América will have a busy summer with world-class friendlies. A few days ago, the Mexican club announced a game against Manchester City — in which we might see Erling Haaland wearing the sky blue jersey for the first time — and now we can confirm they will also be playing against Chelsea.
Names in and of themselves are not all that interesting. It’s the meaning behind a name, bestowed upon a child at birth, that makes it special. When Giovanni Alejandro Reyna was born in Sunderland, England, to a pair of U.S. soccer players in 2002, the future Borussia Dortmund star was given a name that proved prophetic for his footballing prowess.
It finally happened.
After decades of battling, the U.S. Soccer Federation has agreed to pay its men’s and women’s players equally, a landmark deal and the first of its kind in the soccer world.
After a resounding failure in the CONMEBOL qualifiers, Colombia is looking for a new coach to lead them on the process road to the 2026 World Cup. The list of candidates to replace Reinaldo Rueda is long and includes names like Ricardo Gareca, Marcelo Bielsa, Jorge Jesus and Juan Carlos Osorio, among others.
All of them are reasonable options, and all of them are alive, something we cannot say about Alejandro Sabella, the coach proposed on live TV by ex-player and pundit Julián Téllez.
Si el balón es tu amigo y tienes habilidades inusuales dominándolo, quizás quieras saber que las clasificatorias nacionales para el Mundial de Fútbol Freestyle Red Bull están abiertas.
El torneo es probablemente el más importante de la categoría y en 2022 vivirá su final en Croacia.
La competencia se dividirá por género (hombres y mujeres) y tendrá fases nacionales y regionales antes de determinar a los finalistas de una disciplina que sueña con convertirse en deporte olímpico.
Charlyn Corral está haciendo un Clausura fantástico y que hace soñar a Pachuca Femenil con el primer título de su historia. Sin embargo, por mucho que haga existe algo que la hace sentirse incompleta: su ausencia en la selección mexicana.
As (unfounded) rumors of Lionel Messi joining Major League Soccer in 2023 circulate, the MLS Players Association released its annual report on MLS salaries. Instead of the opaque compensation we see in Europe, the men’s top flight in the U.S.
Mexico announced today the list of 38 players facing the upcoming FIFA international break and the beginning of the Concacaf Nations League. On paper, the squad is gigantic but ends up being reasonable, considering El Tri will be playing five games in just 18 days, and one of those matches — vs. Nigeria — will be too close to the end of the European season.
La Liga MX Femenil tendrá nuevas campeonas.
Chivas y Pachuca disputarán la final del Clausura 2022, luego de dejar fuera a las dos grandes potencias del fútbol mexicano en la categoría. Las de Guadalajara eliminaron a Tigres, mientras que las Tuzas se cargaron a Rayadas, actuales monarcas de la competencia.
La eliminación de Tigres y Rayadas no es cosa poca. Desde la creación de la liga en 2017, ambos clubes regios han sido protagonistas esenciales en el crecimiento y desarrollo de la actividad. Y las cifras son elocuentes:
After an arduous but entertaining eight-month season, the 2021-22 Premier League campaign has come down to a span of four days for a battle between three clubs to see which two sides will remain in the Premier League next year.
Just a single point separates 18th from 17th and 17th from 16th, and with games in hand, the permutations become innumerable. Here's how the table looks at the moment, with Everton, Leeds and Burnley occupying 16 through 18th, respectively: