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The Girls Academy Partners With Elite Tournaments

The Girls Academy, the only national all-female youth soccer league, has announced an exclusive partnership with Elite Tournaments as the official organizer through the remainder of the 2023–2024 season. The deal includes the GA Winter Showcase and Champions Cup in Norco, California, which will be held at the SilverLakes Sports Complex. “Tournaments are the heartbeat […]

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Dallas to Host Concacaf Nations League Matches

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the semifinals, third-place match and championship game of the Concacaf Nations League tournament in March 2024 while Toyota Stadium in Frisco will play host to play-in matches for the 2024 Copa America during the same international window. Concacaf made the announcement on Monday ahead of the current international […]

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MASL

Major Arena Soccer League to Host Game at United Soccer Coaches Convention

The Major Arena Soccer League’s Empire Strykers and San Diego Sockers will play in the MASL Indoor Cup on January 11, 2024, at the Anaheim Convention Center as part of the United Soccer Coaches Convention. The MASL Pro Indoor Cup game will be the first professional soccer game played inside the convention, which will be […]

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Snapdragon Stadium to Host 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup Final

The 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup final, the inaugural competition for women’s senior national teams throughout the confederation, will be played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. The 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup will be played February 17 through March 10, 2024, with eight Concacaf teams and four Conmebol guest squads. The United States, Canada, […]

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Fireworks explode over the Maracana Stadium after the World Cup final match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

Brazil Officially Bidding for 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

FIFA was given assurances by the government of Brazil over the weekend that it is officially bidding to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, which would be the first time Latin America has hosted any of the nine editions of the tournament. Brazil’s sports minister, André Fufuca, and the president of the country’s soccer body, […]

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US Youth Soccer Announces 2023-2024 Major Event Schedule

US Youth Soccer has announced its schedule of major events for the 2023–2024 season, which will be a year-long celebration of the organization’s 50th anniversary. The event schedule includes National Championship Series, Presidents Cup and National League events, plus USYS Olympic Development Program teams playing against club and international teams for the second straight year. […]

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Photo courtesy of Morocco Football Federation.

Morocco, Portugal and Spain Share Vision for FIFA World Cup 2030

With the bidding process officially launched by FIFA (and a decision already made), the presidents for the football associations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met over the weekend to launch the official bid application. The next step after the initial meetings would be to submit the bid agreement to FIFA by the end of November. […]

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Morocco, Portugal, Spain Confirm 2030 World Cup Interest

The presidents of the Federations of Morocco, Portugal and Spain met in Lisbon on Wednesday as part of the joint bid for the 2030 World Cup that FIFA announced earlier in October. The leaders of the three federations — Fernando Gomes of the Portugese Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and […]

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Wembley Stadium is shown prior to the Euro 2020 final between Italy and England in London on July 11, 2021. (Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via AP)

UK-Ireland to Host Euro 2028, Italy-Turkey to Stage Euro 2032

The European Championships for soccer will be heading in 2028 to a five-country bid between the United Kingdom and Ireland, while the 2032 hosts will be Italy and Turkey in the latest host sharing agreement for the continental championship that has gone far and wide over the past decade. UEFA’s executive committee rubber-stamped the hosts […]

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FFIA President Gianni Infantino, center, sits with Deputy Secretary General Football Mattias Grafstrom, left, and Secretary General Fatima Samoura during a FIFA virtual meeting. Photo via FIFA

2030 FIFA World Cup Awarded to Six Countries, Three Continents

FIFA will have the 2030 World Cup in three continents and six countries after the unprecedented announcement of having Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay each host one game before the rest of the tournament heads to Spain, Portugal and Morocco. The FIFA Council made the announcement on Wednesday. The decision splits the difference between what were […]

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