The year is 2009. Argentina, under the direction of Diego Maradona, is on the verge of missing the 2010 World Cup after back-to-back-to-back defeats to Ecuador, Brazil and Paraguay. The loss to Brazil had been particularly horrifying — a 3-1 humbling in Rosario that clinched the Seleção’s place in South Africa and left midfield warrior Javier Mascherano disconsolate in the dressing room.
I’m exhausted. After a week of following election results 24 hours a day until Joe Biden won, I’ve been spending the last 48 hours trying to obtain a PlayStation 5. Without the aid of a cheating bot, I feel my attempts will be in vain. It feels exactly the same as trying to find the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers on TV in the U.S.
Croatia’s captain and center back Domagoj Vida was surprisingly substituted at halftime during Wednesday’s friendly match against Turkey. It was only later revealed why Vida was taken out so early. His COVID test from that morning had come back positive.
Vida was quickly isolated from the team and further testing revealed he was indeed positive. This means that he played a full 45 while potentially spreading the virus to teammates and opponents.
Kai Havertz, one of several extravagant Chelsea summer signings, is sure to ruffle some feathers in the soccer community with his latest statement on why he joined the London club.
In an interview with German magazine Sport Bild, Havertz opened up on his move from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea. While discussing what attracted him to the Blues he made a claim that caught people’s attention.
After a 2018 World Cup qualifying cycle that included seven draws, four defeats and the necessity of a Lionel Messi hat trick on the final day to secure passage to Russia, Argentina won’t give a damn that the 2022 cycle began with narrow one-goal victories over both Ecuador and Bolivia back in October.
Messi was the hero against Ecuador with a game-winning penalty kick, and he was the hero against Bolivia after dropping a concha tu madre on the opponent’s physio and mercilessly reminding him of his baldness. The Estadio Hernando Siles brings out the demon in all of us.
Unless the Independent Supporters Council decides to cancel it, the 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs are here. It promises to be a dramatic and unpredictable road to Toronto versus Seattle in the final on December 12, but we’re here to restore your faith in the media like a tried and trusted pollster with our MLS Cup playoff predictions.
(8) New England Revolution vs. (9) Montreal Impact
Friday, Nov. 20 | 6:30 p.m. ET | FS1
Reports out of England this week suggest the Premier League will do away with selling $20 pay-per-view matches. Hopefully NBC follows suit, but don’t hold your breath based on what it’s doing to the biggest match of the year this weekend.
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has had a season to forget with the Los Angeles Galaxy. The man who was expected to fill the massive boots that Zlatan Ibrahimovic left behind has tossed said boots to the side and put on some flip-flops with socks still on instead.
Describing Chicharito’s performances this season as underwhelming is a massive understatement. Mexico’s all-time leading goal scorer had a major flop of a season. He only made 11 appearances and scored his second goal on Wednesday night in the Galaxy’s second-to-last game of the season against the Seattle Sounders.
The Concacaf Champions League (CCL) might not be the heavyweight battle that the UEFA Champions League (UCL) is. But one thing is certain: the CCL can cause some interesting matchups and high-stakes drama moments. Since the founding of the CCL, most of the champions have been Liga MX teams, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t gotten a run for their money. The Champions League was the successor to the Champions Cup, so on this list we will only focus on the Champions League games.
#10 Nine Goal Thriller (2010)
Major League Soccer is currently celebrating its 25th season in existence, so now is a great time to celebrate the league's storied history. And the best of its history? The original MLS logos.
Soccer in the 1990s was full of crazy uniforms, audacious logos and wild hair, and no league embodied this more than MLS.