The newly renovated Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid was a sight to see as it welcomed back Real Madrid to play. Los Blancos' first home game of the 2023-24 season was on Saturday against Getafe, and it marked their return to the Bernabeu after 90 days of renovations. Jude Bellingham, the club's new fan favorite, […]

Current Leeds United majority owner Andrea Radrizzani offered to put up the club's stadium, Elland Road, as collateral to purchase Sampdoria. The Italian businessman currently owns more than 50% of the English club through his company Aser Ventures. Leeds were just relegated from the Premier League last weekend after a disastrous season. According to The […]

Luton Town will demolish and rebuild an entire stand of its stadium this summer should it beat Coventry in the Championship Playoff Final. Whichever team wins the massive match would earn automatic promotion to next season's Premier League. Construction workers would potentially only have less than three months to complete the massive job. If promoted, […]

The next Manchester United owner will need to invest in more than just an initial purchase price, as Old Trafford continues to add to potential sale hurdles. Not only will Manchester United cost billions, but owners must also devote increased funds to renovate the club's stadium. The Glazer family, the club's current owners, quoted potential […]

Every English club dreams of playing in the Premier League. After all, it's seen as the top soccer division in the world. This is the case not only for the caliber of players in the league but also for financial aspects. However, there are potential costs of earning promotion to the top flight as well. […]

Juventus face a stadium ban for one match due to racial abuse by their fans. Yet, it is only for one section at Allianz Stadium. The incident in question occurred during the Old Lady's Coppa Italia matchup with rivals Inter Milan on Tuesday. A contingent of Juventus fans racially abused Belgian international Romelu Lukaku late […]

A season of change and turmoil continues for Everton as owner Farhad Moshiri puts the club up for sale. Everton, one of the most dysfunctional clubs in the Premier League, are firmly in a relegation scrap. The club just sacked Frank Lampard, failed to appoint a new manager and lost out on Arnaut Danjuma. Now, […]

Aston Villa announced plans on Wednesday for expansion to the current stadium, Villa Park. The decision to add seats to the arena was approved by the Birmingham City Council. Increasing the maximum attendance to over 50,000 will now allow Villa to host major international tournaments. Current capacity at Villa Park is around 42,600. This is […]

The US Men's National Team (USMNT) faces a unique challenge in planning out locations for future games. There are 50 states spread out across thousands of miles. Yet, there are only so many games to go around. Many other countries around the world, especially within CONCACAF, are geographically small. Island nations and Central American countries […]

Team: San Jose Earthquakes Coach: Frank Yallop Last Season: 8-12-14, 7th Western Conference, 14th Overall Hashtag: #SJEarthquakes Although it is an overused phrase, this year is a critical year for the San Jose 'Quakes. The team is at a crossroads and this season will show if the newer franchise with the classic name can create a permanent and financially […]

In a refreshing change of events, former Birmingham City owners, David Gold and David Sullivan took control of the Hammers and admitted straightaway the mess that West Ham United have been battling with. Since the crashing collapse of the Icelandic banking system, West Ham had been financially stricken and the true extent of the footballing […]

There you have it, Italy in Group F, drawn with New Zealand, Paraguay and Slovakia. A relatively simple group and one Marcelo Lippi should take the Azzurri through with comfort. Group F Italy New Zealand Paraguay Slovakia They begin the defence of their crown in Capetown at the Greenpoint soccer stadium on June 14th 2010 […]

Saturday night at the annual Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation dinner in front of over 400 business leaders, government officials, and soccer supporters, the San Jose Earthquakes unveiled for the first time architectural illustrations of their long awaited new stadium. With the announcement, San Jose joins the Kansas City Wizards and the Houston Dynamo in […]

Once again, MLS executives prove they are not in tune with their product. The Gold Cup provided the perfect opportunity for MLS to expand their fan base. Collaboration with CONCACAF representatives could have brought doubleheaders featuring one MLS game and one Gold Cup game from the first game through to the final (This year's format does provide doubleheaders, […]