The mini-pitches serve as an important extension of the club’s CITY Futures platform and provide safe places for kids to learn and play soccer CITYPARK’s stadium lighting partner, Musco Lighting, created the Mini-Pitch System to help revitalize abandoned or underutilized areas and is also funding one of the new pitches ST. LOUIS (August 16, 2023) – Continuing in the club’s mission to be an exceptional neighbor and create a lasting impact in the community through the power of sport, St. Louis CITY SC is partnering with American Family Insurance and the U.S. Soccer Foundation to make soccer more ..read more

Score A Better Future Fundamentals program partners with U.S. Soccer Foundation and Chelsea Football Club to hold workshops teaching students how to take control of their financial futures SAN JOSE, Calif. – July 18, 2023 Highlights: • FICO’s Score A Better Fundamentals program empowers middle-and-high-school-aged students with financial literacy and knowledge to make informed credit decisions that last a lifetime. • FICO is partnering with Chelsea Football Club and U.S. Soccer Foundation to showcase Score A Better Future Fundamentals during every stop of Chelsea’s summer tour and bring studen ..read more

National Council of Youth Sports Teams up with the U.S. Soccer Foundation to Train Coaches in Social and Emotional Abuse Prevention and Positive Youth Development Best Practices Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS) and the U.S. Soccer Foundation announced a new strategic partnership to scale the Foundation’s Coach-Mentor Training to ensure that more coaches are trained in social and emotional skills and its abuse prevention and positive youth development best practices. Through this partnership, the NCYS membership network will have opportunities to participate ..read more

Partnership will help accelerate Foundation’s efforts to create safe places to play and engage New York and New Jersey youth in soccer by 2026 New York, NY – Today, the New York/New Jersey Host Committee announced that the U.S. Soccer Foundation will serve as its Legacy Strategy Partner leading up to and after the FIFA World Cup 26. The U.S. Soccer Foundation will work with the NY/NJ Host Committee in designing and implementing programs that use soccer to achieve positive outcomes for youth living in the region’s underserved communities by: Creating 26 new safe places to play by installing mi ..read more

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and 16 YMCAs across the USA, including those in the 11 U.S. World Cup Host Cities, announced a joint campaign, The Road to 2026: Making an Impact in Local Communities, to increase access to soccer and its health and wellness benefits to at least 1 million youth in advance of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America. “This joint campaign provides an opportunity to drive the change that really matters in communities—improved health and well-being of young people,” said Ed Foster-Simeon, President & CEO of the U.S. Soccer Foundation. “While ..read more

The U.S. Soccer Foundation is devastated to learn of the passing of longtime Foundation friend and journalist Grant Wahl. His love for the game and belief that it could be used for good was evident in all his work. We send our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. It was our honor to have known him, learned from him, and to have enjoyed his work. The world is darker without him in it, and soccer has lost an amazing member of our family ..read more

Washington, D.C. – Black Players for Change (BPC), Black Women’s Player Collective (BWPC), adidas, Musco Lighting, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation are extending their partnership and will create 10 more mini-pitches by the end of 2023. The new mini-pitches will be installed in the Chicago, Cleveland, Kansas City, Miami, and Portland, OR markets. The communities were selected by members of BPC and BWPC as areas of significance for the organizations to create more opportunities for children of color—specifically Black children—to learn and play the game. These 10 new mini-pitches build on the 18 ..read more

KC Current players Kate Del Fava, Cece Kizer, and Addisyn Merrick participate in festivities KC Current, Target, Kansas City Parks and Recreation, and the U.S. Soccer Foundation officially opened a new mini-pitch at Ashland Square Park on Friday during a festival-style event. KC Current players Kate Del Fava, Cece Kizer, and Addisyn Merrick were also on hand to participate in the festivities, speak with youth, sign autographs, and serve as celebrity coaches during the soccer activities. Guests from local businesses and youth from organizations such as Guadalupe Centers and the Boys and Girls C ..read more

Mini-pitches made possible thanks to contributions from Tyler Adams, the U.S. Soccer Foundation, Target, City of Poughkeepsie, and Dutchess County Poughkeepsie, NY– Two mini-pitches honoring USMNT star Tyler Adams were officially unveiled yesterday at Pulaski Park. Students from Poughkeepsie City School District’s soccer teams celebrated the opening of the new mini-pitches by playing in an inaugural scrimmage. Athletes of the local professional soccer team, the Hudson Valley Hammers, served as guest coaches. The mini-pitches were made possible through a personal contribution from Tyler Adams a ..read more

The sexual misconduct, verbal abuse, and emotional abuse against professional athletes across several teams in the NWSL as detailed in the independent report issued by Sally Yates and King & Spalding is horrific and deeply disturbing. The report corroborates and provides new evidence on the mistreatment of players that has been reported by The Athletic, Washington Post, and other media outlets over the past year. The U.S. Soccer Foundation condemns the abuse, sexual mistreatment, and retaliation of coaches and others against NWSL players and the systemic failures across multiple organizati ..read more