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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The NWSL opens its seventh season this weekend with some lingering questions about its health, but also the encouraging possibility of a "bump" from the World Cup. The National ...

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 the festive period arriving, here are three questions to watch as the Premier League games come fast and furious ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...