The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) sent shockwaves through the soccer world last week when they announced that Manchester City would be banned from the UEFA Champions League for two seasons after violating Financial Fair Play rules instituted to prevent clubs from spending more money than they generate. City will appeal the decision, so it may be […]
With most English Premier League teams on a winter break, Romelu Lukaku and his Inter Milan club stole the headlines in the soccer world this weekend after beating cross-town rivals A.C. Milan 4–2 in the Milan derby. The comeback victory put Inter atop the Italian Series A over Juventus, the winners of the last eight […]
Sander Berge shocked the soccer world late last month when, despite being sought after by many of Europe’s elite, he decided to sign for Sheffield United. A newly-promoted side, United has vastly surpassed expectations sitting in sixth place, perched in between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the English Premier League standings. Breaking their transfer record to sign Berge was a real […]
Ever since Christian Pulisic broke into the first team at Borussia Dortmund in 2016 as a bright-eyed teenager, he has been hailed as American soccer’s savior. After thriving in the German Bundesliga for two full seasons as a 19- and 20-year-old, Pulisic moved to Chelsea over the summer for $73 million, making him by far the most expensive […]
Just as baseball uses the minor leagues and basketball uses the G-League to develop their young players, all professional club sides in Europe have reserve and youth teams which they use to develop players through their academy system. But while basketball instated a pre-draft age limit, there are no such restrictions in soccer that prevent teams from […]
After the club’s most successful season in the Premier League era, where they finished third in the league and reached the final of the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur is in turmoil this season. The Spurs followed up a humbling 7–2 defeat at home to Bayern Munich with a dismal display in their 3–0 away defeat to Brighton on the […]
Despite a glittering managerial resumé, that includes two Champions League titles, three Premier League trophies, and three La Liga wins, José Mourinho, dissatisfied with the talent in his squad, called Manchester United’s second place finish in 2017/18 “one of his [his] best achievements.” […] This article was first published in Fansided on June 15, 2019.
This would allow United and Solskjaer to spend their resources on more troubling issues in defense and midfield. The final defeat when United lost to Cardiff 2-0 ended a turbulent season for Manchester United.[…] This article was first published in Fansided on May 22, 2019.
While the United States has one of the world’s most successful capitalist economies, its sports leagues take a surprisingly egalitarian approach. Each of the four main leagues has a draft every year that rewards the worst teams from the previous season by giving them higher picks. There is practically no financial penalty for bad performance. […]
Manchester United fell 0-3 to Barcelona in their Champions League Quater-Final 2nd leg on Tuesday, in an abysmal performance that highlighted the difference between them and Europe’s elite […] This article first appeared in Fansided on April 16, 2019.
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