Simon Evans
US Sports Correspondent at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Columnist at Spiked
Co-Host at Miami Total Futbol
US Sports Correspondent for AFP. Based in Miami. Previously Milan, Budapest, Burnley and Reuters. Host of The Soccer Business podcast.
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3 days ago |
buff.ly | Simon Evans
The UK’s solar farms and rooftops generated more electricity than ever before in the first five months of 2025, as the country enjoyed its sunniest spring on record. The figures, revealed in new Carbon Brief analysis, show that the nation’s solar sites have generated a record 7.6 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity during January to May 2025. This is some 42% higher than the 5.4TWh generated in the same period last year, as well as marking a much larger 160% increase in the past decade.
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5 days ago |
yourworld.net | Simon Evans
Neil Bayliss, 47, CEO of Hubtel IT, is doing a skydive on June 21 at Langar Airfield in Nottingham to support BCWA’s “The Key to a New Life” campaign. BCWA’s campaign aims to raise sufficient funds to build 10 new dwellings for mothers and children fleeing domestic violence and abuse. There is a big and growing need for these facilities. Last year BCWA was forced to turn away over two thirds of refuge requests, although the charity did offer these victim-survivors other types of support.
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5 days ago |
socceramerica.com | Simon Evans
Mexico's Cruz Azul smashed the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 to win the Concacaf Champions Cup on Sunday for a record-equaling seventh time. Unlock immediate access to every story, as well as exclusive newsletters like Soccer America Daily and Soccer on TV. Not ready to subscribe? Sign up here for our free newsletter.
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6 days ago |
socceramerica.com | Simon Evans
Denis Bouanga grabbed a dramatic overtime winner to send Los Angeles FC into the Club World Cup with a 2-1 win over Mexico's Club America on Saturday. Unlock immediate access to every story, as well as exclusive newsletters like Soccer America Daily and Soccer on TV. Not ready to subscribe? Sign up here for our free newsletter.
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1 week ago |
socceramerica.com | Simon Evans
The Vancouver Whitecaps are aiming to become the first Canadian club to win an international trophy when they face Mexican giants Cruz Azul in the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Sunday. Unlock immediate access to every story, as well as exclusive newsletters like Soccer America Daily and Soccer on TV. Not ready to subscribe? Sign up here for our free newsletter.
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I find it hard to believe that anyone who has actually been watching the games over the years can seriously state that the quality of play in MLS hasn't improved significantly in the past decade.
This week we have former USMNT 🇺🇸player @EricWynalda as a guest for 2 episodes. Episode 1 is out on YouTube where Eric goes through EVERYTHING that is wrong with MLS ⚽️🇺🇸 Link: https://t.co/9TaMT1HgMB https://t.co/DH4PwezcM2
Two more goals from Brian White. There's nothing better for a striker than playing and scoring week-in-week-out. There's no doubt he could score at international level - the question is will the chances be created for him?
Obviously the Germans, Dutch, French, Italians, English and everyone else in the world coaching kids have it all wrong. And Messi joined his local club at the age of four....
The fact that Raphinha 🇧🇷 never played for an academy until he was 18 just comes to show that youth development has nothing to do with coaching or the facilities at your disposal. It’s culture and that’s the biggest issue with soccer youth development in the USA 🇺🇸 Something
