One of the biggest disappointments during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers was the elimination of Italy. Gli Azzurri ended second in their Group behind Spain and had to battle for a playoff berth against Sweden. Despite having a better, more experienced squad, they lost 1-0 on aggregate score. http://gty.im/874360758 The loss not only means Italy's absence from...
The 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs are underway and there are eight teams vying for the title. And even though the eight teams that managed to qualify are pretty good in their own right, there are a few players that will be missed during the postseason. Players that dazzled during the regular season, but that could...
Experts and pundits all over the world believed the USMNT had an easy path to the 2018 World Cup. They only needed to win against Trinidad & Tobago in the final round of the Hex, and they would be in. It seemed easy, right? After all, T&T were eliminated a while ago from the competition and...
One would think soccer in Europe is over after the top leagues have ended, but that's not true. The 2017 Confederations Cup will start in only a few weeks. This tournament is the trial scenario in terms of safety and logistics for the 2018 World Cup. However, that's not its only function. It also represents the chance...
The 2018 Russia World Cup Qualifiers will go through an important stage over this next two weeks. And we could be on the verge of seeing one of the top players in the world not featuring with his side. Let's be honest: does anyone imagine the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia without Lionel Messi? I'm...
It took several months of discussions, but in the end the FIFA World Cup will change its format for the 2026 tournament. Instead of 32 teams as we know it, now the competition will feature 48 teams and a whole new format. The current Fifa proposal will reformat the World Cup so that the opening stages...
Well, that was quick. Sam Allardyce's tenure as England manager lasted just 67 days and one competitive match. Big Sam dug his own grave though. The former Premier League manager was entangled in a lengthy sting operation dealing with a litany of FA violations and UEFA and FIFA rules circumvention. The video of the seedy...
Every sport has their team that gets more than their fair share of grief. In international football, that team is England. The Premier League draws more eyes than ever, which in turn heaps even more pressure on their national side. But with each passing major tournament, the disappointing results continue to mount for the Three...
It is an image that still haunts Irish fans to this day. They boys in green were on the brink of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. All that stood between them and the tournament was an underwhelming French side. The two were making their way to a penalty shootout when the unthinkable happened...
Jurgen Klinsmann had a tough task in the 2016 Copa America Centenario semifinals against Argentina. Facing the prospect of reaching the tournament's final for the first time in the USMNT history, Klinsmann was drawn against Lionel Messi and, to make matters worse, he didn't have three regular starters as Alejandro Bedoya, Jermaine Jones and Bobby...
