Highlights

We’re Seeing Prime John Brooks Right Now And It’s Masterful

The excitement around the USMNT is warranted. The quality of our young core is evident in the roll call of clubs they play for: Barcelona, Juventus, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund among them.

But the expectations have to be tempered. These players are still developing, which is also evident in the roles they play for those teams. Gio Reyna started the highest percentage of league games with BVB at 67.6%, followed by Dest with Barça (60.5%) and then Pulisic with the Blues (47.4%) and McKennie with the Old Lady (47.4%). 

Wild Pick-Up Match Stories That Will Have You Itching To Get Back Out There

As the world heals from the pandemic, pick-up matches are on their way back as well. Pick-up matches exemplify all the best parts of soccer: intense rivalries, healthy competition and the opportunity to sharpen your skills.

France’s Handbrake Is Off With Mbappé-Benzema-Griezmann Leading The Line

Up until France’s 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final of the 2018 World Cup, Les Bleus were criticized for playing with the sort of pragmatic control that wins you titles but few admirers. 

Half of the front four (Olivier Giroud and Blaise Matuidi) were employed in yeoman’s work, while the left flank of Lucas Hernandez, N'Golo Kanté and Matuidi was there to destroy any fleeting moments of opposition joy.

Was Marta’s 2014 UWCL Final Performance The Best Ever For A Losing Team?

History is written by the victors. When you reminisce about the biggest finals of recent times, you’re likely thinking of players like Megan Rapinoe at the 2019 World Cup, Kylian Mbappé in 2018, Carli Lloyd in 2015 or Mario Götze in 2014.   

But there are those rare instances when an individual’s performance on the losing team — for better (Zinedine Zidane in 2006) or worse (Loris Karius in 2018) — lives just as vividly in the memory. 

Se Acabó La Maldición: 23 Años, 5 Meses Y 23 Días Después, Cruz Azul Vuelve A Ser Campeón

El maleficio se terminó. No más burlas, no más memes. Cruz Azul superó todos sus fantasmas y 23 años, 5 meses y 23 días después volvió a ser campeón del fútbol mexicano.

Santos Laguna hizo sufrir a La Máquina, pero al final el Estadio Azteca fue testigo de un momento histórico para el club celeste. El logro fue comandado por el técnico peruano Juan Reynoso, quien coincidentemente había sido capitán del Cruz Azul en 1997, la última vez que el equipo había levantado el trofeo.

Cruz Azul Breaks The Curse And Claims The Liga MX Title

With the clock reading 50:17, Estadio Azteca erupted with the sort of guttural wall of noise that we haven’t heard since the onset of the pandemic. In it was the cathartic joy of thousands venting and releasing the pain of 23 years of hurt, six lost finals and the tension that'd been ratcheted to a breaking point ever since Diego Valdés’ thunderous equalizer for Santos Laguna in the 37th minute.

Pep Guardiola’s Tactics Ridiculed After N'Golo Kanté Bosses The Midfield Battle

PORTO, Portugal — It was billed as the night when Pep Guardiola would lead Manchester City to their first Champions League title but it ended with questions again being asked about the Spaniard's decision-making in the biggest games in Europe.

City were expected to beat Chelsea in this year's final but instead they lost 1-0 on Saturday courtesy of a first-half goal by Kai Havertz after Spaniard Guardiola was outfoxed by his German counterpart Thomas Tuchel.

19-Year-Old Kansas City Phenom Gianluca Busio Channels The Energy Of David Beckham

Sporting Kansas City scored three goals within 14 minutes in the second half to earn a 3-2 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo.

The game was played in front of 20,086 frenzied fans in the first full-capacity match since March 2020.

In the 50th minute and trailing 1-0, Gadi Kinda drew a foul to set up a free kick. Gianluca Busio drove the ball from about 28 yards out, over the wall of defenders and off the side post into the goal.

Al Chucky Lozano Le Bastaron 15 Minutos Para Guiar La Remontada Del Tri Sobre Islandia

Hirving Lozano hoy es el dueño del fuego sagrado en la selección mexicana. El Chucky volvió a probarlo al fundir una sólida defensa de Islandia, en un amistoso preparatorio del Tri de cara al Final Four de la Nations League de la Concacaf, el cual comienza el próximo 3 de junio.

Lozano salió desde la banca y necesitó apenas 15 minutos para remontar un inicio ácido para México y establecer el 2-1 final.

Pulisic Becomes First U.S. Male To Play In, Win Champions League Final — And Look What It Means To Him

Christian Pulisic became the first American male to appear in a Champions League Final. Not long later, he became the first USMNT player to lift the big-eared trophy after participating in the final, helping Chelsea over the line in a 1-0 defeat of Manchester City in a tight, edgy affair on Saturday at Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal. 

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