''Soccer America'', the oldest
soccer
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-specific media publisher in the US, was founded in 1971 by Clay Berling in Albany, California. The magazine is headquartered in
Oakland, California
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History and profile
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
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's selection of "The 50 Best Magazines" in 2003.
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
The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a private, non-profit institution established in 1979 and currently located in Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The Hall of Fame honors soccer achievements in the United States. Induction ...
Colin Jose Media Award in 2010. Editor in Chief Paul Kennedy won Colin Jose Media Award in 2017. In 2021, Soccer America celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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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Soccer America College Team of the Century The ''Soccer America'' College Team of the Century were chosen by the editors of the American periodical '' Soccer America'' to comprise, as one men's and one women's eleven-member side divided each as one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfiel ...
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Soccer America Player of the Year Award
Beginning in 1984, Soccer America Magazine began naming a college player of the year. At the time ''Soccer America'' was the best source for U.S. soccer, especially collegiate soccer which was rarely covered by the national news services. Consequ ...
References
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Association football magazines
Sports magazines published in the United States
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Association football websites
Magazines established in 1971
Magazines published in California
Soccer mass media in the United States
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