The Messi Effect book explores story behind MLS’ record signing

A new book surrounding Lionel Messi's move to Major League Soccer is now officially in the works. The Argentina international shocked many around the world when he joined Inter Miami in the summer. Paul Tenorio, a soccer writer for The Athletic, is authoring the upcoming book entitled The Messi Effect. According to the publisher, the […]

A fascinating new soccer documentary about the defunct United Soccer Association and its top team, Los Angeles Wolves, is coming out soon. The United Soccer Association is the first internationally recognized soccer league in the United States. Predating Major League Soccer by three decades, the United Soccer Association (USA) formed in 1966. With other rival […]

Emma Hayes is becoming a popular pick to be named the new head coach of the United States women's national team. The current Chelsea women's team manager is widely regarded as one of the best coaches in the world. After all, the Englishwoman has collected six Women's Super League titles and was named Best FIFA […]

Former United States women's national team manager Vlatko Andonovski looks set to return to coaching. Andonovski previously resigned as head coach of the USWNT just weeks after a disappointing display at the 2023 Women's World Cup. Despite being favorites to win the tournament, the Americans were knocked out of the competition at the round of […]

MLS famously does not compete within a system of promotion and relegation. In fact, no league of any real relevance in the United States has ever used the mechanism that has been the standard for the global club game for over a century. But why doesn't MLS use pro/rel? League brass, media personalities and fans […]

Columbia University has teamed up with the Italian Serie A to offer students a unique opportunity. The Ivy League institute will allow students in their Sports Management graduate program to work directly with league officials. This can include internships, consulting projects, and other various events. “We are elated to expand even deeper into the world […]

Barca apparently hope to schedule a friendly in the US this winter. The club hopes to capitalize on their recent momentum, winning LaLiga in 2022/23, and continue to market themselves in North America. According to sources at ESPN, the Spanish side is looking to play a Mexican club in mid-December. This is, of course, during […]

Former National Football League superstar J.J. Watt says that soccer is on the way up in the United States. The pass rusher and three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year did, however, also say that the sport may never reach the heights of American football Stateside. Speaking on Men in Blazers, Watt claimed that Americans […]

"Soccer is the sport of the future." We've been hearing this sentiment in the United States for nearly five decades now. From the all-too-fleeting glory of the original North American Soccer League and the explosion of youth soccer in the 1970s, up to the present day, the sport has perpetually been perched on the edge […]