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Slovenia
/ 684 days agoUSA vs. Slovenia preview: Testing the USMNT's depth
A key year begins for the US Men's National Team (USMNT). With the home World Cup rapidly approaching, the US must take advantage of every big game opportunity. Both the Nations League and the Copa America are on the docket for the US in 2024. But it all gets started against a team that the […]

Leagues: MLS
/ 688 days agoPeculiarities of MLS and why fans embrace its quirkiness
Major League Soccer is different. It has a format, number of teams, contract rules, and several other intricacies of the league that make it stand out from the rest of world soccer. Some of those differences are good, and they provide MLS methods of differentiating from the negatives of world football. Other parts of MLS […]

Business of Soccer
/ 688 days agoStars & stripes over Vicarage Road: US investors target Watford
A group of investors in the US is in discussions over a deal to acquire Watford. U.S. Marine and Goldman Sachs executive Peter Grieve leads the group, The Football Co. (TFC). TFC only just launched in early 2023, but is supposedly financially backed with a $1 billion portfolio. According to the company's website, TFC describes […]

Bayern Munich
/ 689 days agoHarry Kane reiterates his desire to retire in NFL
Harry Kane has repeatedly claimed that he wants to play in the NFL once his playing days on the pitch expire. Despite thriving with Bayern Munich and the England national team, the striker has kept an eye on the future. With an unrivaled knack for shooting the ball into the net, perhaps Kane could make […]

FIFA
/ 694 days agoFIFA delays are impacting World Cup 2026 host cities
Planning and preparations for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada have stalled. Despite FIFA's insistence on keeping the organization in-house, there are no schedules and allotment of games that the 16 host cities know about. Although there is no ill will between FIFA and the host cities, the preparations for […]

Grant Wahl
/ 695 days agoUnveiling Grant Wahl's finest work: Details on his new book
Grant Wahl is unequivocally one of the most iconic soccer reporters in the history of the United States. His untimely passing during the 2022 World Cup brought in countless memories and tributes from fellow soccer reporters. Working for Sports Illustrated, Grant Wahl assembled an impressive collection of stories. Many of those were in-depth looks at […]

Celta Vigo
/ 707 days agoMLS is 'different sport' without pro/rel, says USMNT midfielder
The debate regarding promotion and relegation in Major League Soccer is one that always seems to peter out. While seemingly every other division one soccer competition, MLS is a closed league, steering clear of the danger of relegation. Having the drop for the bottom teams at the end of the season adds important games to […]

Leagues: EPL
/ 707 days agoTop 5 most-watched Premier League games in US history
The Premier League has a profound following in the United States, and some of the most-watched games in the league's history bring millions. With historic clubs that regularly win European competitions, the Premier League is arguably the best soccer league in the world. Few domestic leagues can rival the parity the league brings with so […]

United States
/ 708 days agoSoccer coach spent $5k at strip club using school's credit card
Police arrested a high school soccer coach in Texas after he spent thousands at a strip club in Houston on the school's credit card. Initially, J.D. Bales claimed the charge was fraudulent. However, evidence indicated otherwise. Police then arrested Bales before he posted a bond of $10,000. The incident happened in July during a coaching […]

Attendance
/ 715 days agoMost-attended soccer games in the United States during 2023
Attendance is one of the most significant metrics used to gauge the growth of soccer in the United States. Bigger crowds mean more eyeballs and more money. That, in theory, leads back to more sizeable crowds until it becomes a self-sustaining cycle. In 2023, it was a remarkable year for many reasons, namely the introduction […]

Leagues: MLS
/ 716 days agoWhere are the American stars in MLS?
When one thinks about the stars of American men's soccer, they do not look to Major League Soccer, or MLS. Christian Pulisic is unequivocally 'Captain America,' but he plies his trade with Milan in Italy. Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, and Yunus Musah join Pulisic in Serie A. Then, a slew of players who are the […]

TV Ratings
/ 716 days agoUSWNT 2023 TV ratings best since 2019
The USWNT TV ratings in 2023 were the best since 2019. In 2023, the USWNT's TV ratings averaged 1,560,929 viewers per game for 14 games where viewing figures were available. That is a whopping 330% increase over 2022's average of 362,692 viewers per game. Here are the TV ratings for the USWNT games in 2023. […]

Attendance
/ 716 days ago2023 Mexico attendance in US 77% higher than USMNT
When it comes to soccer in the United States, neither the USMNT nor the USWNT is America's Team. That title belongs to Mexico. The attendance at Mexico games in the US for 2023 dwarfs both that of the USMNT and the USWNT. This year was no different. In 2023, Mexico averaged an attendance of 52,337 […]

beIN SPORTS
/ 717 days agoLigue 1 knows it has to change ahead of new TV deal says exec
To grow in the United States, Ligue 1 has to change. France’s top division on the men’s side, Ligue Un, has faced challenges in terms of breaking into the US market. PSG has exhibited success both on the pitch and from a marketability standpoint. Still, Ligue Un, or LFP, lags behind the other “big five” […]

United States
/ 724 days agoUSWNT 2023 attendance best since 2019
Now that the United States Women's National Team (USWNT) has completed all of its games for the 2023 calendar year, it's time to look at how the USWNT 2023 attendance did. In 2023, the USWNT averaged an attendance of 17,961. That came throughout 12 home games in friendlies and the She Believes Cup. Averaging just […]