By: Matthew Terry Leicester City finds itself back in the FL Championship The magical 2015-16 run of Leicester City is a tale that will be told for years to come. The story of how Claudio Ranieri helped turn the Foxes from perennial relegation candidates to champions of England is one that was once unheard of […]
By: Chris Olszewski The structure of the United States soccer pyramid is in flux. But don’t worry about MLS. After 20 years, they have successfully entrenched themselves at its top. For MLS to fall from its lofty perch would take an incredible turn of events. But for divisions two and three (the North American Soccer League […]
Justin Bjorseth The SEC regular season drew to a close for the Tigers at Walton Stadium on Tuesday. They played host to the #17 Florida Gators, who came into the game looking to ride a three game winning streak into SEC tournament play. Missouri looked to gain a little momentum entering the tournament, and end […]
WHY WAS THE MAN UNITED-LIVERPOOL MATCH SO DISAPPOINTING? By: Danny Shin There was certainly a lot of hype coming into Monday’s match between Liverpool and Manchester United. After all, one would assume that a fixture between England’s two most successful clubs would make for an entertaining sporting event. Not to mention, Liverpool-Manchester United is arguably […]
By: Mac Whaley In college and high school athletics, senior night can often be packed with some slight modifications and plenty of emotion. It certainly was on Friday night at Walton Stadium, but it didn’t affect how the Missouri soccer team played. “It was definitely emotional, but at the end of the day it’s a […]
By: Chris Olszewski Current rumors revolving around the 2017 MLS All-Star Game point to the game being held at Soldier Field in Chicago. Chicago has held the event once before, at Toyota Park in 2006. That was the tail end of the glory days for the stadium’s resident Chicago Fire. The Fire would win the […]
By: Aaron Carter The Missouri women’s soccer team won its second consecutive game when it defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 2-0 on Thursday night. This shutout victory improved Missouri’s record on the season to 7-3 (2-1 in SEC), while the Wildcats fell to 4-4-2 (0-2-1 in SEC) on the year. The Tigers also witnessed the return […]
By: Andy Humphrey We’re no strangers to seeing star athletes briefly retire and then come back to play professionally, but this doesn’t feel like any ordinary comeback story. If you rewind to a year ago today and asked ten casual American sports fans about Landon Donovan, how many of them do you think would be […]
By: Adam Reckamp Both Chelsea and Liverpool enter Friday night’s match at Stamford Bridge flying high. While Chelsea slightly stumbled last week with a draw against Swansea, they are unbeaten under new manager Antonio Conte and appear rejuvenated after the absolute debacle which was their title defense last season. Conte’s switch to a fluid 4-3-3 […]
By: Chris Olszewski Hype and expectations are perhaps nothing new to anybody surrounding NYCFC. Even putting aside the pedigree and deep pockets of their owners City Football Group and Yankee Global Enterprises, NYCFC themselves turned on the hype machine in the two years before beginning play in 2015. The club picked up a host of […]