Lots of Change in the Soccer World Involving Ukraine, Russia

Yarmolenko Ukraine West Ham

Since the time my last article was written, a lot has changed. At the time, no real challenges had been made towards Russia or Russian teams concerning their eligibility in major tournaments. Only Poland and Ukraine had announced their intentions to not face Russia, whilst Path B rivals Czech Republic had not. Major European sponsor … Read more

Four Players Whose Stock Rose After Round Two of AFCON

Selim Amallah Morocco

The action continues to pick up at the African Cup of Nations, with new stars emerging every match. Several of Africa’s top teams were unable to find victories, with Ghana, Algeria, and Senegal among the teams who failed to find wins the second match day. This saw some of the players with the highest rise … Read more

Four Players Whose Stock Rose After Round One of AFCON

Burkina Faso stands flag

The first round of the African Cup of Nations had it all: drama, penalties, referee errors, goals, saves, upsets, and more. However, whilst superstars such as Sadio Mane stole the show, many lesser known players put in performances that could well see them move onto bigger teams. In the AFCON Preview, I mentioned multiple players … Read more

Key MLS Players to Watch at the AFCON Tournament

Jamiro Monteiro Union

In case you haven’t noticed, Major League Soccer—the MLS—has been making waves recently. Transfers have made headlines of late, with former FC Dallas star Ricardo Pepi and Orlando striker Daryl Dike both heading abroad. However, the league is also now spending the money they earn: Italy and Napoli winger Lorenzo Insigne has agreed to contract … Read more

A Look Ahead at the African Cup of Nations

African Cup of Nations

After two postponements, the not-really-2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) is finally set to take place in early January. Originally postponed due to concerns about the rainy summer season in Cameroon, the tournament was then pushed back for another year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite further worries about the coronavirus pandemic, the Confederation of … Read more

The USMNT Squad Is In: Who Should Have Made It?

USMNT vs Trinidad

It’s safe to say that the US Men’s National team isn’t exactly thrilled with its current performance in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. Despite sitting second in qualifiers, they lead Canada by just a single point and fourth-placed Panama by only three. Considering only the top three teams are guaranteed to qualify, this is far from … Read more

Denmark Qualify for World Cup; Senegal and Morocco Advance

Morocco World Cup

Denmark have booked their place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, becoming just the third team to qualify thus far. Qatar qualified as host nation, whereas Germany became the first team to advance through qualifiers, confirming with a 4-0 victory over North Macedonia. Denmark had a hectic Euro, to say the least. After the … Read more

Back for More: Germany First to Qualify for World Cup

Germany Timo Werner

Germany have officially become the second team to qualify from the 2022 World Cup, having beat North Macedonia 4-0. Hosts Qatar were the first to qualify, as hosts always qualify. This didn’t look to be the case early on. After beating Iceland, Germany struggled in a narrow victory over Romania before losing to 2-1 to … Read more

Leg One Complete: Who Looks Set To Qualify For The Champions League?

benfica champions league

The final round of Champions League qualifiers has begun. The two-legged affair sees 12 teams from some of Europe’s top leagues (and Moldova) battle it out for the final spots in Europe’s biggest tournament. With the first legs having taken place so far, several teams are already looking likely to qualify. But who are these … Read more

Brazil To Play Spain With Men’s Olympic Gold On The Line

Brazil Olympics

The Olympic men’s final has been decided and it will see the two most valuable teams at the tournament face off. Spain hold a market value of $619.3 million per Transfermarkt, whereas Brazil’s value of the combined squad is over $400 million. No other team has a market value of over $150 million, so it’s … Read more

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