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In early 2013 Chris Jones was in a Nashville bar with a group of soccer-minded acquaintances wondering out loud how to start a club. “How do we do this? What do we charge per year?” Jones asked over a couple of drinks. The local team, the Nashville Metros, had just folded and Jones, who had worked in marketing for the club, wanted to make sure that the city’s growing love of soccer would not wane. Inspired by English…

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LONDON The English Football Association (FA) has launched an internal review to examine allegations of children being sexually abused at professional soccer clubs. English soccer’s governing body said on Sunday that it had appointed Kate Gallafent QC as leading independent counsel to oversee its investigation after former soccer players told British media on Friday that they were sexually abused as children at English clubs. British police are already investigating mounting…

The inclusion of human error in every sport adds to the beauty of officiating the game, but there are plenty of times when the referees get it wrong. In NASCAR, there has been plenty of criticism of the sport, both just and unjust, but NASCAR executive VP Steve O’Donnell weighed in with a poignant reminder to fans that every sport has plenty of decision making by officials that’s not exactly scientific….

Of note: Several players competing in lesser leagues or with reserve squads are not listed. Americans with dual nationalities representing other national teams have also been omitted. ENGLAND Premier League Stoke City defender-midfielder Geoff Cameron: not in the 18 (injured) for 1-0 victory at Watford Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Guzan: in the 18 but did not play in 2-2 draw at Leicester City Sunderland midfielder Lynden Gooch: entered in the 79th…

Posted: Sunday, November 27, 2016 3:27 pm Virginia Tech downs Indiana in NCAA men’s soccer tournament From staff reports Richmond Times-Dispatch BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Forrest White scored in overtime to give Virginia Tech a 2-1 victory over Indiana in the NCAA men’s soccer tournament Sunday. The win puts the Hokies in the final eight. Subscription Required An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need…

It’s the first weekend without a NASCAR race since the middle of August and we’re still over 80 days away from action picking back up at Daytona International Speedway in February. On this first Sunday of the offseason, we want to know what you’re doing to pass the time since you can’t sit down and enjoy 40 cars duel it out on the track for a couple hours. Make your voice…

SAFETY PROCEDURES The FA said last week that criminal record checks were required for all individuals working with children and more than 35,000 people went through an awareness workshop or tailored training every season. On Sunday the FA said that the Child Protection in Sport Unit, which has assisted the association with its safeguarding procedures since 2000, will also carry out an independent audit of the FA’s current practices. A…

FC Barcelona and Argentina’s forward Lionel Messi (R) receives his award from Cameroon and Antalyaspor forward Samuel Eto’o after being selected in the 2015 FIFA FIFPro World XI during the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on January 11, 2016. (Photo credit: FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) The whispers are growing louder. What started as one or two investigations into allegations of tax improprieties now feels to…

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Goal scorer Crystal Thomas is all smiles after Georgetown earned a semifinal date with Southern Cal on Friday in San Jose. (Rafael Suanes/Georgetown Athletics) For the last two minutes of a tense NCAA women’s soccer quarterfinal Saturday, Santa Clara stormed the north goal at wind-whipped Shaw Field in a frantic hunt for an elusive equalizer. When time expired, it was Georgetown’s turn to raid the penalty area, players streaming from…

When Jurgen Klinsmann took over the national team, he wasn’t interested in making modest tweaks. He wanted to lead a revolution. New training methods and a more dynamic playing style were needed. A youth developmental system had to be reemphasized, and some of the team’s most enduring and iconic stars would be pushed aside. The criticism was relentless. Yet, Klinsmann never relented, and a decade later, the German team he…

LIMA, Nov 26 (Reuters) – For soccer great Diego Maradona, Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro was more than a friend and fellow Latin American legend, he was “a second father.” Maradona said Castro’s death late on Friday hit him like a tennis ball to the chest served by Juan Martin del Potro, the Argentine player he cheered on in the Davis Cup final where he received the news. “I wept uncontrollably,”…

For many London cycling activists and politicians with transport responsibilities the Netherlands is the touchstone nation for urban cycling policy, as demonstrated by the London Cycling Campaign’s ongoing “Go Dutch” theme and Boris Johnson’s borough-centred “mini-Holland” schemes. It is easy to see why. In 2014, cyclists accounted for a commanding 32% of modal share across the Dutch capital Amsterdam, higher than any other category and rising. Only walking rivals it…

Ilya Ilyin was stripped of two Olympic gold medals.(Photo: Andres Leighton, AP) LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Three Olympic gold medals and one silver medal were stripped on Friday from athletes caught in the latest round of positive doping retests from the 2008 and 2012 Summer Games. Seven athletes from Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan were retroactively disqualified after testing positive for steroids in a reanalysis of their stored doping samples, the International…

LONDON — Former English soccer players who were subjected to years of sexual abuse by youth team coaches entrusted with their care are breaking cover to expose the game’s dark secrets. Complete soccer coverage on CBSSports.com Harrowing stories of assaults on young players by men they relied on to turn them into professionals are forcing authorities and clubs to finally address how child abusers were able to exploit their positions…

Giant’s 2017 Anthem Advanced 1 offers a lot of off road performance for racing or recreation. As part of my annual series of Holiday Gift Guides, I tackle one of my favorite sports, cycling. But in addition to gear picks that make great gifts for cyclists on your list, I’ve included a round-up of five of my favorite bikes just in case you decide it is time for a gift…

A doping cover-up dubbed the “total protection project” shielded Russian medal winners at the 2012 London Olympics, allowing them to compete when they should have been banned, according to emails seized by French prosecutors.  The emails published Friday by French newspaper Le Monde and German broadcaster ARD suggest the scale of suspected wrongdoing involving Russian track and field and officials who were then at the IAAF, the sport’s global governing…