Month: May 2020

Jeff Carlisle dives into MLS’s proposed wage cut with the season still suspended indefinitely. Jordan Morris says the USMNT are “confident and optimistic” about Gregg Berhalter’s direction for the team. Major League Soccer announced plans for its new youth development platform, incorporating 65 youth clubs along with 30 MLS academies. The platform will include more
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Barcelona’s full squad takes to the training field as they prepare for the return of La Liga. Sid Lowe outlines Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta’s goal to bring Man City’s Pep Guardiola back. Barcelona‘s chances of signing Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez could be thwarted after Javier Tebas said La Liga’s financial regulations will be
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espn Will lack of crowds affect player performance? ESPN Illustration Look away now, Fernando Torres, Mario Balotelli and Bebe; Bill Barnwell is back to reveal the worst moves in Premier League history. ESPN The world has come to a standstill, so we compiled 10 shows and documentaries that will scratch your soccer itch while in
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Craig Burley reacts to Christian Pulisic’s comments surrounding his not-so-warm welcome at Chelsea. The Exploding Heads create CGI “fan-amations” in the absence of fans from stadiums. Mark Ogden and Don Hutchison explain why players and clubs are pushing back against the league’s approach. Shaka Hislop and Craig Burley recount their experiences of how crowds can
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Giovanni Reyna has a pile of match jerseys neatly stacked in one of the unpacked cardboard boxes in his new apartment, located roughly 15 minutes from Borussia Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park home in Germany. “There have been a lot of firsts for me,” he says. He has the Borussia Dortmund jersey from the first time
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Julien Laurens examines La Liga’s approach to resuming league play with clubs returning to training. La Liga president Javier Tebas has said there will be “zero” risk for matches to be played every day when competitive football returns in Spain after its pause because of the coronavirus pandemic. Spain’s first- and second-division clubs have now
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Gab Marcotti explains why the Premier League is pushing for closed-door home matches when the season resumes. Danny Higginbotham disagrees that Premier League players care more about their bank balance than health. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said that the 20 top-flight clubs discussed the cancellation of the 2019-20 season for the first time
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