In February 2017, Matej Hradecký, a promising midfielder at SJK Seinäjoki in Finland’s top flight, suffered a devastating knee injury. A Finland international, and recent trialist with 2. Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC, this injury threatened to completely derail his career. The Veikkausliiga, Finland’s top tier, hadn’t even started, yet he would miss the entire season. […]
Historically, Finland has not been a country that focuses on soccer. Due to the country’s long and unforgiving winters, many of Finland’s elite athletes focus on indoor sports. Ice hockey is the major sport, while NBA fans will recognize Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen. Motorsport is another big sport for Finland, while other sports remain
Twelve months after the Euro 2020 group stages were supposed to end, they finally have. The group stages had it all – trauma, heartbreak, relief, upsets, joy, heroics – and now it is time for the knockouts. Sixteen teams will be moving on, and eight teams have already gone home. But which sixteen, and did
Slowly but surely, the MLS is becoming the exporter of talent that it once hoped to be. Within the past few seasons, Miguel Almiron, Brenden Aaronson, Alphonso Davies and many more MLS players have been sent to Europe. Clubs like the LA Galaxy are now realizing that because of this, the previous MLS strategy of
If you read my previous article, found here, you know I said that Venezuela had a great chance to make it to their first ever World Cup ever, thanks to the return of Josef Martinez as well as many young prospects. With World Cup qualifiers set to return, some as early as October, I figured