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U.S. Soccer aims to build buzz for this summer’s World Cup, but many fans care only about ticket prices
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (858+ words) There will be many free events for fans before and during the World Cup. Ticket prices always get a lot of attention, though, and some of the U.S.' pre-tournament games won't be cheap to attend. The exact details aren't all set…...
To kick-start a generation of city kids playing soccer, it will take more than just a place to play
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1106+ words) "Leaving a legacy" has been a catchphrase ahead of the World Cup. But some say what that looks like for children in Philly has to be more than a multitude of mini-pitches scattered across the city. In the backdrop of…...
Philly soccer fans might get to see a duel of two of the USWNT’s biggest stars
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (618+ words) It's not guaranteed that they'll play, but just the possibility of Trinitiy Rodman facing Rose Lavelle in Wednesday's Concacaf Champions Cup game at Subaru Park is enough to get attention. In any sport, you aren't guaranteed to know which players…...
South Korea proves too much for the U.S. men’s soccer team, who flop in North Jersey exhibition
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (777+ words) Superstar forward Son Heung-Min led the way against a U.S. defense that folded easily, and a U.S. attack that barely showed any spark until substitutions late in the seond half. HARRISON, N.J. " With nine months to go until the World Cup, the U.S. men's…...
The U.S. men’s soccer team will play at Subaru Park in November
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (847+ words) The Americans will play Paraguay in Chester on Sept. 15, for their first game here since the 2019 Gold Cup. It could be a long-sought homecoming for the team's many players from the Philly area. Six years since the U.S. men's soccer team…...
Former Independence fan favorite Lianne Sanderson is now one of women’s soccer’s top broadcasters
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1218+ words) Fifteen years ago, the England native made Philadelphia her first of many club stops in the United States. She has come to embrace the country, and now works for a range of U.S. TV networks. Local soccer fans who have tuned…...
There are big teams in soccer, and then there’s Real Madrid
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1153+ words) Philly's biggest crowd yet for a Club World Cup game will watch superstars Vin'cius J'nior, Jude Bellingham, and Luka Modri" play their group stage finale against Red Bull Salzburg. There are big-time soccer teams with passionate fan bases on every…...
Union captain Alejandro Bedoya is in soccer heaven this month. He has the Club World Cup to thank.
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (756+ words) From a purely soccer, love of the game standpoint, for Alejandro Bedoya, June has been quite the month. Ahead of next year's FIFA World Cup, the longtime Union captain and former U.S. men's national team midfielder has recently doubled down as…...
Soccer at the Linc ⚽ | Sports Daily Newsletter
7+ mon, 20+ hour ago (809+ words) Brazil's Flamengo and Tunisia's Esp'rance will kick off the first of eight Club World Cup tournament matches in Philly. Club World Cup soccer will officially descend to Philadelphia tonight when Brazil's Flamengo takes on Tunisia's Esp'rance at Lincoln Financial Field…...
Alyssa Naeher caps off her USWNT career with U.S. Soccer’s 2024 female player of the year award
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (577+ words) The Penn State product won 13 of her 18 games and had 11 shutouts in her final year playing for the national team, including the run to the Olympic gold medal. Longtime star goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher has earned one more honor to finish…...