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.
Marcus Rashford’s renaissance performance for Barcelona vs. Newcastle on Thursday stunned fans and has continued to raise eyebrows due to the statistics that followed.
Rashford bagged a beautiful brace for Barcelona with a precise header and then a GOLAZO from distance.
A Tim Weah goal vs Real Madrid made history on Tuesday as the Marseille forward became the first American to score a Champions League goal at the Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid went on to win the game 2-1.
Weah opened the scoring in the 22nd minute for the French club following a quick counter attack. Real Madrid were dispossessed near midfield and Mason Greenwood found Weah for the goal.
Tim Weah goal vs Real Madrid
The appearances of Americans in Europe’s most prestigious club competition has become a norm in the past few decades. With players like Weston McKennie who has played in five straight editions of the competition and Christian Pulisic who won the tournament in 2021 with Chelsea, the UEFA Champions League has gotten accustomed to seeing the United States’ best.
With appearances, though, comes the most important part of the game and an honor that many of today’s American Champions League stars have under their belt in the tournament — scoring goals.
The two-time reigning Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí proved her brilliance once again on Friday with a sensational back-heel volley in Barcelona’s 4-0 league victory.
Bonmatí scored twice in the span of three minutes against Logroño with her first being an absolute beauty.
Aitana Bonmatí scorpion goal
In the 21st minute Bonmatí received a cross that was slightly behind her and improvised brilliantly to score a volley with her heel.
Griezmann might be him, folks.
Atlético Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann is a man of many trades and with the start of the 2025-26 NFL season this weekend, it’s only right we take a look back at when the legendary Frenchman proved his passion for American football when he left NFL star Deebo Samuel stunned during a special collaboration between the NFL and Atlético Madrid in 2024.
Yamal is cooking on and off the pitch, ladies and gentlemen.
FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has sparked fresh headlines after seemingly going public with his new girlfriend.
The 18-year-old forward and Barça's new No. 10 has been linked to the 25-year-old music artist, Nicki Nicole, for several weeks, with rumors of their relationship first surfacing when she was said to have attended his 18th birthday party. She also attended the pre-season friendly match between Barcelona and Como 1907.
American midfielder Johnny Cardoso will join Atletico Madrid from Real Betis, both LaLiga clubs confirmed on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old has signed a contract until 2030 with Diego Simeone's side after a successful spell at the Seville-based club.
Johnny Cardoso Atletico Madrid transfer
Luka Modric’s final Real Madrid game didn’t go as planned with a staggering 4-0 defeat to PSG in the Club World Cup semifinal, but the Croatian midfielder still found a way to show his class off the pitch.
The 39-year-old midfielder bid farewell to Real Madrid after 13 incredible years with the club. A video taken at the Madrid airport in the early hours of Friday showed who Modric might be passing down the midfield responsibility to.
Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish midfielder Fabian Ruiz scored twice in a devastating first-half display as the French champions demolished Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday to book their place in the Club World Cup final against Chelsea.
Two defensive errors handed PSG their opening goals within nine minutes at MetLife Stadium.
PSG vs Real Madrid highlights