Soccer, the world’s most popular sport, involves two teams competing to score goals by kicking a ball into the opponent’s net. It’s a thrilling game of skill, strategy, and teamwork.
As U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic’s slump continues, the question becomes: Which player can the USA rely on ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in June? Former USA midfielder Dax McCarty joined “First Things First” on Wednesday to point out that striker Folarin Balogun is the perfect player to help lead the…
Lamine Yamal has been left heartbroken after Barcelona’s European exit but has vowed to return the club to the top of the continent. The Liga leaders were dumped out of the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid, and Yamal has taken to Instagram after the game to explain that the loss was part…
Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has taken the extraordinary step of consulting the country’s president, Lula, over whether Neymar should be included in the squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Santos forward’s international future has become a matter of state importance as he battles recurring fitness issues in his homeland. Ancelotti seeks presidential approval…
England international Jude Bellingham has urged his Real Madrid teammates to step up ahead of their crucial Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Bayern Munich. After suffering a 1-2 home defeat at the Bernabeu on April 7, the club face a defining moment. The midfielder insists the squad must show bravery to overturn the deficit…
Was an unexpected departure of a key figurehead at U.S. Soccer affect the men’s national team as we count down to the World Cup? According to FOX Sports’ Alexi Lalas, the exit of Matt Crocker as U.S. Soccer’s sporting director for a similar role with Saudi Arabia raises concern due to its timing and potential…
A key figurehead is leaving U.S. Soccer with the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two months away. An unexpected twist for one of the tournament’s co-hosts with the biggest edition ever of soccer’s marquee event now on the horizon. Earlier Tuesday, I reported that Matt Crocker will be exiting his role as sporting director…
Javier Mascherano is out as Inter Miami’s coach, a stunning move that comes only four months after leading Lionel Messi’s club to the MLS Cup title. Mascherano, a former teammate of Messi at Barcelona and with Argentina’s national team before reuniting with him as coach, is leaving for personal reasons, the team said. Mascherano’s entire…
Matt Crocker is leaving his position as U.S. Soccer’s sporting director with immediate effect to take a similar role with Saudi Arabia, multiple sources told me on Monday. Assistant sporting director Oguchi Onyewu, head of women’s development Tracey Kevins and Dan Helfrich, the organization’s COO, will assume Crocker’s duties in the lead-up to the 2026…
Lamine Yamal is looking to LeBron James for some inspiration as he tries to lead Barcelona to a Champions League comeback. Barcelona visits Spanish rival Atletico Madrid on Tuesday needing to reverse a 2-0 loss from the first leg of the quarterfinals at home last week. Yamal changed his Instagram profile image to a photo…
Tottenham have suffered a devastating setback in their fight against relegation with news that captain Cristian Romero will miss the rest of the Premier League campaign. The Argentine international sustained a serious knee injury during Sunday’s narrow defeat at Sunderland, leaving new manager Roberto De Zerbi without his most influential defensive figure. Collision leads to…
