
Melanie Anzidei
Soccer Reporter at The Athletic
Covering all things fútbol for @theathletic 🇦🇷 🇮🇹 Find me on: https://t.co/H1VcBuY6v2
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1 week ago |
bvmsports.com | Melanie Anzidei
June 19, 2025 8:00 am EDT The U.S. men's national team will look to build on its opening win in this summer's Concacaf Gold Cup when it takes to the field against Saudi Arabia in Austin, Texas, today in the second match of the group stage. The Green Falcons are the lone non-Concacaf team in the championship and will serve as a crucial test for Mauricio Pochettino's USMNT.
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nytimes.com | Asli Pelit |Melanie Anzidei
In its fifth year, The Black Women’s Player Collective (BWPC) is doubling down on its core values, using Juneteenth as both a celebration and a call to action across women’s soccer. Founded in 2020 amid national reckoning over racial injustice, BWPC’s goal has been to create a public and private space for Black women in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Melanie Anzidei
The U.S. men’s national team will look to build on its opening win in this summer’s Concacaf Gold Cup when it takes to the field against Saudi Arabia in Austin, Texas, today in the second match of the group stage. The Green Falcons are the lone non-Concacaf team in the championship and will serve as a crucial test for Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Melanie Anzidei
Rose Lavelle is back with the U.S. women’s national team for the first time in six months, joining a national team roster of mostly domestic players for a trio of friendlies as head coach Emma Hayes makes good on her promise to give most of the team’s European-based players a break this summer. Hayes announced her 25-player roster on Wednesday for three friendlies spanning June and July.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Melanie Anzidei
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - It's 8:34 a.m. Wednesday at MetLife Stadium, where a dozen workers are seen tending to the recently rolled-out pitch inside the 82,500-seat NFL venue. As the sun grows stronger, making this 70-degree morning feel closer to 76, workers walk the length of the grass field, examining every inch of its surface. They walk slowly, placing orange flags on troublesome areas. Workers with rakes will soon return to those spots for reinspection.
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