Austin FC announced yesterday that the club had signed a multi-year deal with Argentinian attacking midfielder Sebastián Driussi. The contract keeps Driussi in Texas as a designated player until 2025, with an option to extend a further year until 2026. Singing … Read More
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Gareth Bale’s LAFC Heroics and Wales’ First World Cup in 64 Years
Gareth Bale: a big player for a big occasion. When he scored a 128th-minute equaliser for LAFC in the MLS Cup Final, which they would go on to win by penalties, it was a script the likes of Stephen Spielberg … Read More
Western Conference Showdown: Where Austin FC v LAFC will be Won and Lost
This weekend, two MLS Cup contenders face off in a game that will show us just how serious they are about winning the Western Conference. Second-placed Austin host Conference leaders LAFC: two of the most exciting teams in the MLS. … Read More
One of the Craziest Weekends in MLS History – As Told By the Data
The last weekend of MLS action before the All-Star game later this week was utterly chaotic. A total of 57 goals were scored on Saturday – a single day league record, surpassing the previous record by 11. Seven of the 13 … Read More
Breaking Down Taty’s Move to Girona FC
New York City FC forward Valentin Castellanos, better known by his nickname, ‘Taty’, has been the subject of transfer speculation for months. Speaking at a press conference before the game with Inter Miami, NYCFC interim head coach Nick Cushing revealed … Read More
Gaga Slonina to Chelsea: The Numbers Behind the Goalkeeping Sensation
After weeks of noise and rumour, Chelsea officially announced the signing of 18-year-old Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gabriel ‘Gaga’ Slonina yesterday. He joins on a six-year deal that sees him loaned back to Fire for the remainder of the 2022 MLS … Read More
Five Contenders for the 2022 MLS Golden Boot
As Taty Castellanos moves to La Liga, a window has opened for a new player to step forward and claim the MLS golden boot – the award given to the league’s top scorer. Excluding Taty – last season’s winner, who … Read More
Three Things Wayne Rooney Needs to Fix at D.C. United… Quickly
Wayne Rooney was unveiled earlier this week as the new head coach of D.C. United, a place where he spent two successful seasons as a player in 2018 and 2019. The ex-Manchester United captain and England’s all-time leading goal-scorer resigned … Read More