Our favorite time of the year is when Football Reference (Fbref.com) releases the map of the most-viewed soccer teams by state. In 2025 the two most popular teams were Liverpool and Arsenal.
American soccer fans were most interested in 10 MLS clubs, six Premier League clubs, three NWSL teams, Real Madrid and for some reason Ligue 1’s Paris FC.
FBref soccer map of U.S. 2025
Every game at next summer’s 2026 World Cup will feature a hydration break near the midway point of the first and second halves, announced FIFA. Even games played at indoor venues like Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Arlington’s AT&T Stadium will be stopped for three-minute hydration breaks.
World Cup games will be halted at the 22nd minute mark as well as the 67th minute for players to take a break and hydrate.
World Cup hydration breaks
Lionel Messi shocked his fans over the weekend when he made a secret trip to Barcelona and posted a photo of himself in the club’s Camp Nou stadium. The Messi Barcelona trip wasn’t on anyone’s radar, not even the club’s, as the Inter Miami star visited the place he called home for decades.
Following his brace on Saturday during Inter Miami’s 4-0 playoff victory vs. Nashville SC, Messi and Rodrigo de Paul took a brief trip to Barcelona to see the progress on the Camp Nou which has been under construction for three years.
United States goalkeeping legend Tim Howard put the gloves back on for a special showdown against his daughter Ali and the rest of the Tennessee women’s soccer team.
Howard’s last professional game was five years ago with the former USL team in Memphis. The 46-year-old goalkeeper stepped into goal against the No. 12 ranked Lady Vols with supreme confidence and some trash talk.
Little did he know what was coming.
Tim Howard vs Tennessee soccer
An incredible Lionel Messi bodyguard goal has gone viral as the Inter Miami star’s personal security man shared a video of his finishing abilities.
Cheuko posted the clip of his outside-the-box volley to his Instagram. We’re still trying to determine if the finish or the celebration is better.
Lionel Messi bodyguard goal
Leo Messi’s bodyguard Yassine Cheuko just scored a screamer…An Ofcourse it is outside the box pic.twitter.com/dK9NipjBKo
U.S. men’s national team forward, Alejandro Zendejas, delivered a performance to remember on Saturday night, as Club América dismantled rivals Pumas UNAM 4-1 in a fiery Clásico Capitalino at the Estadio Azulcrema.
Ticket sales for the 2026 FIFA World Cup officially began on Wednesday with VISA cardholders able to apply for a chance to purchase tickets. There’s plenty of controversy around the sales process and New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is taking a firm stand.
One of the chief complaints about FIFA’s World Cup tickets is the “dynamic pricing” set to be implemented. While FIFA were proud to announce that fans could attend group stage games for as low as $60, that number could change based on demand.
One of the world’s most unique and outgoing soccer broadcasters is hanging up the headset. The incredible Ray Hudson announced on Tuesday that he will retire from calling games.
Hudson’s passion for the game was unmatched when in the broadcast booth. If you even say the word “magisterial” to a soccer fan, their brain will go immediately to Hudson calling a Lionel Messi goal.
At 70 years old Hudson has decided it’s time for him to call it a career. And what a 23-year broadcasting career it was.
Ray Hudson retires
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.
As of Thursday, Sept. 4, Major League Soccer has yet to announce a punishment for Luis Suárez after he spat in the face of a Seattle Sounders security member following the Leagues Cup final on Sunday.
A Tim Howard Luis Suárez podcast clip saw the American inquire about why the Uruguayan hasn’t faced a more immediate… and physical consequences for his litany of shocking moments on the field.