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The relocation of franchises is one of those grim realities of US sporting existence. You might not like it, but unless you live in a handful of the biggest markets in the country, teams will come and in due course teams will go. For most of the history of the English Football League, such a […]

There are a ton of games in the UCL league phase, and here’s how they could play out Sep 12, 2024 at 11:57 am ET • 9 min read Getty Images A new era of Champions League football is upon us. The league phase begins on Tuesday, 36 sides playing eight games between now and […]

Ange Postecoglou’s first season at Tottenham Hotspur was, simply put, complicatedly eventful. A dream start as the Premier League’s last unbeaten team was swiftly crushed as injuries and suspensions derailed their campaign, exposing some weaknesses that saw them land in fifth place by season’s end, overperforming on preseason expectations and underperforming on early season hype. […]

After an international break during where members of the United States men’s national team didn’t take their chance to impress new boss Mauricio Pochettino, a return to club soccer could offer a much needed reset. It’s clear that Pochettino will have high expectations for the members of the player pool which is why it will […]

Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract at Arsenal. The Spaniard’s current terms had been due to expire at the end of the season but neither he nor his employers had offered any suggestion that Arteta might leave a club that have reestablished themselves as title contenders under his stewardship, which began in December […]

The 2024-25 Serie A season is back and back with a bang as the usual giants aim to fight for the title while other clubs hope they can pull off what Bologna did last season and surprisingly qualify for the Champions League. Inter and Juventus look like the favorites to win the league on paper […]

Although it is still two years away, the road to the FIFA 2026 World Cup is underway and there are already some interesting tendencies developing across the different federations. With Mexico, Canada and the United States hosting, the three CONCACAF nations are guaranteed qualification which means that the region is going more or less according […]

The result of the increasingly crowded international schedule has been to create some snooze-able international breaks and this was certainly in that category. However, there was still impactful action playing out across all continents and there is still the October and November international periods to come. From the UEFA Nations League to the FIFA 2026 […]

If Mauricio Pochettino were in any doubt as to the scale of the task he has just signed himself up for, he needed only to listen to his predecessor and his captain. Tactical tweaks and squad pruning are a way off for the new USMNT boss. The most fundamental aspects of any squad — culture […]

The wait is over as U.S. Soccer has entered a new era following the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the head coach of the United States men’s national team on Monday. Succeeding Gregg Berhalter who was dismissed from the role following the USMNT crashing out of the Copa America group stage, Pochettino is tasked with […]