Mauricio Pochettino’s first big test away from home as the United States men’s national team did not end well. The Argentine manager began his USMNT coaching stint with a 2-0 victory over Panama in Texas on Saturday. The Stars and Stripes then traveled down to Guadalajara on Tuesday to face bitter rivals Mexico. It happened to be the first time …
Read More »Buffalo Is Trading For Browns’ Amari Cooper In Blockbuster Trade
Davante Adams wasn’t the only wide receiver making a big move ahead of the trade deadline, with Amari Cooper swapping Cleveland for Buffalo in a blockbuster deal. Browns Trading For Amari Cooper The Cleveland Browns have left their best wide receiver leave for Buffalo this week, with Amari Cooper adding another dimension to the Bills offense after losing Stefon Diggs. …
Read More »Sevilla defender in awe of Barcelona prodigy – ‘Haven’t seen a player like him at his age’
With the international break now ending, the focus shifts back to club football and La Liga leaders FC Barcelona will be in action on Sunday when they take on Sevilla at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium. The Blaugrana go into the game with a three-point cushion over Real Madrid having lost just one of their nine league matches thus far. However, …
Read More »Juventus begins the formal process to leave the European Super League
Juventus has officially rejoined the European Club Association (ECA) and is taking steps to distance itself from the controversial European Super League (ESL). The club’s previous exit from the ECA came under the leadership of former president Andrea Agnelli, who was a key advocate for the Super League project. At the time, Juventus was one of the prominent backers of …
Read More »Bundesliga can follow EFL in ditching ESPN in next media rights
The German Bundesliga may be going down a similar path as the EFL because of its partnership with American media agency Relevent. Currently, the German top flight has a rights deal with ESPN through the end of the 2025/26 season. Until then, all games are available on ESPN+ with a small handful of games also on either ESPN or ABC. …
Read More »Five unlikely faces who could line-up for England under Tuchel
The news is out. Thomas Tuchel will take charge of the England national team from 2025. Born in Germany, the 51-year-old is hugely accomplished as a head coach, most notably winning the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021. Since then he has gone on to manage Bayern Munich, but found himself without a job at the end of the 2023-24 …
Read More »Jurgen Klopp plots raid for two Barcelona young talents for clubs in Red Bull group
Jurgen Klopp surprised everyone when he decided to take up the role of a Football Chief across the Red Bull footballing network. The former Liverpool and Dortmund coach will be in charge of dictating transfer policies to scouting new players for all the Red Bull-owned clubs across the world. To that end, the German appears to have already kickstarted on …
Read More »Messi remains invaluable to Argentina despite looming retirement
Lionel Messi turned back the clock on Tuesday night as he once again ran the show for Argentina. The 37-year-old superstar netted a hat trick and added two assists in La Seleccion’s 6-0 demolition of Bolivia in Buenos Aires. The victory keeps Argentina atop the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualification table. Messi’s team currently leads Colombia in the table by …
Read More »Barcelona right-back target suffers ACL injury, will return next season
With Barcelona exploring the market for a new right-back to provide cover and competition for Jules Kounde, the name of LOSC Lille star Tiago Santos had emerged as an option. Indeed, it was claimed that Barcelona had been tracking the 22-year-old Portuguese defender as part of their transfer plans for the summer of 2025. Tiago Santos out with an ACL …
Read More »Why aren’t national teams using it as much?
Last summer’s European Championships demonstrated something unsophisticated about modern international soccer. Europe’s most prolific soccer nations faced off every few days with an abundance of world-class talent on display. Yet the end product often felt somewhat underwhelming. Games involving many of the tournament’s favorites felt cluttered, disorganized and rigid compared to the highest quality of matches played in the Champions …
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