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NWSL’s Orlando Pride hires Caitlin Carducci as GM, VP of soccer operations
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (652+ words) The Orlando Pride hired Caitlin Carducci on Tuesday as the NWSL club's new vice president of soccer operations and general manager. Carducci, the former general manager of the Kansas City Current, brings with her a decade of experience across various…...
The Briefing: Who will make sense of Man United? Will Salah win the trophy he craves?
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1190+ words) Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season,The Athleticwill discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend's football. This was the weekend when Wrexham provided another strong documentary episode by beating Premier League side…...
Sophia Wilson signing is Thorns’ holiday gift. Plus: A soccer twist on classic holiday films
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1049+ words) Craig Mitchelldyer / Imagn Images Get into the holiday spirit with this story about how a bit of hurtful banter turned into a'call to help the hungry.'In today's Full Time: " Sophia Wilson stays in Portland " Sprinkling soccer into our favorite…...
Ecuador international soccer player Mario Pineida shot dead aged 33
3+ week, 5+ day ago (710+ words) Ecuador international defender Mario Pineida has been shot dead, aged 33. The Barcelona Sporting Club full-back, who played nine times at international level and most recently in 2021, was killed in broad daylight in Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city which is 165 miles south…...
The Soccer 100 survey results: Who you rank as the best men’s players of all time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) Soccer 100 book, launched in the UK today The Soccer 100, published in the UK today, is a rundown of the greatest male footballers of all time, as decided by a crack team of Athletic writers. The top line is that both…...
Why Premier League’s PSR era could be ending. Plus: U.S. Soccer’s grassroots revolution
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (754+ words) There was presumably a time when Premier League meetings " the gathering of club owners or CEOs, the archetypal Men In Suits " were little more than technical chats; administrative, regulatory, stuffy and dull. Not, in other words, the sort of events…...
The Soccer 100: A celebration of the greatest players in the sport’s history
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1630+ words) The Athletic is delighted to announce the release of The Soccer 100, the definitive ranking of the greatest male players to have graced the beautiful game, published by William Morrow. Our carefully chosen panel of experts, featuring award-winning journalists with decades…...
English soccer match abandoned after alleged ‘sexist’ abuse of referee
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (335+ words) Piaras O Midheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images A non-League soccer match in England was abandoned at half-time following alleged "sexist" abuse of a female referee, one of the participating clubs has said. AFC Rushden & Diamonds say their game at Coventry…...
Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham enter Forbes’ list of top 10 highest-paid soccer players
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (331+ words) Barcelona's Lamine Yamal might have missed out on the Ballon d'Or but another stellar year has seen the teenage star climb into the world's 10 highest-paid soccer players for the first time. Forbes, the American business magazine, has compiled its annual…...
With college soccer ‘at risk,’ U.S. Soccer pushes for overhaul – but not without resistance
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1232+ words) U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone (John Lamparski / Getty Images / Concordia Annual Summit) A U.S. Soccer-led committee is pushing college soccer toward a new competitive model that could override current conferences, introduce an element of promotion and relegation and extend the college…...