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Carlos Vela is feeling good and in a glorious state as a footballer. Vela’s present is bright like the beginning of LAFC‘s 2019 season. The team from Los Angeles is undefeated and leads the MLS Western Conference. They average three goals per match and concede one every 108 minutes....
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Innumerable times through history, black athletes have suffered attacks from multiple fronts. The press, fans, referees, team owners, commissioners/presidents and even teammates have questioned, insulted and oppressed them because of their skin color. Football usually falls for the player that feels the badge, that fights for every ball, and...
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Gerardo Martino left a good feeling in his first two games as manager of El Tri. The Mexican men’s national team won both of their matches against Chile and Paraguay with Tata on the bench. Every time there has been a new foreign coach in charge of El Tri,...
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Once upon a time, in the land of the Inca culture, a talented young man was disputing a U-17 World Cup. Born in Mexico but with Brazilian blood in his veins, Giovani Dos Santos impressed the soccer world with his speed, dribbling and the educated touch he possessed. His...
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“No, no, no!” Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga yelled to the bench at the dawn of the Carabao Cup extra time. His hands and gestures denoted frustration when Chelsea’s manager Maurizio Sarri ordered the substitution. When the local sound announced that Willy Caballero was taking Kepa’s place, the Spaniard goalkeeper...
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You could see it in his face, in his gestures. Luis Suarez showed enormous frustration after the match that Barcelona played against Lyon. A 0-0 result expanded his drought to more than 1,400 minutes without scoring in away games. He feels it, and the sentiment is getting heavier. It’s...
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I have a fear. It’s a sentiment that few can acknowledge, but I’m carefully looking into it. I’m afraid that the game that I love will consume forever. However, its apocalypse won’t be on a football pitch, and everything will occur in the commodity of an office by people...
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Atlanta United had one of the best seasons that MLS fans ever witnessed in 2018: a team full of surprises, enjoyable football, broken records and a deserved championship. Tata Martino exploited the talent of Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez; however, part of Martinez’s success came from his associate, Paraguayan attacking...
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On Dec. 3, 2016, the website Football Leaks revealed that then-Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo generated €50 million in marketing. The report stated that Ronaldo paid 4 percent of his total income to Hacienda -Spanish Treasury Department. According to Spanish law, every foreign footballer who makes more than €600,000...
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Gerardo “Tata” Martino was presented as the new coach of the Mexican national team. Martino, 56, arrives in Mexico City after a glorious 2018 MLS season with Atlanta United. During his two years in Atlanta, Martino achieved the MLS Cup and generated a 1.82 points per game average in...
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The most extended Copa Libertadores final edition has a new champion. After four dramatic weeks, the second leg between River Plate and Boca Juniors concluded in the heart of the Santiago Bernabeu. Los Millonarios conquered their fourth Libertadores trophy after defeating Boca 3-1. CONMEBOL gained criticism when the decision...
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After the suspension of the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final due to the altercation conducted by River Plate fans against Boca Juniors’ bus and players while traveling to the Estadio Monumental, CONMEBOL reached an agreement with the RFEF, the Royal Spanish Football Federation, to send the match...
Carlos Vela is feeling good and in a glorious state as a footballer. Vela’s present is bright like the beginning of LAFC‘s 2019 season. The team from Los Angeles is undefeated and leads the MLS Western Conference. They average three goals per match and concede one every 108 minutes....
Innumerable times through history, black athletes have suffered attacks from multiple fronts. The press, fans, referees, team owners, commissioners/presidents and even teammates have questioned, insulted and oppressed them because of their skin color. Football usually falls for the player that feels the badge, that fights for every ball, and...
Gerardo Martino left a good feeling in his first two games as manager of El Tri. The Mexican men’s national team won both of their matches against Chile and Paraguay with Tata on the bench. Every time there has been a new foreign coach in charge of El Tri,...
Once upon a time, in the land of the Inca culture, a talented young man was disputing a U-17 World Cup. Born in Mexico but with Brazilian blood in his veins, Giovani Dos Santos impressed the soccer world with his speed, dribbling and the educated touch he possessed. His...
“No, no, no!” Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga yelled to the bench at the dawn of the Carabao Cup extra time. His hands and gestures denoted frustration when Chelsea’s manager Maurizio Sarri ordered the substitution. When the local sound announced that Willy Caballero was taking Kepa’s place, the Spaniard goalkeeper...
You could see it in his face, in his gestures. Luis Suarez showed enormous frustration after the match that Barcelona played against Lyon. A 0-0 result expanded his drought to more than 1,400 minutes without scoring in away games. He feels it, and the sentiment is getting heavier. It’s...
I have a fear. It’s a sentiment that few can acknowledge, but I’m carefully looking into it. I’m afraid that the game that I love will consume forever. However, its apocalypse won’t be on a football pitch, and everything will occur in the commodity of an office by people...
Atlanta United had one of the best seasons that MLS fans ever witnessed in 2018: a team full of surprises, enjoyable football, broken records and a deserved championship. Tata Martino exploited the talent of Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez; however, part of Martinez’s success came from his associate, Paraguayan attacking...
On Dec. 3, 2016, the website Football Leaks revealed that then-Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo generated €50 million in marketing. The report stated that Ronaldo paid 4 percent of his total income to Hacienda -Spanish Treasury Department. According to Spanish law, every foreign footballer who makes more than €600,000...
Gerardo “Tata” Martino was presented as the new coach of the Mexican national team. Martino, 56, arrives in Mexico City after a glorious 2018 MLS season with Atlanta United. During his two years in Atlanta, Martino achieved the MLS Cup and generated a 1.82 points per game average in...
The most extended Copa Libertadores final edition has a new champion. After four dramatic weeks, the second leg between River Plate and Boca Juniors concluded in the heart of the Santiago Bernabeu. Los Millonarios conquered their fourth Libertadores trophy after defeating Boca 3-1. CONMEBOL gained criticism when the decision...
After the suspension of the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final due to the altercation conducted by River Plate fans against Boca Juniors’ bus and players while traveling to the Estadio Monumental, CONMEBOL reached an agreement with the RFEF, the Royal Spanish Football Federation, to send the match...