By: Casey Rhine
Ohhhh El Clásico, where to begin. One of soccer's most heated, yet most deeply cherished rivalries.Few of you readers get to experience El Clasico, in Barcelona, while it's happening. This was my mission on December 23rd and should be your mission on May 6th if you are not lucky enough to go to the game in the Camp Nou.
FIFA and Netflix announced major news on Friday as the popular streaming service was awarded exclusive rights to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups in the United States. Fans have mixed feelings.
Weston McKennie is on Cloud 9 after scoring a fabulous scissor kick goal against Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. His biggest haters, Leeds United fans, appear to be in shambles on social media.
After Wednesday's game McKennie did an interview with CBS and was asked by Micah Richards about his loan spell with Leeds United.
Football Reference (Fbref.com) released their 2024 statistics for the most-viewed soccer team pages by state and it’s evident that a Gooner takeover has happened.
American soccer fans were most interested in five Premier League teams, several local Major League Soccer clubs and three National Women’s Soccer League teams. The one outlier was West Virginia who loved Real Madrid in 2024.
Last year Arsenal were the most-viewed club in 11 states and D.C. This time around Arsenal dominated the map with 28 STATES. Arsenal would’ve won the electoral college with this map.
Major League Soccer announced Lionel Messi as the winner of the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award on Friday. The Messi MLS MVP reaction from fans has been mixed with some upset that a player who appeared in only 19 games got the award.
The vote for MVP is done so by players in the league, select media members and club technical staff. After all the votes were accounted for the Inter Miami star edged out Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernández.
Messi received 38.4% of the vote while Cucho accounted for 33.7%.
Messi vs. Cucho 2024 stats
Reactions of Vinícius Jr. missing out on the Ballon d’Or vary depending on who you ask. A Rebecca Lowe Vini Jr. rant on the “It’s Called Soccer” podcast showed exactly which camp she is in about the controversy.
Lowe does not think highly of the Real Madrid star.
Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team announced their arrival with a testicle joke and one of, if not the worst team name we’ve ever seen. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the nut-sack haters themselves, BOS Nation FC.
For more information you can go to the domain that they registered, paid for and said “yeah, this is what we want to do.” That domain is toomanyballs.com.
No seriously, it’s actually toomanyballs.com.
Boston NWSL team name reveal
The Christian Pulisic penalty kick debacle during AC Milan’s 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina on Sunday has drawn a wide range of reactions. ESPN FC pundit and former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley pointed his blame at the American forward for the situation.
Guilherme Biro was sent off in the closing minutes of Austin FC's 2-1 loss against the LA Galaxy, and fans are asking for the Brazilian to receive a hefty suspension. It could very well be warranted.
Watch: Guilherme Biro red card tackle on Riqui Puig
During added time of the match between LA Galaxy and Austin FC on Saturday, a long ball sent into Riqui Puig, perfectly lobbed through Biro on the half-volley, sent the Spaniard flying following a clumsy tackle from the Austin defender. The Galaxy bench was sent into raging flames.
New United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino will oversee his first game in charge on Oct. 12 in a friendly vs. Panama. On Wednesday the first-ever Pochettino USMNT roster was announced featuring 25 players.
Let’s look at the players Pochettino will call upon for the upcoming friendlies vs. Panama and Mexico.
First Mauricio Pochettino USMNT roster
The full squad headed to Texas pic.twitter.com/A3KpUsnYpP