USA Today: Soccer
- 'Racist incidents' stop construction work on FC Cincinnati stadium
Tuesday - 08/04/2020 - 09:28 AMTwo "racist incidents" prompted a shutdown to work on Cincinnati's soccer stadium, Turner Construction officials said Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Natalie Portman leads star-studded group bringing NWSL franchise to Los Angeles in 2022
Tuesday - 07/21/2020 - 11:25 AMNatalie Portman, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, venture capitalist Kara Nortman and video game entrepreneur Julie Uhrman lead ownership group.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Impact of 1999 Women's World Cup went far beyond Brandi Chastain's iconic goal
Friday - 07/10/2020 - 06:15 AMThe USA winning the Women's World Cup soccer 21 years ago was a historic moment -- and not just because of the thrilling ending vs. China.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Philadelphia Union players wear names of police brutality victims on back of jerseys
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 10:33 AMNames such as "Floyd" and "Sterling" appeared on the back of Philadelphia Union jerseys instead of their own names during Thursday's match.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nashville SC match in MLS is Back Tournament postponed after five players test positive for COVID-19
Tuesday - 07/07/2020 - 01:24 PMNashville SC will not play Chicago Fire FC on opening night of the MLS is Back Tournament after five Nashville players tested positive for COVID-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Happy birthday, Alex Morgan! Remembering her birthday goal at the 2019 Women's World Cup
Thursday - 07/02/2020 - 06:40 AMOne year ago, U.S. star Alex Morgan became the first player to score a Women's World Cup goal on her birthday with the winning tally against England.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - North Carolina Courage beats Portland Thorns in to kickstart NWSL Challenge Cup
Saturday - 06/27/2020 - 03:54 PMThe NWSL became the first U.S. team sports league to return amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the Courage and Thorns took the field in Utah.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tulsa soccer team replaces national anthem with 'This Land Is Your Land'
Wednesday - 06/24/2020 - 08:41 PMNPSL club Tulsa Athletic will play Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" instead of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before home matches going forward.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Orlando Pride withdraw from NWSL Challenge Cup after players, staff test positive for coronavirus
Monday - 06/22/2020 - 04:55 PMThe Orlando Pride were set to kick off the NWSL Challenge Cup on Saturday against the Chicago Red Stars in Utah, but six players tested positive.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black players in MLS react to George Floyd's death, assemble coalition for action
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 08:33 PMBlack players in MLS have joined together to begin discussing a collective call to action in response to George Floyd's death and others by police.
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- 2022 World Cup qualifying: CONCACAF hexagonal becomes octagonal because of COVID-19
Monday - 07/27/2020 - 08:09 PMCONCACAF is changing its World Cup qualifying hexagonal to an octagonal because of the coronavirus pandemic and delaying the start until next June.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nashville SC fans are missing soccer games but pledge to support club, players in tough hiatus
Saturday - 07/18/2020 - 09:25 AMNashville SC fans are focused on supporting the players after the club's withdrawal from the MLS Is Back Tournament July 9 in Orlando.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nashville SC leaves MLS Is Back Tournament after team COVID-19 count rises to nine
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 01:01 PMNashville SC received another four positive COVID-19 tests, increasing its total to nine players affected from July 5-8.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black Players for Change protests on field prior to first MLS is Back match in Orlando
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 09:27 PMA group of nearly 170 players, club staff and coaches protested on the field before Major League Soccer's Inter Miami vs. Orlando City SC game.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FC Dallas game at 'MLS is Back' tournament postponed after nine players test positive for COVID-19
Saturday - 07/04/2020 - 12:38 PMNine FC Dallas players and one coach tested positive for COVID-19, postponing its opening game of the "MLS is Back" tournament against Vancouver.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Multiple FC Dallas players test positive for coronavirus after arriving in Orlando
Wednesday - 07/01/2020 - 11:38 PMFC Dallas delegation under quarantine at Disney World resort after positive tests by unidentified players ahead of MLS tournament, set to begin July 8.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Liverpool clinches English Premier League, club's first domestic title since 1990
Thursday - 06/25/2020 - 07:00 PMThe club, led by manager Jurgen Klopp, ran through the Premier League, winning 28 of its first 31 games.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NWSL knows there are risks, hopes there are rewards in being first pro league back
Wednesday - 06/24/2020 - 08:22 PMThe Challenge Cup, a 23-game, month-long tournament, begins Saturday in suburban Salt Lake City, making NWSL first of the major pro leagues to return
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'It's inappropriate': Former U.S. soccer coach Bruce Arena critical of playing national anthem before sporting events
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 08:42 PMEx-USMNT coach Bruce Arena was critical of playing the national anthem at sporting events: "We don't use the national anthem in movie theaters."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Soccer players wear 'Black Lives Matter' kits, kneel at start of games as EPL returns
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 04:39 PMPlayers wore "Black Lives Matter" nameplates and took a knee for several seconds to start their matches in the English Premier League's return.
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- USWNT soccer star Megan Rapinoe narrates Nike ad that explores issues of race, gender, equality
Thursday - 07/30/2020 - 12:33 PMThe Nike ad campaign is set to debut Thursday night during live televised broadcasts of the NBA's tipoff of its restarted season.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Major League Soccer delays debuts of three expansion teams due to COVID concerns
Friday - 07/17/2020 - 04:57 PMAustin FC is still on track have its inaugural season in 2021, but Charlotte, was delayed until 2022 and St. Louis and Sacramento until 2023.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Opinion: Could Nashville SC have prevented COVID-19 outbreak? Other teams and leagues have to hope so
Thursday - 07/09/2020 - 10:03 PMIt will be convenient to blame Nashville SC for doing something wrong in the buildup to MLS is Back because the alternative is terribly unsettling.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - MLS is Back Tournament kicks off Wednesday in Florida; Orlando City vs. Inter Miami is opening game
Wednesday - 07/08/2020 - 06:32 AMThe MLS is Back Tournament kicks off Wednesday. Here are the World Cup-style tournament groups, the schedule of games and how to watch on TV.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Former Xavier soccer standout Derrick Otim dies in swimming accident
Monday - 07/06/2020 - 08:37 AMDerrick Otim, a former Xavier University men's soccer standout, died over the weekend in a swimming accident, the school announced Sunday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NWSL players wear 'Black Lives Matter' shirts, kneel before first game of Challenge Cup
Saturday - 06/27/2020 - 04:25 PMPlayers from NWSL's North Carolina and Portland teams wore "Black Lives Matter" shirts and kneeled in a moment of silence at Saturday's Challenge Cup.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - National Women's Soccer League's Challenge Cup kicks off Saturday in Utah
Friday - 06/26/2020 - 08:13 PMThe NWSL's Challenge Cup kicks off Saturday. Here is the schedule of games, how to watch on TV and notable USWNT players to follow in the tournament.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath, Christen Press opt out of NWSL Challenge Cup
Tuesday - 06/23/2020 - 02:11 PMNine U.S. Women's National Team players will not be participating in the NWSL's Challenge Cup, including three who opted out.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black Players Coalition of MLS goes public with objectives for change, collaboration with MLS
Friday - 06/19/2020 - 09:13 AMA group of more than 70 Black MLS players formed The Black Players Coalition of MLS on Freedom Day for Black Americans, better known as Juneteenth.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Remembering June 17, 1994, the day when sports collided
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 07:19 AMOn June 17, 1994, the police pursuit of O.J. Simpson overshadowed all other sports events of the day, including the NBA Finals, and the World Cup.
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