One of the topics that generates a lot of clicks on the Internet, but that we've purposefully stayed away from, is the debate about promotion/relegation in the US soccer system. There's a couple of reasons why we've avoided it until now. One, it's a hornet's nest. It attracts a lot of irrational comments from both sides […]

Earlier this month, rumors began to surface about the immediate future of Barcelona forward Munir El Haddadi. The 19-year-old had featured in the Catalan club's first eight matches in La Liga, but has found it hard to break into the Barcelona's first-team once Luis Suarez FIFA-imposed ban expired. Munir has not been involved in La Blaugrana's lineup […]

Former Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has revealed a criminal gang threatened to kill him and his family in an extortion plot. The 45-year-old, who spent two seasons at Newcastle, said he has been forced to leave his home town of Tulua because of fears for his safety. Asprilla was reportedly threatened by four men in […]

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been given leave to return to his home in Togo to deal with a personal issue. It means Adebayor will play no part in Thursday's Europa League match against Besiktas. Tottenham announced on Twitter on Wednesday morning: "We can confirm that Emmanuel Adebayor has been given permission to return home […]

In late September, Zlatan Ibrahimovic watched Paris Saint-Germain's 3-2 Champions League win over Barcelona from a private box in the Parc des Princes. Fast forward to today and the towering Swedish international will once again be standing alongside his teammates as they prepare for a decisive Group F match against the Catalans at the Camp Nou. […]

In a match that saw not one, not two, not three but four different records at stake, you knew that Real Madrid would actually play for something against Ludogorets even though the Spanish giants had already qualified for the Knockout Round of the Champions League. Yet that still didn't change the fact that with mostly fringe players and never leaving third gear, […]

Not even a stirring Anfield evening could save them from elimination. Nor could a patented moment of magic from Steven Gerrard at the Kop end on a brisk European night. Not this season, not this Liverpool team. The Reds crashed out of the Champions League after failing to beat FC Basel, and while the famous […]

When the Champions League groups were drawn in August, most experts agreed that AS Roma had a good chance of advancing to the Round of 16 out of Group E. But the majority believed that the best bets for first and second place in the group should have been placed on German champions Bayern Munich and […]

He’s the greatest coach that Major League Soccer has enjoyed – and maybe the country altogether. Bruce Arena helped turn MLS’s glamour squad into a bona fide champion three times over. Before that, he helped the US Men’s National Team to its best World Cup finish in the modern era (not to forget its most […]

NBC broadcasted their final MLS game, the second leg of the Eastern Conference Final between the New York Red Bulls and New England Revolution. It was a fittingly great game for a network that raised the bar of MLS coverage to go out on. The care, professionalism and quality of NBC’s presentation of the league […]

2014 has not been the U.S. Women’s National team’s best year. A coaching change out of the blue, back to back losses for the first time since 2001, taking an all time low 7th place at the Algarve Cup, and placement in the Group of Death for next year’s World Cup. Things could have gone better. […]

American sports television channel GolTV has announced that they have acquired rights to broadcast Benfica home matches in the Primeira Liga and also Everton TV of the Premier League. Benfica is the most successful soccer club in Portugal, having won the Portuguese league a record 33 times. As Águias (The Eagles) are also two-time winners […]

There's another Spanish superstar in town and it isn't David Villa. In the wake of NYCFC acquiring the former Atletico Madrid and Spain forward, the New York Cosmos signed his predecessor, Raul. The Real Madrid legend was Spain's all-time top scorer before Villa broke his record in 2011, and until a few weeks ago he […]

Based on the performances in the 10 matches played during the weekend Gameweek 15 of the Premier League, as well as utilizing stats from WhoScored, Squawka and TransferMarkt, here’s my team of the weekend: Goalkeeper Alnwick – [Newcastle United] – Jak Alnwick, Newcastle's 21 year-old backup keeper, probably never imagined he'd be making his league debut […]

Aaron Ramsey was pleased to see Arsenal take full advantage of an immediate opportunity to remedy Saturday's defeat to Stoke by thrashing Galatasaray 4-1 in the Champions League. The Gunners shipped three early goals to Stoke at the weekend before struggling to make it 3-2 by full-time, with the result heaping further pressure on manager […]