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Since the moment it became apparent that Arsenal were a serious title contender, there has been a widespread point of reference every time most elite English sides have parted ways with their managers. They need their Mikel Arteta. What the club requires is someone who can with clear eyes diagnose the problems of the past […]

As Trinity Rodman stood on the touchline at PayPal Park early in the 56th of the NWSL Championship, it was hard not to notice she was giving the audience what they were waiting for. The noise from the sellout crowd swelled, their largest cheer of the night thus far audible despite the cacophony that is […]

Getty Images The Pittsburgh Riverhounds, one of the USL Championship’s most historic teams, have won the first championship in club history following a 5-3 penalty shootout victory over FC Tulsa on Saturday, following a 0-0 draw in regulation. With two of the best defenses in the league meeting in the final in Tulsa, chances came […]

Getty Images Center back Cameron Carter-Vickers will miss the rest of Celtic’s season with a long-term achilles injury, likely dashing any possible hopes of making the U.S. men’s national team’s roster for next summer’s World Cup on home soil. Carter-Vickers sustained the achilles injury during Celtic’s 2-1 win over Sturm Graz in the UEFA Europa […]

The final international break of 2025 has come to an end, and with that period passing, we’ll have uninterrupted club soccer until March. That brings a good time to reflect as the Premier League is through 11 matches, which is a chance to begin looking at trends around the league. But while some things, such […]

Two star-studded teams in the Washington Spirit and Gotham FC will meet in San Jose for the NWSL Championship, a competitive match likely in store as each side chases their second league title. The pair took contrasting roads to the Championship, the No. 2 seed Spirit advancing as the favorites in their matchups while Gotham […]

Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be the site of the USL Championship final on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 12 p.m. Eastern as FC Tulsa will host the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at ONEOK Field, and you can catch all the action on CBS. No matter what happens, a new champion will be crowned as neither team has ever won […]

The underdog label may be a bit of a misnomer for Gotham FC, the 2023 NWSL champions who have reached the semifinals for three years running, but that is not to say 2025 did not come with its own trials and tribulations. Inconsistency saw them slide all the way down to an eighth-place finish in […]

NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said the league “will fight” to keep Trinity Rodman as a bidding war of sorts emerges for the U.S. women’s national team star, who will be out of contract after Saturday’s NWSL Championship (8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+).  Rodman’s deal with the Washington Spirit, who will face Gotham FC on Saturday, expires […]

As the National Women’s Soccer League prepares for its biggest game of the year, the NWSL Championship (8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+), it finds itself in the midst of another high-stakes moment — whether its biggest star can be retained.  Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman is navigating a pivotal moment in her young career. Her 2025 […]