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Soccer America

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Soccer America
Editor in ChiefPaul Kennedy
Executive EditorMike Woitalla
CategoriesSport, Soccer
PublisherMediaPost
FounderClay Berling
Founded1971; 53 years ago (1971)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitesocceramerica.com
ISSN0163-4070

Soccer America, the oldest soccer-specific media publisher in the United States, was founded in 1971 by Clay Berling in Albany, California. The magazine is headquartered in Oakland, California.

History

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The magazine was founded by Clay Berling in 1971 under the name Soccer West. In 1972, the name changed to Soccer America because the magazine had begun fulfilling subscriptions nationwide. A weekly print magazine throughout most of its history, Soccer America was included in the Chicago Tribune's selection of "The 50 Best Magazines" in 2003.[1]

Soccer America launched its web site in 1995, its e-letters in 2001, and discontinued its print magazine in 2017. Soccer America's e-letters include: SoccerAmericaDaily, SA Confidential, GameReport, Soccer on TV, the YouthSoccerInsider and Paul Gardner's SoccerTalk. Gardner won the National Soccer Hall of Fame Colin Jose Media Award [2] in 2010. Editor in Chief Paul Kennedy won Colin Jose Media Award in 2017.[3] In 2021, Soccer America celebrated its 50th anniversary.[4]

Current free-lance contributors include Andrea Canales, Beau Dure, Scott French, Ahmet Guvener, Dr. Dev Mishra, Arlo Moore-Bloom, Ian Plenderleith, Brian Sciaretta, Randy Vogt and Dan Woog.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Tribune | The 50 Best Magazines". burrmediagroup.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Class of 2010 enters U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame". SBI Soccer. August 11, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "COLIN JOSE AWARD WINNER: Soccer America editor Paul Kennedy to be honored March 24". Front Row Soccer. March 3, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Médias : « Soccer America », la bible du foot aux États-Unis". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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