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Getty Images As Barcelona and Real Madrid meet for a preseason El Clasico, it’s a debut for Hansi Flick in the storied rivalry. Joining Barcelona after they parted ways with Xavi Hernandez during the summer, Flick will now enter the biggest managerial job of his career with high expectations.  Coming off of winning La Liga […]

Welcome to the weekend! There is more Olympic soccer coming your way this weekend, starting with the U.S. men against Morocco in Paris on Friday before the USWNT follow their compatriots at Parc des Princes on Saturday against Japan. Jonathan Johnson here — the hunt for gold medals in France does not stop and neither […]

Getty Images For the first time in most of the players’ lives, the United States men are back in the Olympic quarterfinals, accomplishing the feat for the first time since 2000. Strong attacking performances against New Zealand and Guniea led Marko Motrovic’s team to this point but now as they will face a tougher test […]

The men’s Olympic soccer knockout phase is now set with the United States up against Morocco, Japan taking on Spain, Egypt meeting Paraguay and hosts France being reunited with FIFA 2022 World Cup conquerors Argentina. The quarterfinals are on Friday with the semifinals coming next Monday before the final next Friday as well as the […]

The U.S. women’s national team will take on Japan in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, refreshing one of women’s soccer’s most storied rivalries of recent years. The pair played a trio of high-profile finals from 2011 to 2015, a period that covers two Women’s World Cups and the 2012 Olympic Games in […]

Kylian Mbappe has invested in a majority stake in Stade Malherbe Caen in France’s Ligue 2 having recently left French soccer to play for Real Madrid in Spain. Les Bleus’ talisman and captain has cultivated a modern brand image on and off the field and strategic investments are part of that. The Normandy-based club will […]

The U.S. women’s national team defeated Australia 2-1 on Wednesday to set up a date with Japan on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Trinity Rodman opened the scoring and Korbin Albert for the second in the second half as the Americans finished the group stage with a perfect 3-0-0 record. How did everyone perform in the […]

Kevin Paredes is dancing yet again as the United States booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Olympics with a 3-0 victory over Guinea. It was the United States men’s first victory over an African nation in Olympic history and the first time that they will be in the knockouts of the Olympics since […]

The U.S. women’s national team will close out Olympic group play against Australia on Wednesday. The Stars and Stripes are coming off a massive 4-1 win over Germany and have already clinched a spot in the knockout rounds. Australia played to a wild 6-5 victory against Zambia, keeping their knockout hopes alive. Both teams are […]

Liverpool and Arsenal step up their preparations for the 2024-25 season on Wednesday as third and second from last term’s Premier League face off in Philadelphia. These two figure to be Manchester City’s nearest rivals too and have made a solid start to their time in the U.S., the Gunners beating Manchester United in Los […]