It emerged on Tuesday that Benfica coach José Mourinho was the preferred candidate to replace Real Madrid’s Álvaro Arbeloa this summer. The Portuguese coach really wants to return to the Santiago Bernabéu and has a clause in his contract with Benfica that would allow him to do so for only 3 million euros. He currently…
With just two months until the World Cup, Matt Crocker will step down as sporting director of the US national soccer team after three years of working for the Saudi Arabian federation. Crocker is neither a coach nor a player; He is essentially a general manager. So his surprise departure, first reported by Fox Sports,…
In Mauricio PochettinoIn the perfect universe, everyone in the U.S. player pool will maintain top health and fitness throughout the World Cup roster selection process and well into this summer’s soccer fun. Reality, however, has other ideas. Advertisement And for six weeks until he announces his 26 selections, Pochettino will see players return from and…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off this June in North America and will bring together 48 teams in 16 host cities. For the United States Men’s National Team, the tournament is an important test of the progress made under the direction of coach Mauricio Pochettino. Since his arrival, Pochettino has focused on implementing a…
Reece James admitted he found it “super difficult” to captain Chelsea at first due to the pressure and the fact he wasn’t fit. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP TO GET THE LATEST UPDATES, RIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! IN THE APP STORE James was named captain at the start of the 2023/2024 season by Mauricio…
Tottenham are looking for another manager after sacking Thomas Frank, and they want his immediate successor in place before the players return to training on Monday. Frank had only been in charge since June but, with the club 16th in the Premier League and just five points above the relegation zone, Spurs have ended his…
Mauricio Pochettino has expressed his determination to one day win the Premier League and the Champions League. The Argentine coach is preparing for next summer’s World Cup, when he will lead the United States in their local tournament. But his long-term ambitions are to return to elite European club football. Advertisement In an interview with…
Overall, it was a productive weekend for the United States World Cup hopefuls spread across Europe, the United States and Mexico. Four scored, four assisted and two helped their Canadian team advance to the MLS Cup for the first time. For four of them, in particular, it was also a strangely lovely weekend. Advertisement Let’s…
