Enlarge / Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan reacts in front of an EA Sports FIFA 21 video game billboard advertising during the Series A football match between AC Milan and Torino FC in 2021. (credit: Nicolò Campo | LightRocket | Getty Images) For millions of football fans, “FIFA” refers not to the sport’s international governing […]
In the euphoria of the US’s latest “Dos a Cero” triumph over Mexico, most US fans probably joked with their friends that they would follow this up with a turgid and flat performance in Jamaica. Joke to mask the pain, because we all suspected it, just at differing levels. Maybe some thought they might still […]
Not getting too crazy about the U. S. men’s soccer team, not getting too crazy about the U. S. men’s soccer team, not getting too crazy about the U. S. men’s soccer team, not going too crazy regarding the U. S. men’s soccer team… Read more…
Is this giving anyone else major I, Tonya vibes? According to reports, Paris Saint-Germain soccer player Aminata Diallo (above) was arrested on Wednesday in connection to a recent attack on her teammate, Kheira Hamraoui. Paris Saint-Germain confirmed the news in the statement, saying the 26-year-old French midfielder’s arrest was “part of the proceedings opened following […]
I know, I know. There’s nothing MLS fans hate more than someone who doesn’t watch as regularly as they do telling them what’s wrong with their league. Even with my expanded efforts to watch , understand, and develop an attachment to our domestic league, I’m still a long way off from being a tried and […]
MLS had its “Decision Day” yesterday, the last day of the regular season when all of its playoff spots get shaken out. The permutation for the top, middle, and bottom of the playoff picture were David Lynch-level convoluted, so sometimes it’s best to express the happenings in one highlight: Read more…
A huge congrats to Josh Cavallo! On Wednesday, the Australian soccer player took to social media to come out as gay, making him the only men’s top-level soccer player to be publicly out! Related: JoJo Siwa’s Breakup With Kylie Prew Had ‘Nothing To Do’ With Her DWTS Partner?! The 21-year-old athlete, who plays for Adelaide […]
It’s strange. For all the absolute world-class players the USWNT has had, and still does, we still think of them as a “team. ” Maybe that’s a testament to their absurd depth, and their dedication to being the best like a unit, that all of us rarely single one out. Megan Rapinoe may have won […]
I suppose being as analytic-minded as I can get that I’m going to be hypocritical here. It doesn’t help (or hurt, depending on your point of view) that I love Mohamed Salah in every sense of the word, to an extent that my vulnerability is teetering on “highly damaging. ” So take that as you […]
It is hard to remember in the moment, especially when that is the first instant of a qualifier like last night against Costa Rica and the USMNT is giving up yet another stupid goal before coming back for a 2-1 win and you haven’t even cracked that beer that you’re firing against the wall, that […]