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Features, analysis and briefs across the American game and its connections abroad.
The Game · Analysis
What Kate Del Fava Brings to the U.S. Back Line
A first senior call-up at 28 brings Utah’s defensive mainstay into the camp before Spain. The question is how club experience carries into a new team.
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.
The Game · Analysis
Building Around Barbra Banda
Orlando has secured its leading scorer through 2029. The next challenge is making her individual threat part of a more consistent team.
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.
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.
The Game · GEN Brief
What could the U.S. Soccer–US Youth Soccer integration change at field level?
A two-year organizational process begins now. The practical test is whether players, families, coaches and local clubs experience anything clearer, better supported or more affordable.
The Game · Feature
The game across America
A wider view of performance, competition, development and the people around the game.
The Game · GEN Brief
Performance beyond a single pathway
Development takes different forms across teams, competitions, schools and the environments where players continue to improve.
America + World · GEN Brief
An American crowd with more than one home
Local clubs, global loyalties, family histories and new rituals all meet inside the same soccer life.