Join the 2026 Grassroots Symposium & Leadership Weekend to help shape what comes next for youth soccer in America. The world's biggest soccer tournament has come and gone. The packed stadiums. The global headlines. The unforgettable moments on the pitch. But while much of the world's attention moves on, thousands of coaches, volunteers, community leaders and grassroots organisations across the United States continue the work of building the game from the ground up. Every d

By Mary Connor, CEO, Common Goal The final whistle has blown. Spain are world champions. For the first time in history, one nation holds both the men's and women's World Cup trophies at the same time. And the way that these Spanish teams win has a resonance that goes far beyond the pitch. Watch the way Spain plays and you'll see something that runs counter to almost everything modern sport celebrates. There is no single hero. There is no moment where one player takes over and