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The United States women’s national team will compete in a trio of friendlies in October and head coach Emma Hayes has named a 26-player roster for the upcoming training camps ahead of those matches. The squad will face Iceland and Argentina in their first matches post-Olympics and the first games at home on U.S. soil […]

Getty Images The National Women’s Soccer League has a new single-season scoring record holder. Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga scored her 19th goal of the season, a game-winner, on the road against Bay FC at PayPal Park on Saturday night. The Malawian international broke the 2019 regular season record of 18 goals in a […]

England won 3-1 away at Finland in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday to provisionally pull level on points with Greece in League B Group 2 ahead of their home clash with Republic of Ireland later in the day in Piraeus. The Three Lions have slipped behind the Greeks after their 2-1 loss at Wembley […]

Although not all of the qualification zones for the FIFA 2026 World Cup have been activated yet, the ones that are underway already have some surprise names in contention for qualification at the end of the current process. UEFA is the most notable region to not yet get underway in terms of the road to […]

Mexico will play two games this month like most other national teams, but as the 2026 World Cup co-host demonstrate, not all international breaks are equal. El Tri will welcome La Liga side Valencia to Puebla on Saturday for the first friendly of the international window, marking a rare matchup between a national team and […]

The wait is over as it’s finally time to see the United States men’s national team under Mauricio Pochettino take the pitch. They’ll host Panama in Austin, Texas with high expectations. Key names like Folarin Balogun, Gio Reyna, Tim Weah, and Tyler Adams may be absent from this camp, but that also offers an opportunity […]

Getty Images CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying is back underway and Lionel Messi is back in the Argentina squad for the first time since the Copa America. Messi injured his ankle in the final of that match against Colombia, but now with another trophy in hand, the world’s top team aims to keep up their form. […]

One by one, France’s FIFA 2018 World Cup heroes have been saying goodbye to Les Bleus with longtime captain Hugo Lloris and defensive stalwart Raphael Varane following Blaise Matuidi into international retirement after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann have both since followed suit and N’Golo Kante could be joining […]

Hey there! It’s a season for new accomplishments and new beginnings in American soccer, with the Orlando Pride charting new ground in the NWSL and Mauricio Pochettino finally taking charge of the U.S. men’s national team. I’m Pardeep Cattry with the latest to start the week. 📺 Footy fix All times U.S./Eastern Monday, Oct. 7🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 […]

Most managers have a smaller impact on the success or failure of their squad than is generally stated. There is a reason why one of the best predictors of a league table at the start of the season is the wage budget. Talent that wins out. As Bill James famously noted, many coaches will prompt […]