On March 30th, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo, filed a federal complaint by means of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing U.S. Soccer of wage discrimination. As a result of the collective bargaining agreement long ago negotiated between members of the U.S. women’s national team and U.S. Soccer, they… Read More »
Pour commencer, je dois déclarer mon nouvel intérêt au football américain, que les américains appellent « soccer ». Je ne suis alors pas un expert du « soccer » américain ; je ne suis non plus un expert du « soccer » en général, je ne suis qu’un fan passionné du sport. La création de la MLS en 1993 était un bon… Read More »
“€100 million for Pogba”,”The most expensive transfer in the history of football is just around the corner”, “Zidane needs Pogba in Real Madrid”… There have been a lot of rumors about Pogba’s future, as he is certainly the most discussed figure on the transfer market. I hope and pray that he decides to stay… Read More »
Photo Credit: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists This week the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released the Panama Papers. The Panama Papers are a massive list of records that were leaked from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, illuminating a large network of offshore holdings from high ranking foreign leaders and wealthy individuals.… Read More »
In the wake of the U.S. Women’s National Team filing a lawsuit demanding equal pay from the U.S. Soccer Federation during the past week, the USWNT and the soccer world received shocking news about one of its former superstars Sunday morning. After being pulled over at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, former U.S. forward Abby Wambach, 35,… Read More »
A week ago, ESPN released answers to a survey they conducted with 123 MLS players. Two questions stood out to me. The first, was “You’re commissioner for a day. What’s the one thing you’d change about the MLS?” The top answer? 44 percent of the players said that salaries are the one thing that they… Read More »
He paces along the sidelines, arms crossed. Sometimes, he sits, hand on chin. Nevertheless, his expression remains stern, almost intimidating to the participants and referees alike. He closely observes the contest in its entirety, never once shifting his attention away from the action before his eyes. Such mannerisms may be aptly ascribed to Mike Krzyzewski,… Read More »
Friday night in Guatemala City, the U.S. men’s national team did something that it had not done since 1988—it lost to Guatemala. In a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier on the road, the U.S. allowed the home squad to jump out to a quick 2-0 lead—one that it would not relinquish—and failed to find the back… Read More »
I was watching the Northern Iowa / Texas A&M game this last weekend, and I had the stunning realization that I had been held captive by a game that meant literally nothing to me. My family has no ties to either college. I’ve never been to College Station, or to Cedar Falls, (Yes, I had… Read More »
El Dinero en Fútbol Aunque el fútbol es un deporte y mucha gente de todo el mundo juega para diversión, la realidad es que las ligas y equipos profesionales son negocios reinado por el dinero. Los clubs pueden decir que su meta es ganar en el campo, pero la meta de ganar dinero es… Read More »
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