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The United Soccer Association and the National Professional Soccer League – which eventually merged into the NASL – launched in 1967. The emergence of American pro soccer in the late 1960s coincided with Gardner’s start as a full-time free-lance journalist and he has since covered soccer for publications on both sides of the Atlantic.
He joined The Athletic in 2024 having previously been the chief soccer correspondent of The New York Times from 2016. [1] [2] [3] Smith is a former journalist of The Times, [4] The Independent, and The Daily Telegraph. [5]
McNamara was drafted first in the second round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Chivas USA, [3] and was officially signed on February 14, 2014. [4] He made his professional debut for the team on March 9, 2014, against the Chicago Fire in which he also scored his first professional goal in the 60th minute on the way to a 3–2 opening day victory. [7]
In 1967, he went to the United States to become general manager of the Baltimore Bays and later was first general manager of the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League, bringing the Brazilian star Pelé to the US and helping to popularise soccer in America. [2]
Williams set a new school record for shots with 130 and ranked first in the WCC. [2] She was named WCC Player of the Week three times and Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week after scoring two game-winning goals. [2]
The Homeless World Cup is based on a true story. Lisa Wrightsman explains how street soccer changed her life and the reality behind the movie, including what it gets right.
A California bill spurred by the death of Katie Meyer, who died by suicide when she was a women's soccer goalie at Stanford in February 2022, has become state law.. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced ...
In April 2016, Carli Lloyd published an essay in the New York Times entitled "Why I'm Fighting for Equal Pay," which emphasized that the U.S. women's team generates more revenue for the U.S. Soccer Federation, but that the Federation was still unwilling to pay the women comparably to the male players. [8]