All About The Beautiful Game
Charles Erb 
The Olympics have started, and to be honest, this isn’t a tournament that most soccer fans favor. For a starter, the men’s eligibility rules prevent some of the best players from playing. Only four players above the age of 24 can be selected for the national teams. They don’t even have to be the best … Read more
Because of the European Championships, Olympics, Gold Cup, and Copa America, most European teams have yet to do much business in the transfer window. Traditional powerhouses like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Juventus have made relatively few moves, whilst some smaller teams have been making smart, under-the-radar moves. In this article we’ll look at who … Read more
Recently, Africa has become a hotbed for young talent. Future stars are making names for themselves. Take Egyptian (and African) champions Al Ahly: Ahmed Hegazy, Trezeguet, and Ramadan Sobhi who have all recently transferred to successful European teams. And Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca have sold Yassine Bounou, who has since become one of La Liga’s best … Read more
In January, I wrote an article on the Egyptian Premier League. At the time, many fans were growing frustrated with UEFA and European soccer in general, and the later planning of the Super League didn’t help. In the article, I encouraged readers to look into other leagues, mainly Egypt’s Premier League. Now, seven months later, … Read more
The UEFA team of the tournament has been announced, with the best performers at every position making the team. (You can find that list here.) The list is solid, but I thought I’d make a list of who I think should have made the team. Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italy Who else could it be? Gianluigi … Read more
In a tight game that ultimately went to penalties, Italy defeated England to win the 2020 European Championship. After taking the lead in the second minute from a Luke Shaw strike, England sat back and defended. This is a strategy that worked for them the entire tournament, as the Three Lions had not conceded in … Read more
The final of the 2020 Euro has arrived, and, a couple years ago, this result could not have seemed farther away. These two teams have struggled in recent history. At the 2014 World Cup, England failed to make it out of the group stages. Italy were in the same group and also managed to be … Read more
The final four teams of the Euros have been decided. The big teams continued to drop, as Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, and Ukraine were all eliminated. Belgium had been ranked as the top team in the world according to FIFA, and Switzerland was ranked thirteenth. But who eliminated these teams, and who could still win … Read more
For the first time since signing with Barcelona in 2000, Lionel Messi is officially a free agent. These past few seasons, Messi has made his displeasure with the Blaugrana clear. Last season he pushed for an exit, only denied because the clause allowing him to move for free expired. Messi ended up staying with Barcelona, … Read more
Just when you think you have it all figured out, everything changes. After the Czech Republic beat the Netherlands (which you can read about here), everyone assumed that would be the biggest upset of the Round of 16. The impressive Dutch side that won Group C lost handily to the Czechs, and that was that … Read more