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Bayern Munich & FC Dallas announce groundbreaking partnership in youth development!

FC Bayern Munich and FC Dallas have announced a comprehensive partnership, the first of its kind, that will offer players within their professional academies a pathway to football (soccer) both in the United States and Germany. The German Bundesliga powerhouse and founding Major League Soccer Member will come together to …

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Macron announced as new Technical Sponsor of Phoenix Rising FC!

Italian kit maker Macron has added a further prestigious name to its ever-growing list of technical with United Soccer League side Phoenix Rising FC, the US-based football club along with its player and co-owner Didier Drogba, for the next three years. Arizona-based Phoenix Rising FC is a relatively young club …

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adidas and Major League Soccer Reveal the 2018 Official Match Ball!

adidas and Major League Soccer have jointly premiered the newest design of the NATIVO, the Official Match Ball for the 2018 MLS season. Newly constructed with an updated panel design and sustainable materials, this reimagined release marks the fourth ball in the NATIVO series to-date. Incorporating some of the most …

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MLS announces 2017 Club and Executive Award winners!

Major League Soccer (MLS) has announced the winners of year-end awards that recognize individuals and clubs for outstanding contributions off the playing field. The club and executive award winners were highlighted by Atlanta United President Darren Eales being recognized as the Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year. Under Eales’ leadership, …

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Bastian Schweinsteiger decides to stay another season with MLS side Chicago Fire!

2014 FIFA World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger has decided to extend his contract with Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire for the 2018 season with the German midfielder to be a Designated Player. The 33-year-old made 24 MLS regular season appearances, scoring three goals and six assists, and one MLS …

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UEFA ASSIST: Putting football first around the world!

European football‘s governing body UEFA has launched a brand-new programme, UEFA ASSIST, to support other football confederations with knowledge-sharing, development and education opportunities. Promoting, protecting and developing football is one of UEFA’s central objectives, and to complement all the work done in Europe, UEFA has created a global programme which …

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Soccerex Football Finance 100: Manchester City pack most financial punch on planet!

Manchester City have more financial muscle than any other club in world football – according to the Soccerex Football Finance 100 for 2018. This ground-breaking new annual report by Soccerex, which has produced many ‘eye-catching’ results, uses a bespoke methodology to evaluate and rank the top 100 clubs across the …

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Major League Soccer: Nashville awarded MLS expansion club!

Major League Soccer is headed to the Music City as the league made the news official at a Wednesday, December 20 afternoon event at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame. Nashville is the first of 12 cities that submitted formal bids in January to be awarded one of four available …

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The Nike Mercurial Puro Fenomeno Pays Homage to Ronaldo and Neymar Jr!

Brazilian icon, Ronaldo, also known as “O Fenômeno,” debuted the first Nike Mercurial almost twenty years ago. The boots, unlike anything that had come before them, “changed the game in football,” he says Ronaldo. “I was part of the development of Mercurial since its beginning and that boot was at …

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FIFA Appeal Committee reduces the sanction imposed on Peru’s Paolo Guerrero to a six-month suspension!

On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, the FIFA Appeal Committee decided to partially uphold the appeal lodged by the Peruvian international player Paolo Guerrero. The decision rendered by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on December 7 suspending the player for one year was therefore partially set aside and the initial period of …

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