exactly easy, but with the league's . . .
Pefok’s Union Berlin advances, PSV exits in the Europa League knockout round
Friday's soccer news starts with the USMNT players on teams in the Europa League knockout round second-legs. Jordan Pefok subbed on in the 65th minute for Union Berlin's 3-1 home win over Ajax to advance 3-1 on aggregate. Robin Knoche put Union up from the penalty spot in the 20th and Josip Juranovic doubled the lead in the 44th. Ajax scored in the 47th, but it was Danihlo Doeki finishing off the . . .
FC Cincinnati assistant Dominic Kinnear on “formation, freedom, ability, and then opportunity”
By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 23, 2023) US Soccer Players - In a one-on-one conversation with USSoccerPlayers.com at FC Cincinnati's preseason training base in Florida last week, assistant coach Dominic Kinnear had a simple explanation for joining the club in January 2022. "Well, I wasn't working," deadpanned Kinnear, "so I needed a job." Kinnear had spent a year away from the . . .
The expectations for Cincinnati’s Brandon Vazquez, Atlanta’s Thiago Almada, and Dallas’s Jesus Ferreira in 2023
By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 22, 2023) US Soccer Players - Soccer is a team sport. Teams win games. Teams make the playoffs. Teams win championships. Still, individuals make up those teams, and without great individual performances, success can be elusive. The teams that achieve the most are almost always led by stars rising to a challenge. This is especially true in Major League . . .
Champions League first-leg loss for Eintracht, Championship win for Norwich
Wednesday's soccer news starts in the Champions League, where Timmy Chandler was on the bench for Eintracht's 2-0 home loss to Napoli in the opening leg of their round of 16 series. Down a goal from the 40th, Eintracht's Randal Kono Muani saw red in the 58th minute. Napoli scored again in the 65th. "A very disappointing but deserved defeat," Eintracht coach Oliver Glasner said. "We played very . . .
Eintracht in the Champions League, losses for West Brom, Valencia, and Boavista
Tuesday's soccer news starts with the Champions League that has Timmy Chandler's Eintracht hosting Napoli in the round of 16 first-legs. Eintracht is in 6th-place in the Bundesliga, beating Werder Bremen 2-0 at home on Saturday. After losing their first league game of the season on January 4, Napoli put together a seven-game win streak in Serie A to extend their lead to 15 points at the top of . . .
