With several nations' seasons winding down, this summer promises to be jam-packed with crucial soccer tournaments. All eyes in the soccer world will be on the Olympic Games, the European Championship, and the Copa America. France will not only host the Olympic Games. It is one of the favorites to take home gold in the […]

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann is reportedly a transfer target for a superpower in the Premier League in January. The 32-year-old initially joined Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2014 from Real Sociedad. Five years later, Atletico sold the forward to Barcelona for a staggering sum of $127 million. His time at Camp Nou coincided […]

As France rolled into the Westfalenstadion, it prepared to play a friendly against a Germany side in flux. Fresh off a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Japan, Germany sacked Hansi Flick. A familiar face in Rudi Voller stepped in. The manager last sat atop German soccer from 2000 to 2004. He led Germany to […]

After the European season ended, talk over who would win the 2023 Ballon d'Or began in earnest. Recent rankings by France Football have stoked the flames of controversy. The thrilling 2022/23 season came to a close with Manchester City's victory against Inter, meaning that players still vying for the Ballon d'Or had no more opportunities […]

In the past, Antoine Griezmann has repeatedly stated his intention to close out his career in MLS. However, with the lavish offerings of Saudi Arabia, Griezmann's future is somewhat less clear. French national teammates N'golo Kante and Karim Benzema are two major names to move over to Saudi Arabia. However, that is something Griezmann will […]

Lionel Messi's move to Paris Saint Germain rocked the sports world. A sad, but necessary, move to try to reduce Barcelona's dire situation of being $1.5 billion debt. Paris came to a standstill to welcome the Argentine. FC Barcelona did not have the winger as a first-team player for the first time in 16 years. […]

The summer will be here before you know it, and so there's no doubt that one club that will be busier than most in the transfer window will be Manchester United. Before I get to the 5 footballers who are the most likely transfer targets for the Red Devils, let me rewind and review the […]

For a club with an illustrious history, a three-year internment in the purgatory of the Segunda División almost erased the San Sebastián club from the collective consciousness. As with most historical clubs who end up falling to the second division in the past couple of decades (Leeds United, Napoli, Marseille, etc.), the main problem stemmed […]

With the reinstitution of the Galáctico policy following Florentino Pérez's return as President of Real Madrid last summer, Pérez wasted no time in the second construction of his universe-beating side. Lost in the shuffle of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, and Xabi Alonso joining the club, Karim Benzema quietly transferred from Olympique Lyonnais to Real Madrid, if […]

Early in the second half, before Angel di María opened the scoring with a sublime curler to the right far post to give Real Madrid the 0-1 lead, "El Especial," José Mourinho, lambasted referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz for showing a yellow card on Sergio Ramos for an apparent trip on young Real Sociedad starlet Antoine […]