After all the years of such intense soccer playing, what does your life look like now? Do you still play? – Shelley Brocksmith, Raleigh I still love to play but certainly not at the same level as I ...

This always surprises people, but event data is collected by people watching the matches. At Stats Perform, we have one analyst who codes the actions of the home team, another analyst who codes the ...

The U.S. women's national team are out of the Women's World Cup following a loss on penalties to Sweden in the round of 16, and after an uneven showing Down Under, there will be plenty of questions to ...

It’s time for another edition of the World Soccer Talk Reader Mailbag. This week, we tackle US Open Cup coverage, the Premier League Fan Fest, CONCACAF, Serie A and the FIFA Club World Cup. Don’t ...

Bundesliga, Germany's top-flight soccer league, is getting set to return from its coronavirus hiatus this weekend, bringing an end to the shutdown that started in March. Since there's a notable ...

The first week of the MLS playoffs have been fun to watch, specifically the matches featuring inherent rivalries, like Hell is Real opponents FC Cincinnati and the Columbus Crew or FC Dallas taking on ...

With Major League Soccer kicking off its 10th season this weekend, the outlook is bright for a league many skeptics thought would not survive. MLS has solid roots and fans have a lot to look forward ...

Back in August, The Bulletin began asking five questions for each of the fall high school sports in preparation for the upcoming seasons. Five questions were asked for football, volleyball, soccer and ...

Kevin Baxter writes about soccer and hockey for the Los Angeles Times. He has covered seven World Cups, five Olympic Games, six World Series and a Super Bowl and has contributed to three Pulitzer ...

Arthur Mattson’s frustration mounted as the U.S. Open Cup slipped from his grasp and teetered on the brink of collapse. It was early February; and for months, under pressure from MLS, the U.S. Soccer ...