Mexico and the United States split the CONCACAF awards for best player of 2018, with El Tri winger Hirving Lozano named male player of the year and the U.S. striker Alex Morgan taking the female prize.

Lozano, at 23, becomes the youngest ever winner of the award on the men's side after consistent form for Dutch side PSV Eindhoven and a famous goal to help Mexico to a 1-0 win over Germany at the World Cup.

It's the third consecutive occasion Morgan has won the women's prize and her fourth CONCACAF...

Former U.S. midfielder Cindy Parlow Cone is running to become vice president of the U.S. Soccer Federation.

Parlow Cone said in a statement Tuesday she wants to "positively impact the growth and advancement of our game across all demographics, at all levels and across all USSF programs."

Parlow Cone scored 75 goals in 158 international appearances from 1995-2006, winning two Olympic gold medals and the 1999 Women's World Cup. She was inducted this year into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.

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FIFA announced a new global strategy for women's football on Tuesday in an effort to create revenue streams and increase grassroots participation.

FIFA said in a statement that it would work closely with member associations through workshops and special initiatives to "encourage female empowerment" through football.

"The women's game is a top priority," FIFA's secretary general Fatma Samoura said.

"We will work hand-in-hand with our 211 member associations around the world to increase grassroots...

Seattle Reign midfielder and United States international Allie Long has been appointed as a technical advisor at Barcelona's academy in New York.

Long, 31, has been working as an ambassador for the Barca Academy Pro NY, based in Long Island, since earlier this year but will now take on a more active role.

"Allie Long will work with the academy as long as her club and U.S. national team commitments allow," Barcelona said in a statement. "She is already confirmed for the girls' welcome practice in...

Hope Solo says she wants the United States-led North American bid to lose FIFA's vote to host the 2026 World Cup.

"I can't say it should be awarded to Morocco," the former U.S. women's national team goalkeeper told The Associated Press. "But I don't think it should go to the United States, and that's hard to say."

The United bid of the U.S., Canada and Mexico could be selected at host in FIFA's vote next Wednesday, but now faces criticism from one of U.S. Soccer's most famous players.

The bid's...