ALL POSTS TAGGED "Featured - Page 38"

News

/ 1135 days ago

MLS teases false promise of promotion and relegation again

The topic of promotion and relegation in MLS has been debated for decades. Fans, pundits, and league officials have gone back and forth on the subject tirelessly. In recent years, league commissioner Don Garber has addressed the idea multiple times. The topic keeps coming up again. This week, Garber once again toyed with the idea. […]

Ted Lasso

/ 1137 days ago

Ted Lasso ice cream available featuring 'Biscuits With The Boss'

A Ted Lasso ice cream flavor has hit the United States. Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has created a new flavor called Biscuits with the Boss. The flavor is a combination of broken shortbread cookies with a buttery sweet cream. Owner Jeni Britton claims that the fresh flavor “transports you to the sidelines of a UK […]

News

/ 1141 days ago

Enzo Fernandez shines despite Chelsea's poor form

Enzo Fernandez has made a positive start to his Chelsea career. In an otherwise difficult period, his form has been a bright spot for the Stamford Bridge side. After signing during the January transfer window, Fernandez has hit the ground running and made himself an integral part of the Blue's line-up as they seek to […]

News

/ 1142 days ago

AC Milan 4th kit is an 8-bit hit

The new 2023 AC Milan 4th kit has arrived, and it drapes the Serie A giants in pixelated perfection. A collaboration between the club, Puma and Paris-based fashion label KOCHÉ, the new shirt would be right at home in an early-90s video game. It's interesting that this is a 4th kit, but looks so similar […]

News

/ 1143 days ago

5 hottest MLS players who could go to Europe next

A new Major League Soccer season coming brings the return of top American talents in action. Many of these are young players ready to make a name for themsevles. In the process, they can attract the eyes of scouts from abroad, particularly in Europe. That jump from MLS players going to Europe is happening with […]

News

/ 1145 days ago

Don Revie biography tells story of controversial manager

Don Revie was Jose Mourinho, Sam Allardyce, Kenny Dalglish and so much more wrapped into one. Yet, today, many younger soccer fans cannot name him or point to why he is relevant. Except, of course, that he was played masterfully and villainously by Colm Meaney in The Damned United. To many fans, especially those supporting […]
Lutz von Staegmann

News

/ 1146 days ago

Schalke among the driving forces for growing Esports scene

COVID changed the soccer world. Clubs couldn’t rely on ticket sales as teams moped around empty, depressing stadiums. Revenue from broadcasting became vital, and streaming services gained more power. It also changed many teams’, and leagues’, business plans. With empty stadiums, the associated revenue from ticket sales and concessions is dormant. As a result, teams […]

News

/ 1147 days ago

Dominance of Victor Osimhen taking Napoli to new heights

Across Europe's top-five leagues, Victor Osimhen is a major reason for why Napoli is the most in-form team with dominance domestically and continentally. The Nigerian striker, combining seamlessly with Georgian Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, has 18 goals. That is five better than second-place Lautaro Martínez at Inter Milan. More impressive, though, is that Osimhen has done it […]

News

/ 1147 days ago

Can Union Berlin overthrow Bayern Munich to win the title?

Union Berlin is threatening one of the biggest shocks in Bundesliga history as they challenge reigning champions Bayern Munich for the title. They sit level on points with the Bavarians with just over a third of the season left to play. But the unthinkable happen? Can Union Berlin overthrow Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. The […]

News

/ 1148 days ago

Inter Miami criticize MLS for playoff format delay

Inter Miami coach Phil Neville has hit out at Major League Soccer (MLS) over delays in announcing the playoff format for the upcoming season. It's not the first time we've seen Inter Miami criticize MLS either. Neville claims that the lack of information regarding the proposed playoff format one week from the start of the […]

News

/ 1148 days ago

What are the streaming services you can't do without?

Streaming services are everywhere for soccer fans. You need one to watch this league, you need another to watch that league. Almost all club soccer these days has a home on a streaming service. International competitions, the Premier League and select games across the global soccer world are still on traditional TV. Yet, the full […]

News

/ 1151 days ago

Meola calls out US Soccer for wasting time in search for coach

Former United States goalkeeper Tony Meola, who is also working for Apple on MLS Season Pass, did not hold back when discussing the delayed coaching search from US Soccer. In an interview with Bolavip, Tony Meola criticized the lack of a plan or direction in what he called the most important five years in the […]

News

/ 1151 days ago

MLS 2023 kits – Reviewing this year's shirts

Spring is coming, and that means the American club soccer season is upon us. That also means new MLS 2023 kits are dropping, with new shirts for every team being released as we draw closer to kickoff that's happening on MLS Season Pass. We got a breakdown for all 29 teams (well, 28, sorry Montréal, […]

News

/ 1153 days ago

Comparing American soccer offseasons to rest of the world

American soccer has always done things a little differently from the rest of the world. Whether it's experimenting with the rules (countdown clock, 35-yard offside line, and shootouts), the lack of promotion and relegation, or using playoffs to decide a champion, we've always been at least a little out of step with the rest of […]

News

/ 1157 days ago

Is Harry Kane the last great number nine?

Harry Kane is one of the best strikers, or a number nine, in the world. Kane became only the third player to score his 200th Premier League goal in Tottenham's 1-0 win over Manchester City. Kane also cemented himself in the annals of Tottenham Hotspur history. The same goal, his 267th for the club, allowed […]