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The changing scope of leagues, competitions, and calendars

August 24, 2021 by J Hutcherson

The changing scope of leagues, competitions, and calendars

By J Hutcherson (Aug 24, 2021) US Soccer Players - We're already well into an era of change across world soccer. From the Nations League concept started in Europe and embraced by Concacaf to World Cup expansion to FIFA's delayed Club World Cup revamp. UEFA alone has now added a third European club competition with yet another Champions League revamp looming. Last month, CAF made a new African . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2021 mls season, concacaf, fifa, soccer business, uefa

Montreal opts out of hosting 2026 World Cup games

July 6, 2021 by US Soccer Players

Montreal opts out of hosting 2026 World Cup games

Tuesday's soccer news starts with FIFA announcing that Montreal is no longer interested in hosting 2026 World Cup games. In a statement, FIFA wrote, "FIFA would like to thank Montreal for its participation and all local stakeholders involved for their efforts. FIFA continues to work closely with the host associations of Canada, Mexico and the United States in this highly competitive selection . . .

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Filed Under: 2026 World Cup, Featured, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: fifa

Denmark’s Kasper Hjulmand: “You don’t necessarily find good leadership in the protocols”

June 15, 2021 by J Hutcherson

Denmark’s Kasper Hjulmand: “You don’t necessarily find good leadership in the protocols”

By J Hutcherson (Jun 15, 2021) US Soccer Players - On Saturday, UEFA needed to address the immediate aftermath of a medical emergency. Denmark's Christian Erikson had collapsed on the field with a teammate immediately seeing the severity of the situation. What followed was a life-saving intervention that involved players, medical staff, and the fans with the presence of mind to throw their flags . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: fifa, uefa

What did we learn from the 2020-21 European soccer season?

May 25, 2021 by J Hutcherson

What did we learn from the 2020-21 European soccer season?

By J Hutcherson (May 25, 2021) US Soccer Players - There's a difference between what we learned and what we think we learned from European soccer during the 2020-21 season. The big picture takeaway is that the game survived without the event revenue from tickets, concessions, and merchandise. The quicker takeaway is that a dozen of Europe's biggest clubs decided that they should be in control of . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: fifa, soccer business, uefa, uefa champions league

Infantino asks about salary caps

May 11, 2021 by J Hutcherson

Infantino asks about salary caps

By J Hutcherson (May 11, 2021) US Soccer Players - If you're looking for the European equivalent of talking about promotion and relegation as an answer to American soccer's problems, it might be salary caps. Except in Europe, the people most likely doing that talking are already in positions of power. For example, FIFA president Gianni Infantino. In an interview with AS circulated across other . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: fifa, soccer business, uefa

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: Americans Abroad, Featured, Soccer News, Top Posts, USMNT Tagged With: champions league, fifa, premier league

FIFA announces the stadiums for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

April 1, 2021 by US Soccer Players

FIFA announces the stadiums for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

Thursday's soccer news starts with FIFA's announcement of the host cities for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Dunedin, Hamilton, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, and Wellington will stage games. Sydney's Stadium Australia at 83,500 and Sydney Football Stadium at 45,000 along with Auckland's Eden Park at 50,000 are the largest venues. Eden Park is the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, News Update, Soccer News Tagged With: 2023 womens world cup, fifa, lafc

USMNT advances to Concacaf Olympic qualifying semifinals

March 22, 2021 by US Soccer Players

USMNT advances to Concacaf Olympic qualifying semifinals

Monday's soccer news starts with the United States and Mexico Under-23 teams advancing to the Concacaf Olympic qualifying semifinals. The two play each other on Wednesday (9:30pm ET - FS1) to close out the group A schedule. Mexico holds the tiebreaker going into the group stage finale after a 3-0 win over Costa Rica. They'll meet the top two group B teams in the semifinals with the winners advance . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, News Update, Soccer News, USMNT Tagged With: 2021 mls season, fifa, liga mx, soccer business, us soccer

Preview: The delayed 2020 Club World Cup

January 25, 2021 by Clemente Lisi

Preview: The delayed 2020 Club World Cup

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 of the pandemic. What in theory crowns the world club champion is closer to reality a tournament . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, Top Posts Tagged With: club world cup, fifa

FIFA confirms that any breakaway league is an outlaw league

January 22, 2021 by US Soccer Players

FIFA confirms that any breakaway league is an outlaw league

Friday's soccer news starts with FIFA and its member Confederations taking time out of their busy schedules to remind us of something obvious. Should the elite European clubs breakaway to form a super league, they're also breaking away from FIFA. That means super league players wouldn't be eligible to play for their countries. Specifically, "Any club or player involved in such a competition would . . .

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Filed Under: Americans Abroad, Featured, News Update Tagged With: fifa, soccer business, uefa

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5 USMNT players closing out interesting seasons in Europe

5 USMNT players closing out interesting seasons in Europe

By Clemente Lisi

From closing in on a second Premier League title to leading a league in scoring, USMNT players are putting in work in Europe this season.

New England gets to work in the US Open Cup

New England gets to work in the US Open Cup

By Jason Davis

New England Revolution coach Bruce Arena fielded a strong squad in the US Open Cup round of 32 and got a 5-1 home win over Cincinnati.

ESPN tries something new with the good old US Open Cup

ESPN tries something new with the good old US Open Cup

By Charles Boehm

Futbol Americas hosts Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar covered all of Wednesday night’s US Open Cup games on ESPN+.

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