Lionel Messi crowned MLS MVP for 2024 season
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has been voted as Major League Soccer’s MVP for the 2024 season. It was the 37-year-old’s first full season at the U.S. club, whom he …
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Holiday gift guide 2024: What to get the sports fan who already has everything
Shopping for sports fans can be harder than one might think. Chances are the fan in your life already has a variety of hats, jerseys and who knows what else …
How Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will be impacted by Tata Martino’s exit
As Inter Miami closed in on a record-setting 74-point season and a Supporters’ Shield trophy, much of the credit was given to Lionel Messi. When healthy, the 37-year-old Argentina national …
Marco Angulo, FC Cincinnati and Ecuador midfielder, dies aged 22
FC Cincinnati midfielder Marco Angulo has died aged 22, five weeks after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. Angulo, on loan at Ecuadorian club LDU Quito this season, was …
How Miami moved to the epicenter of the global game – with a little help from Lionel Messi
“Miami loves football. The world loves football, and the world loves Miami.” That was FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s claim on October 19 when he announced that Inter Miami, per FIFA’s …
Lionel Messi at the Club World Cup makes sense – but how he got there is ridiculous
FIFA isn’t hiding it anymore. When you’re in desperate need of a big broadcast deal and some major American sponsors in the next few months, the time for subtlety has …
Paul Pogba spies light at the end of the tunnel and a chance to play again – but where?
“Finally the nightmare is over,” Paul Pogba declared on Friday evening, grateful and relieved to see a shaft of light at the end of the dark tunnel in which he …
Mauricio Pochettino: Introducing his USMNT backroom staff — and what each of them do
When Mauricio Pochettino stands on the touchline at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on June 12, 2026, watching his US men’s national team (USMNT) begin their World Cup finals campaign, …
The U.S. must believe ‘we can win the World Cup’? Pochettino will need all the help he can get
It is perhaps easy to hear Mauricio Pochettino say his new players must “believe” they can win the World Cup and roll your eyes. It’s the sort of flashy soundbite …
Inside Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT deal: Hayes’ role, Chelsea delays and Argentine steak
U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker looked down at his phone as he stood in his home gym in Southampton, England, and saw the message from Mauricio Pochettino. Several days …