The Game · Analysis
Del Fava.
The next step.
A first U.S. call-up at 28. What Utah’s defensive mainstay brings to a new team.
Gotham FC vs. Utah Royals · August 23, 2025 archive · Bryan Berlin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized and cropped; image adaptations under the same license.
Performance, people and ideas across the American game and its connection to soccer worldwide.
Selected stories
From the field
and beyond it.
The Game · Analysis
How Jess Fishlock Finds Scoring Space
Seattle’s new regular-season scoring record belongs to a midfielder. Two goals against Boston show why the work before the finish deserves a closer look.
Gear · Analysis
Mbappé Joins On. What Does It Take to Build a Soccer Brand?
A major signing gives On an audience. The next test is making boots that players want to wear.
America + World · Feature
Four Americans, one English promotion project
Middlesbrough's growing U.S. group is not proof of a grand strategy. It is a revealing test of what one ambitious English club sees in American-developed players.
College soccer · History
A rivalry.
A record crowd.
The Game · Feature
22,512: A college rivalry at Busch Stadium
A new attendance record offers a reason to revisit Saint Louis and SIUE, and the competition behind a remarkable crowd.