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Clint Dempsey says success on the field during friendlies over the next year would help the U.S. fill seats with pro-American fans at the World Cup next year, a turnaround from pro-opponent crowds at this year’s Concacaf Gold Cup. U.S. men’s natioanl team coach Mauricio Pochettino and current players took note that spectators were overwhelmingly…

Arsenal’s transfer spree continued with the signing of England forward Noni Madueke from Chelsea on Friday. He is Arsenal’s fourth signing of the offseason after midfielders Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgard and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. The 23-year-old Madueke’s move comes after two and a half years at Chelsea, where he won the Club World Cup…

Another close friend of Lionel Messi will soon play in South Florida. Argentine midfielder Rodrigo De Paul has agreed to contract terms with Inter Miami, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The 31-year-old De Paul will leave Atlético Madrid — where he’s played for four years — for Major…

Canada forward Olivia Smith became the most expensive player in women’s soccer history at a reported $1.34 million when Arsenal signed her from Liverpool on Thursday. The new benchmark in women’s soccer would surpass the $1.1 million Chelsea paid when signing Naomi Girma from the San Diego Wave in January. Smith’s four-year deal highlights the…

Lionel Messi’s MLS-record streak of scoring multiple goals in five straight matches ended on Wednesday night in Inter Miami’s 3-0 loss to FC Cincinnati. Cincinnati got a first-half goal from Gerardo Valenzuela and two second-half strikes from Evander to remain one point behind the Philadelphia Union in the Eastern Conference standings. Philadelphia beat CF Montreal…

Austin FC forward Brandon Vazquez tore his right ACL, an injury that will hamper his chances of making the U.S. roster for next year’s World Cup.  The 26-year-old was hurt during Tuesday night’s US Open Cup quarterfinal against San Jose. Austin said Thursday he will have season-ending surgery. Vázquez fell without contact in the 69th…

United States men’s national team forward Patrick Agyemang signed a four-year contract with English Championship side Derby County on Tuesday.   Derby County, which plays in England’s second division, paid a reported fee of $7.7 million to Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC to secure Ageymang’s services.  The 24-year-old Agyemang scored eight goals in 18…

Oregon’s WNBA team stepped back in time for its new name, re-introducing the Portland Fire. The WNBA expansion franchise, which begins play next next season along with the Toronto Tempo, announced its name and branding on Tuesday — reviving the moniker of the city’s previous WNBA team that played from 2000 to 2002. “Our feeling…

Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist The United States men’s national team’s pre-World Cup schedule is coming into ever-sharper focus. The U.S. Soccer Federation on Monday announced that coach Mauricio Pochettino’s squad will face Australia and Ecuador in a pair of October exhibition games. Both matches will be held stateside; the Americans will take on the Ecuadorians…

Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It’s hard to cut through the clutter in America’s greatest metropolis, but one of soccer’s biggest summer events did take a super-sized bite out of the Big Apple.  Passengers streamed off planes at LaGuardia Airport wearing Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain jerseys. Outside the swanky midtown Manhattan hotels…