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Manchester City beats RB Leipzig 6-3, Philadelphia out of the Champions League

September 16, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Manchester City beats RB Leipzig 6-3, Philadelphia out of the Champions League

Thursday's soccer news starts with the Champions League where Tyler Adams's RB Leipzig lost 6-3 at Manchester City. Nathan Ake put City up in the 16th and an own-goal doubled the lead in the 28th. Christopher Nkunku pulled a goal back for Leipzig, but a first-half stoppage time penalty from Riyad Mahrez made it 3-1 City. Nkunku scored again in the 51st. City's Jack Grealish added a fourth goal in . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Soccer News Update, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: 2021 mls season, champions league, concacaf, uefa champions league

Squad rotation, fixture congestion, and competitive imbalance

April 6, 2021 by J Hutcherson

Squad rotation, fixture congestion, and competitive imbalance

By J Hutcherson (Apr 6, 2021) US Soccer Players - Speaking after the Premier League win at Leicester City on Saturday, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola became the latest to ask a simple question. Why is it alright to compress the schedule and obligate players across multiple competitions for club and country? In Guardiola's more concise version, it's a simple statement. "They are human . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts, USMNT, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: champions league, fifa, premier league

Is European club soccer set for this much change?

March 2, 2021 by J Hutcherson

By J Hutcherson (Mar 2, 2021) US Soccer Players - It's easy enough to start with the Barcelona situation, but it already runs deeper than that. Barca has become the calling card for European super clubs in trouble at a time when multiple parties seem to want significant changes to the game at the highest level. This may not be hitting the reset button that a breakaway European super league . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: champions league, la liga, ligue 1, premier league, serie a, soccer business

The summer soccer TV ratings

August 31, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

The summer soccer TV ratings

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Aug 31, 2020) US Soccer Players – Modern sports can’t exist without television. The explosion of satellite TV two decades ago and later the internet helped fuel soccer’s growth in this country. While fans still enjoy attending games in person, the ongoing pandemic has put a hold on that experience for millions. In what has been an unusual year for the game and . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: 2020 mls season, champions league, soccer business

Does European soccer need a unified response?

April 29, 2020 by US Soccer Players

Wednesday's soccer news starts with UEFA's timeline for leagues deciding whether or not to continue the 2019-20 season. As with every timeline in the era of the coronavirus, UEFA's May 25 deadline is subject to change. Still, there has to be a date where getting the games in is no longer feasible. The governments in the Netherlands and France decided that for their domestic leagues, banning the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Soccer News, Soccer News Update, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: champions league, ligue 1, premier league, serie a, uefa

When soccer returns to normal

March 30, 2020 by Clemente Lisi

When soccer returns to normal

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Mar 30, 2020) US Soccer Players – The coronavirus pandemic has brought the world to a halt. With people forced to stay home because of the contagion and life as normal interrupted, sports leagues have also come to a stop. Where does that leave these leagues once the virus subsides and life gets back to normal? It is difficult to predict the future, although the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: 2020 mls season, champions league, premier league

Manchester City’s situation

February 17, 2020 by US Soccer Players

Monday's soccer news starts with the same thing most of soccer is talking about, UEFA banning Manchester City from European competition for two seasons over Financial Fair Play. For a team like Manchester City, that means no Champions League and no point for the vast amount of money the club spends. That's what has them in trouble, how they accounted for incoming revenue to stay on the right side . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Soccer News, Soccer News Update Tagged With: champions league, premier league, soccer business, soccer politics, uefa

Another big result for Chelsea

November 6, 2019 by US Soccer Players

The soccer news starts with USMNT player Christian Pulisic once again playing a role in an unlikely draw for Chelsea in the Champions League. Chelsea drew 4-4 with Ajax at Stamford Bridge, with Pulisic setting up the penalty that leveled the score at 1-1. From there, a game that had already taken an odd turn took several more with Chelsea eventually finding an equalizer and another point in the . . .

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Filed Under: Archive, Featured, Soccer News, Soccer News Update, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: champions league

The rest of Real Madrid’s season

March 12, 2019 by US Soccer Players

The soccer news starts with Real Madrid already out of the Champions League, the Coppa del Rey, and 12 points and two spots behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. So why not act now and bring back three-time Champions League winning coach Zinedine Zidane? After Zidane quit over the summer, Real Madrid went through two coaches. Julen Lopetegui made it only through the end of October. He lost the Spain . . .

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Filed Under: Archive, Featured, Soccer News, Soccer News Update Tagged With: champions league, la liga

Spurs play for the leagues after exiting the cups

January 29, 2019 by J Hutcherson

By J Hutcherson (Jan 29, 2019) US Soccer Players - In 2017, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho decided to prioritize the Europa League. With his club battling for a Champions League spot in the Premier League, Mourinho decided he had a better option. Win the Europa League and take the Champions League spot that came with the title. With UEFA adding that particular incentive, it made sense. . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: champions league, premier league

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Advancing, options, and offense for the USMNT in March

Advancing, options, and offense for the USMNT in March

By Clemente Lisi

Clemente Lisi on the priorities for the USMNT as they begin to navigate an interesting competitive schedule against Concacaf opponents.

Auston Trusty is part of the USMNT center back picture in March

Auston Trusty is part of the USMNT center back picture in March

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis profiles USMNT center back Auston Trusty who has become a regular with Birmingham City in the Championship on loan from Arsenal.

Five topics to watch for heading into the USMNT March 2023 window

Five topics to watch for heading into the USMNT March 2023 window

By Charles Boehm

Charles Boehm picks five topics to watch during the USMNT March 2023 window including the importance of the Nations League and the wide players.

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