With the COVID-19 pandemic subsiding, European soccer teams are touring the USA for offseason training again in bulk. Last year, a handful of European clubs made the trip over to the United States. Notably, Everton won the Florida Cup against Colombian side Millionarios. Still, the majority of the major European clubs held off with limited […]

It is crunch time in the Premier League. Liverpool and Manchester City hit speed bumps in the Champions League this past week. Surely, a number of fans were looking forward to another meeting between the two in the Champions League Final. After all, the two sides played to remarkable games earlier in the season. However, […]

There are always those forgotten players that somehow win soccer's biggest trophies. Superstars tend to receive most of the acclaim when teams win significant silverware in the game of soccer. After all, they score winning goals or make big defensive stops during the important matches. However, soccer is a team game. Lesser known players collect […]

There are just six games remaining for most Premier League teams. Although, some have seven games left like Everton or Chelsea. Then, some have just five left, like a struggling Manchester United or West Ham. The differences in games only adds to the plotlines as the season's end nears. Starting with the big one, the […]

The Liverpool-Manchester City fixture from a week ago did not disappoint. However, there is no clear front-runner for the EPL title after the 2-2 draw. Those two teams actually play each other again this weekend. Only, that game is for the FA Cup semifinals at Wembley. Weekend action In terms of Premier League action, there […]

The games from midweek ended a two-week hiatus from the EPL for many of the top clubs. Now, the top-four race continues to heat up with more games scheduled for this weekend. Of 20 teams, 18 are in action this weekend. Remember, Chelsea is currently in the United Arab Emirates for the FIFA Club World […]

The Premier League returns after a couple of weeks away due to the international break and the FA Cup. As things stand, Manchester City remains in the pole position after 23 games, with Liverpool still nine points adrift. After Chelsea's holding of third, the race for the fourth spot is the main draw in the […]

Ahead of February 3's kickoff, fuboTV secured the exclusive broadcast rights to the FIFA Club World Cup in Canada. The Club World Cup pits each soccer federation's club champion against each other. The annual tournament takes place over nine days from a country that differs each year. However, FIFA switches the host every two years, […]

The fall of Jose Mourinho is the concluding act seen in his performances at a number of clubs. This season, AS Roma's 32 points through 21 games represents its worst league start in over 40 years. Most recently, Roma threw away a two-goal lead, suffering a crushing loss to Juventus, 4-3. The loss displayed the […]

Many American fans of European soccer are looking for the EPL commentator schedule for gameweek 8. Now, NBC released the crews for all ten games in England’s top flight. This week, there are not an absurd number of marquee games. Yet, every game seems to be competitive in this league. Starting off, Liverpool, which sits […]

The dismissal of the European Super League symbolized the rejection of the Americanization of European soccer. Essentially, closed leagues are not desirable in the European landscape. Promotion and relegation and the possibility of intercontinental competition makes European soccer special. However, European soccer has a crisis of competitiveness. Realistically, if only a fraction of clubs win […]

Southampton against Manchester City was the showpiece game of the weekend, following the home side's superb start to the season. Mike Jones was the man in charge at St Mary's and had a strange first 45 minutes. The most bizarre decision was to punish Sergio Aguero for a dive, when it was clear that Jose […]

It was always going to happen at some point – Barcelona is getting old. Xavi is now 33 years old, Dani Alves is now 30 and they recently had to part with the legendary Carlos Puyol. The 'tiki-taka' team of five years ago is certainly long gone, with new Barcelona manager Luis Enrique brought in […]

West Ham United continued their impressive form at the weekend. Diafra Sakho has been a key factor in the Hammers success and he scored the second goal in their 2-1 win over the reigning champions Manchester City. The use of goal line technology was crucial in the awarding of the goal. Joe Hart saved the […]

"I want to be the best; I hope one day I can win the Ballon d'Or, maybe not now but if I work every day and take pleasure from my game then why not?" Following his Player of the Season award at Chelsea, Eden Hazard was interviewed after the ceremony and was asked what his […]