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The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced a four-year exclusive agreement with Marriott Bonvoy and SpringHill Suites in the hotel lodging, accommodations and hotel loyalty category around a variety of U.S. Soccer events, including men’s and women’s matches, SheBelieves Cup, SheBelieves Summit and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. As part of the partnership, fans will have the […]
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The United Soccer League has awarded a USL League One franchise to Naples, Florida, that will begin play in 2025 at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex. “In creating a winning plan for USL Naples, we’ve consulted with advisors and investors to bring the highest quality of professional soccer with a family-friendly environment to the region,” […]
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Former Canadian Olympic Committee and OverActive Media executive Alyson Walker has been named general secretary of Canada Soccer, making her the first woman to occupy the position at the national governing body. Walker will officially begin in her new role on January 22, 2024. She most recently worked as the chief commercial officer at OverActive […]
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Editor’s Note: FIFA will soon reveal its schedule for the 2026 World Cup in North America including a host city for the World Cup final, a race largely seen as between Dallas and NY/NJ. Below, Monica Paul of the Dallas Sports Commission makes her case for why Dallas should be the pick. My enthusiasm, excitement […]
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The first edition of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States will be staged from June 15 to July 13, 2025, with 32 teams from around the world competing the year before the FIFA Men’s World Cup comes to North America. FIFA said the 32-team tournament would be “harmoniously aligned with the […]
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The ninth annual SheBelieves Cup, an annual four-team women’s soccer tournament organized by U.S. Soccer, will open on April 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and feature a different format in 2024 than in years past. The U.S. women’s national team will play at 12:30 p.m. April 6, 2024, against a team to be announced. […]
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On the day that bids are due to FIFA, U.S. Soccer and the Mexico Football Federation officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, entitled the “New Heights” bid. Along with the U.S./Mexico joint bid which had been earlier revealed as in the works and made official on Friday, a […]
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The new national training center for U.S. Soccer will be in Fayette County, Georgia, with more than a dozen fields and over 100,000 square feet of indoor courts for all 27 of U.S. Soccer National Teams, including Senior Women’s and Men’s, Youth and Extended National Teams. The facility will serve as headquarters for the U.S. […]
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A new multisport complex in Corpus Christi, Texas, broke ground this week led by city officials and those from Corpus Christi FC, the USL League 2 franchise in town. The Corpus Christi FC complex is located on 46 acres of land and is expected to open in 2024. It will feature outdoor playing surfaces for […]
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The Soccer Tournament, the 7v7 event with a $1 million winner-take-all prize, has announced its plans for an expanded 2024 event featuring the addition of an eight-team women’s tournament for a separate $1 million prize with the event staying at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, from June 5-10, 2024. The expansion adds to […]
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