Opinion

The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup will serve as a major opportunity for several United States men’s national team players to prove themselves to head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Big stars will miss the tournament including Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah and Gio Reyna due to the Club World Cup. Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson and Yunus Musah will also skip the tournament due to rest.

This presents the chance for several fringe players to make a name for themselves and show why they should be considered for the 2026 World Cup roster.

Several Inter Milan fans are going viral after a video was posted showing the supporters attempting to get back into San Siro after learning their side had scored a late equalizer.

Inter were on the brink of defeat against Barcelona until Franceso Acerbi scored a shocking equalizer to make it 3-3 in the 93rd minute. While the home fans went nuts, some Inter fans had already left the building to try and beat the traffic.

Here was the moment they desperately tried to get back inside for the 30 minutes of extra time.

Inter fans leave early vs Barcelona

Juventus’ women’s team celebrated their first league title in three years on Friday as they defeated AC Milan 2-0 to clinch the Serie A title. While the occasion should call for joy and celebration, an Alisha Lehmann Juventus video has gone viral with fans criticizing her.

The Swiss international is one of the largest brands in women’s soccer with 10s of millions of followers across her various social media accounts.

A viral video of the Juventus team celebrating has caused debate online as Lehmann can be seen front and center leading the team in a dance to Karol G.

A video of Kylian Mbappé picking up car that delivers the game ball went viral after the little delivery mobile broke down near midfield.

Prior to France’s UEFA Nations League quarterfinal clash against Croatia on Sunday, a little Volkswagen remote controlled car arrived at midfield with the ball. Mbappé picked up the ball and then would have to pick up the car because it appeared to be out of gas… or battery.

Kylian Mbappé picking up car after it breaks down

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.

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.