International Soccer

La Selección Mexicana busca acabar con maldición postmundialista que la persigue desde 2002

México se alista para enfrentar a Surinam por la Nations League en su primer partido oficial luego del fracaso que supuso el Mundial de 2022. La idea, obviamente, es borrar el mal sabor que dejó el paso del Tri por Catar, así como empezar con el pie derecho el proceso de Diego Cocca al mando del equipo.

Pero no es lo único. La Selección Mexicana también busca acabar con un maleficio que la persigue desde 2002.

We rate the incredible new adidas away kits for the 2023 Women’s World Cup

The hype for the 2023 Women’s World Cup continues to build as the tournament is only four months away. New adidas Women’s World Cup kits released on Thursday added to the excitement as the sportswear giant unveiled some works of art.

Six away Women’s World Cup kits for Germany, Spain, Japan, Sweden, Argentina and Colombia were shown off. All the tops draw inspiration from the beauty and geography of each country. The result is six truly remarkable kits.

We took it upon ourselves to rate each of the six kits.

Sin Memo y con Bebote: La alineación que México prepara para enfrentar a Surinam y olvidar las penas

Es hora de ponerle punto final al duelo y olvidar todo lo que pasó en Catar 2022. La era de Diego Cocca al mando de la Selección Mexicana y el proceso al Mundial 2026 comienzan este jueves (8 p.m. ET) con una visita a Surinam por la Liga de Naciones de la Concacaf.

La gran pregunta alrededor del duelo es cuál será el equipo que parará Cocca en su debut con el Tri.

FIFA 23 in real life: Argentina will play River Plate in a friendly game

If you’ve played enough of the FIFA video game series with friends, then you’re probably familiar with randomizing the teams before a game. Sometimes you’ll get a strange matchup where one player gets a national team and the other gets a club. 

That would never happen in real life, right? 

Friday will see a situation just like that as the Argentina national team announced it will play a friendly against Primera División leaders River Plate. The game is part of a national celebration for Argentina’s triumph in Qatar.

Here’s the strongest USMNT starting XI for upcoming Concacaf Nations League games

Interim United States men’s national team head coach Anthony Hudson excited fans with an interesting roster selection for the March international window. A mix of usual starters and fringe players has fans eager to see how the team will lineup.

The USMNT have two Concacaf Nations League games to play with a trip to Grenada on March 24 and a home game in Orlando, Florida, vs. El Salvador on March 27.

Here’s a reminder of the 24 U.S. players selected for the pair of games.

Rumors of Folarin Balogun joining the USMNT are at an all-time high — here’s why

Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun is having a remarkable season in Ligue 1 with Reims. He’s scored 17 goals in 27 games (only two behind league leaders Jonathan David and Kylian Mbappé) and is firing on all cylinders.

The 21-year-old talent has a big decision to make in his career and that is who he will represent on the international stage. Balogun was born in New York City to Nigerian parents and raised in England. He’s eligible to represent the USMNT, England and Nigeria.

Tim Ream says the USMNT is ready to move on from the Gio Reyna drama

NEW YORK — United States defender Tim Ream said the national team had moved on from an ugly saga involving the federation and teammate Gio Reyna, ahead of Friday's CONCACAF Nations League game against Grenada.

U.S. Soccer was embroiled in turmoil after returning from the World Cup in Qatar when a bitter dispute broke out between former coach Gregg Berhalter, U.S. midfielder Reyna and his parents.

Mesut Özil announces his retirement at 34 years old

Germany's World Cup-winning midfielder Mesut Özil announced his retirement from football at the age of 34 on Wednesday.

The former Real Madrid and Arsenal player was a key member of Germany's World Cup-winning side in Brazil in 2014.

He retired from the squad in 2018 amid a political debate in Germany about an influx of migrants and after backlash over a photograph taken with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, saying he faced "racism and disrespect" over his Turkish ancestry.

FIFA should create an award for the best save of the year and hand it to this Danish goalkeeper

We all love goals. We love them so much that FIFA created an award – The Puskás – to celebrate and crown the best of all, season after season. 

But, hey! Breaking news: scoring goals is not the only thing you need to beat an opponent. There are other elements of the game that are crucial, can be even beautiful and surely can be award-worthy, too. 

Like a sublime goalkeeper save.

‘He’s not good enough to be in Chelsea’s first team’ Ray Hudson blasts Christian Pulisic

Top soccer commentator Ray Hudson went on a fiery rant about Chelsea and USMNT forward Christian Pulisic on Tuesday. Hudson spent about 100 seconds spilling all his ill-feelings about the American star on SiriusXMFC.

Let’s take a listen and break down some of his points.

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