Soccer

Two Cleveland business partners are in the process of establishing a men’s professional soccer team that will join Major League Soccer’s Next Pro league in 2025. The franchise would be the cornerstone of a regional soccer network that also includes a National Women’s Soccer League team.

The mini-pitches are part of the nonprofit’s goal to bring soccer to underserved communities across the country.

Makambo Mtambala, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo and now a resident of Akron's North Hill neighborhood, wants a larger following for Afro United, the soccer team he coaches.

Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

Many doctors call fall and early winter “concussion season” because they say the numbers increase dramatically — mostly from soccer and football. Northeast Ohio doctors are warning parents to be on the lookout for concussions and say it doesn’t necessarily take a dramatic hit to cause one.

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The University of Akron football team is regrouping after another disappointing season. But the men’s soccer team has its eye on a championship this…