This summer’s World Cup gave us a masterclass in how not to compete. Across the semifinal and the final, one of the tournament’s best teams let frustration spill into confrontation, dissent, and ugly scenes that had nothing to do with football. It was a...
The NCE 2011 Girls had everything you want to see in a competitive youth soccer team: undefeated group stage play, 21 goals scored, zero goals conceded—and the harder-to-measure thing: 16 players from three continents who became a tight-knit squad in two weeks. That...
The World Cup is over, and we’re already sliding back into our regular sports calendar here in the U.S. Despite the disappointing exit against Belgium, this tournament has to go down as a huge success — particularly for bringing the game to millions of new fans....
Group Winners — and a Timely Reminder The United States men’s national team has won Group D of the 2026 World Cup. Two wins, one loss, through to the knockout rounds on home soil. A 4-1 demolition of Paraguay, a composed 2-0 win over Australia without their...
The NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Oversight Committee recently adopted legislation that will restructure the college soccer playing season into two semesters, effective August 1, 2027 — pending review by the Division I Cabinet at its June 23–24 meeting. Under the...
