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Border brawl: U.S., Canada women set for another “bloodbath” as rivalry resumes in CONCACAF Oly final

The 2016 CONCACAF women's Olympic qualifying tournament has reached its climax, and it's been nearly 100 percent “chalk” to date: Regional bullies the U.S. and Canada have swept away the minnows and booked their places at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. Now these old adversaries will meet in the tournament final on Sunday, in the latest installment of a bitter rivalry that somehow still flies under the radar, even in some hard-core soccer circles.

USWNT: Cerebral youngsters Brian, Horan take control of world champions’ midfield on Olympic road to Rio

The likes of Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan continue to dominate the U.S. Women's National Team's promotional materials and media coverage – with ample justification. Yet in the meantime, head coach Jill Ellis has quietly entrusted two of her team's most pivotal roles to two of the youngest players on the roster. Charles Boehm investigates the rise of the Morgan Brian-Lindsey Horan partnership.

Poll: Four questions on U.S. Soccer’s girls Development Academy and ECNL’s future

Share your opinion following our reporting on U.S. Soccer's plans to go forward with a new Girls Development Academy without any significant collaboration from the already established Elite Clubs National League.

POLL: Which NCAA women’s team had the best recruiting class?

Vote on the strongest NCAA women's soccer recruiting classes for 2016.

Dure: Why do kids play? Birth-year mandate heats up argument

Beau Dure explores the notions of "club-centric", "team-centric" and "player-centric" approaches to youth soccer, and how the new U.S. Soccer mandates will affect those prominent and conflicting philosophies.

U.S. Soccer sues U.S. Women’s National Team’s union: What you need to know

Five myths surrounding National Letter of Intent ‘Signing Day’

Best selling author Dan Blank weighs in to try and straighten out some of the biggest myths surrounding the biggest celebration day in the college soccer recruiting process - AKA "Signing Day". While there's nothing wrong with celebrations and Facebook photos, for those who really sharpen their attention to details may be surprised at some of these - including some head coaches of college programs themselves!

Five ways to develop more creative players needed for future U.S. Men’s National Team success

Guest columnist and well respected coach John Dingle thinks the U.S. Men's National Team has made tremendous progress in recent decades, but says the current popular methods designed to teach the creativity needed to truly compete on a world class level are not working. In this column he details the five biggest problems - and proposes the solutions - to turn the tide.