Leagues: Not as easy as they look
The Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), the 5-team American league that just finished out its 3rd season, cancelled its 2012 season today while holding out hope for a return …
The Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), the 5-team American league that just finished out its 3rd season, cancelled its 2012 season today while holding out hope for a return …
Historically, they are two of the biggest rivals on the international soccer stage. Now the fates have once again pitted England against Germany, as the …
Nowadays, every sporting activity requires the athlete to have strength, speed, and endurance to perform better. Soccer especially requires the athletes to build muscle so …
With the leagues halted and crowds dispersed, our soccer itch can only be scratched by one thing: transfer talk. Some would argue coronavirus has left …
Last summer, 72,000 fans packed M and T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to watch a “friendly” between Chelsea and AC Milan. This summer, with less …
The Swedish striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic recently announced that he is leaving LA Galaxy, telling his US fans that they can now go back to watching …
A bit behind on this, but the new MLS team in Seattle (The Sounders) have sold more season tickets (per game) than the Mariners. Here …
Today’s WSJ has a review of the book, Play Their Hearts Out, by SI reporter George Dohrman. The book examines the world of elite youth …
I attended the Inter Milan-Manchester City “friendly” last night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Here is an article describing the game. From my somewhat …
We recently examined some research by sports journalist Adam Drury who reported on Premier League betting data to chart each football team’s weekly progress during …
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