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Vahe Gregorian: KC Current stadium opening is 'something that will last forever' for women and the city

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Virtually anywhere anyone turned on Saturday’s match at CPKC Stadium, an unprecedented, indelible and moving image awaited as the Kansas City Current commenced the way to a bold — albeit absurdly overdue — new frontier in women’s sports.

You could sense it in the wonder of the little girls gazing out into an ...Read more

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Suarez scores twice as Inter Miami beats D.C. United, 3-1, proves it can win without Messi

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WASHINGTON — Lionel Messi was not at Audi Field Saturday afternoon. He was resting a strained hamstring back in South Florida. But the Argentine star’s impact on Inter Miami was felt, as his teammates beat D.C. United, 3-1, without him.

Street vendors hawked Messi shirts, scarves, and bucket hats on every corner outside the stadium, in ...Read more

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Amid board squabbles, Angel City seeking new owner for controlling stake of franchise

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LOS ANGELES — Angel City, the most valuable franchise in the history of U.S. women's sports, might soon have a new controlling owner after its board hired a New York investment bank to manage a sale of the NWSL club.

The team's four principle owners voted to have Moelis & Co. seek an investor that would assume control of Angel City's board, ...Read more

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Mexico national soccer team to play New Zealand at Rose Bowl

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LOS ANGELES — The Mexican national team will face New Zealand at the Rose Bowl on Sept. 7. The game will fall during a FIFA international match window, meaning Mexico will be able to call up its best players for the match.

When Mexico and New Zealand met in Pasadena in March 2010, the game drew a crowd of 90,526, largest-ever for a MexTour ...Read more

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Messi rested, ready to start for Inter Miami vs Nashville in Champions Cup on Wednesday

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MIAMI — Lionel Messi is healthy and expected to start for Inter Miami at home against Nashville SC Wednesday night in the deciding leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16. His three ex-Barcelona teammates Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez are also fit, well-rested and ready to play.

Miami tied Nashville 2-2 on the road in the ...Read more

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Kevin Baxter: For U.S. women, Gold Cup title is the reward for a gritty tournament run

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SAN DIEGO — The U.S. made its earliest-ever exit from a women’s World Cup last summer when it was eliminated by Sweden in the round of 16. And while the shadow of that loss wasn’t necessarily hanging over the Americans on Sunday when they played in their first tournament final since then, it hasn’t exactly gone away either.

“We have ...Read more

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Messi, Suarez status uncertain for Sunday home game vs. CF Montreal

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MIAMI — Inter Miami plays its fourth game of the MLS season on Sunday at home against CF Montreal, and the questions about Lionel Messi’s availability have begun.

The 36-year-old Argentine star played the full 90 minutes of every game thus far, three MLS games and the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 against Nashville on ...Read more

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What we learned as Suarez, Messi salvaged Champions Cup tie for Inter Miami vs. Nashville

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One of Inter Miami’s fab four was missing from the lineup Thursday night, but the other three shined when it mattered most and helped salvage a 2-2 tie on the road against Nashville SC in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16.

Luis Suarez headed home the equalizer in the fifth minute of stoppage time on a perfectly placed ...Read more

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Bryce Miller: CONCACAF earns red card for allowing United States and Canada to play on at waterlogged W Gold Cup

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SAN DIEGO — Red card, CONCACAF. Grab a seat. Shamefully, negligently, unapologetically, you've earned it.

The fact that the regional governing body failed to stop the United States and Canada from playing in an Amazon rain forest during Wednesday's W Gold Cup soccer semifinal at waterlogged Snapdragon Stadium ranked beyond bone-headed.

No ...Read more

Kevin Baxter: 'It was not safe': Why the U.S.-Canada Gold Cup semifinal shouldn't have been played

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SAN DIEGO — A light rain was falling when the U.S. and Canadian national teams headed to their locker rooms before Wednesday’s CONCACAF W Gold Cup semifinal at Snapdragon Stadium.

When they returned to start the game 15 minutes later, the drizzle had become a deluge and the field was under water. Lots and lots of water.

“It’s obvious ...Read more

What you need to know as Messi, Inter Miami kick off Champions Cup at Nashville Thursday

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Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates, fresh off a 5-0 romp against Orlando City, take a break from the Major League Soccer season on Thursday to face Nashville SC on the road in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16.

The second leg is at home at Chase Stadium on March 13. Teams advance based on the aggregate result of ...Read more

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Inter Miami newcomer Federico Redondo has poise, pedigree to make immediate impact

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MIAMI — Federico Redondo is just 21 years old and has spent barely a week with Inter Miami since leaving Argentinos Juniors, but the midfielder has poise beyond his years and a soccer pedigree that helped prepare him to handle the spotlight that comes with playing alongside Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets, Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba.

He has ...Read more

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6 things to know about the CONCACAF W Gold Cup in San Diego

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SAN DIEGO — The first-ever CONCACAF W Gold Cup is under way, and the most important matches of the soccer tournament will take place in San Diego this week: Wednesday’s semifinals and Sunday’s championship match.

Here’s a look at the tournament, its participating teams, how to watch and what’s at stake at Snapdragon Stadium.

What is ...Read more

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Inter Miami trading DeAndre Yedlin to FC Cincinnati to open salary space for future moves

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MIAMI — Inter Miami is trading former captain and U.S. national team right back DeAndre Yedlin to FC Cincinnati, a club official confirmed on Sunday morning.

The news was first reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer and the official announcement is expected Sunday afternoon.

In exchange for Yedlin, Inter Miami will receive $172,000 in General ...Read more

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Messi, Suarez score twice each in Inter Miami's 5-0 rout of Orlando City

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — All the concern about Lionel Messi’s fatigue, the second-guessing about the 24,000-mile global preseason tour, the skeptics questioning Luis Suarez and his 37-year-old aching knees, all of it melted away Saturday as Inter Miami rolled over rival Orlando City, 5-0, for the most lopsided win in club history.

Suarez ...Read more

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Vahe Gregorian: Sporting KC's 2023 season on the brink (and stunning recovery) affirms Peter Vermes

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amid Sporting KC’s wretched start last season, going winless in its first 10 matches while scoring a measly three goals, some vocal fans took to booing the team off the field and chanting “Vermes out” in reference to longtime manager Peter Vermes.

They weren’t alone in their frustration and doubt. Principal owner ...Read more

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'Explosive growth' of soccer expected in U.S. with 2026 World Cup coming and maybe 2027's, too, NWSL commissioner says

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NEW YORK — The upcoming World Cups are set to kick soccer interest up a notch in the U.S., according to the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League.

Jessica Berman expects “explosive growth” stateside over the next four-to-six years with the U.S. co-hosting the men’s World Cup in 2026 and bidding for the 2027 women’s ...Read more

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Kevin Baxter: MLS can't afford to fumble its Messi moment and must make bold changes now

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LOS ANGELES — The two most powerful men in MLS were in the building Sunday when Lionel Messi brought Inter Miami’s traveling circus into Dignity Health Sports Park.

Messi was on the field, where he scored the tying goal in a 1-1 draw with the Galaxy. Don Garber, the league’s commissioner and the other half of that powerful pair, watched ...Read more

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Kevin Baxter: How Mexico scored a 'historic' Gold Cup win over U.S. women

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LOS ANGELES — For years the dominant U.S. women's soccer team has been warning anyone who would listen that the rest of the world was catching up.

On Monday, the Americans finally got caught, with Mexico pushing the four-time world champions all over the field in a 2-0 win that was more historic than it was surprising.

"Over the last five ...Read more

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Dylan Hernández: It's clear Lionel Messi's magic is fading after young Galaxy expose Inter Miami star

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Lionel Messi looked washed up.

Until he didn't.

Intercepting a pass by Riqui Puig in the Galaxy's half of the field, Messi played a couple of successive one-twos with longtime partner Jordi Alba and slid into a slanted return pass to redirect it past goalie John McCarthy.

The packed house erupted with euphoria.

Never mind that visiting Inter...Read more