Soccer
Covering the top players and teams around the world, from MLS to the Champions League
We’ve got content highlighting the best of the best in the world of soccer, both past and present. Read about current news around the world, as well as coverage of star players such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
A crazed fan stormed the set of the US-Mexico soccer match broadcast and then incredibly jumped over the railing, falling an undetermined distance below and leaving fans to wonder what happened to him.
French football legend Thierry Henry is the greatest goals scorer in the country’s history and one of the best strikers ever to play the game. For Euro 2020, he will be an assistant coach for Belgium and not his for his former French Football Federation teammate, France’s manager Didier Deschamps.
In 2015, French striker Karim Benzema was accused of being involved in a plot to blackmail France National Team teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Six years later, Benzema is returning to the France squad for Euro 2020 but will face other issues with teammates due to recent comments.
Although it feels like an eternity ago, Arsenal rocked the soccer world in 2013 by signing Mesut Ozil away from Real Madrid. Now, with the London club mired in mediocrity, they’re hoping to turn things by following the script and signing another playmaker from the Spanish giants. This time, though, the man in question is […]
Star striker Sergio Aguero’s free transfer from Manchester City to Barcelona is a move that will upgrade the team as he will add scoring punch at a small cost. The club hopes it will also keep fellow Argentine Lionel Messi happy and entice him to sign a contract extension.
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne left the Champions League Final with a broken nose and orbital fracture following a collision with Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger. That was bad for City but it might be worse for Belgium which is a favorite in the upcoming Euro 2020 tournament that starts June 11.
Austin FC earned a solid result on the road against Seattle with a scoreless draw.
Legendary soccer manager Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team lost the UEFA Champions League Final to Chelsea, 1-0. This is a tough loss for Guardiola who hasn’t been able to win the Champions League since he left Barcelona and their superstar player, Lionel Messi. Messi, however, has won the prestigious tournament without Guardiola.
When Cristiano Ronaldo retires, he’ll go down as one of the greatest soccer players of all time along with the likes of Pele, Diego Maradona, and his rival, Lionel Messi. After a cryptic Instagram post, it looks like retirement may come sooner rather than later for the $1 billon superstar.
Americans and USMNT teammates Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen will meet in the 2021 UEFA Champions League final as Chelsea takes on Manchester City in an all-English final. The two U.S. stars will each try to make U.S. soccer history and be just the second American player to take home a Champions League medal.
