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NBC Next US Youth Soccer

US Youth Soccer and NBC Sports Next Announce Partnership

US Youth Soccer and NBC Sports Next have announced a multi-year technology partnership through NBC Sports Next’s technology platform, SportsEngine, to build an online and mobile content network for the national soccer organization and its 54 state associations and members. “We’ve found the perfect partner in NBC Sports Next, as their technology will greatly help […]

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MLS All-Stars to Face Arsenal at Audi Field in 2023 All-Star Game

Arsenal, the current leaders in the English Premier League standings, will go on an American tour this summer highlighted by an appearance in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game against a team of the MLS’ best at Audi Field in Washington, D.C., on July 19. The game will be in Washington for the first time […]

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FIFA Womens World Cup Hospitality

FIFA Women’s World Cup Hospitality Package Sales Increasing

Hospitality packages for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have been bought by fans from 25 countries, the tournament organizers have announced, ahead of the July 20 opening match between Australia and Ireland. The Official Hospitality Program delivered by MATCH Hospitality includes products that revolve around a private suite experience, […]

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CONCACAF Las Vegas

Las Vegas to Host 2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals

The 2022/2023 Concacaf Nations League Finals will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with the semifinals on June 15 and the championship on June 18, Concacaf announced on Monday. The United States won the inaugural Nations League in 2021 in extra time over Mexico in front of a sellout crowd in Denver. Allegiant […]

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Saudi Italy Soccer Super Cup
Fireworks explode before the Italian Super Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the King Saud University Stadium, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Italian Supercoppa Expanding as Part of Saudi Arabian Partnership

The annual Supercoppa, matching winners from Italy’s Serie A and the Coppa Italia, will be expanded into a four-team tournament next year that will be played in Saudi Arabia as part of a six-year deal approved by the league this week. Four out of the next six Supercoppas will be in Saudi Arabia, including the […]

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Allstate Continental Clásico

USMNT to Clash With Rival Mexico at Allstate Continental Clásico

The U.S. Men’s National Team will take on Mexico on April 19 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in the inaugural Allstate Continental Clásico, a new annual event that will feature the USMNT hosting a top-tier opponent from North, Central or South America. “We’re incredibly excited to bring the Continental Clásico to our fans […]

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Weidner Field, the home of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks, will host the USL Summer Showcase in 2023. Photo by Matt Traub/SportsTravel

USL Summer Showcase Awarded to Colorado Springs

The United Soccer League has named Colorado Springs as the host city for the 2023 USL Summer Showcase, a multi-day event that will include meetings for the league’s more than 200 professional and pre-professional clubs culminating in a nationally televised game between the Colorado Springs Switchbacks and FC Tulsa on August 9 on ESPN2. Founded […]

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Utah Royals FC

Utah Royals Returning to NWSL in 2024

The Utah Royals will return to the National Women’s Soccer League in the 2024 season, announced NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman along with a host of dignitaries on Saturday at America First Field in Sandy, Utah, hours ahead of Real Salt Lake’s home opener in Major League Soccer against Austin FC. “We are delighted to welcome […]

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Mexican Women’s National Team to Visit Houston and Chicago

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and Soccer United Marketing have announced the launch of MexTour W, an annual U.S. tour featuring the Mexican Women’s National Team with the inaugural matches scheduled for April 8 in Chicago and April 11 in Houston against NWSL opponents. Mexico will face the Chicago […]

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