Rulings, regulations, and the legal fights shaping the sport.
To say there is money to be made in sports is an enormous understatement. But for every dollar raked in by the juggernauts of world soccer, dozens of other clubs desperately struggle to stay afloat—especially those with financial futures so bleak that only Hollywood stars have the capital to drag them back to respectability. For teams lucky enough to play within a promotion and relegation (pro/rel) system, financial salvation can be earned on the pitch. Soccer clubs outside of that structure, h
Transfer windows are cut-throat. Tottenham Hotspur witnessed this firsthand last summer with a number of missed signings, but none stung more throughout their fanbase than missing out on Morgan Gibbs-White. A deal that, thanks to the positive reports by the likes of Fabrizio Romano, felt in the bag. Yet, to the surprise of almost everyone, Gibbs-White decided
There is an epic scene in the movie Zoolander where Ben Stiller’s character, Derek Zoolander, challenges Owen Wilson’s character, Hansel McDonald, to a “walk off.” As the two male models strut off to prepare for their nonsensical battle, Billy Zane, playing himself, deftly declares to all bystanders with exhilarating exuberance: “It’s a Walk Off!!” Everyone in attendance
Qualifying for an international club tournament is a significant accomplishment for every soccer organization. So significant that many transfer agreements between clubs structure conditional fees around achieving this task. While some football traditionalists might view certain early stages of tournaments as simply pre-qualification rounds for the main stage, at what point, if any, can preliminary stages of a tournament
Secure a UEFA tournament spot for next season. An undeniable goal for every football club living precariously under the UEFA umbrella. With league titles often out of reach for most teams by the time two-thirds of the season eclipses, reaching a spot to play in UEFA’s “prestigious” tournaments is a secondary prize that every team equally covets. For
Major League Soccer’s highly anticipated switch to the European just progressed into the middle third this week when the league announced the details of its “sprint season” that will run during the first half of 2027. The regular season schedule will consist entirely of intra-conference matches, with each team playing all 14 conference rivals, seven at home and
The final iteration of the MLS season as we know it is upon us, with the season sliding its way back into the soccer ether on Saturday, February 21st. New faces on a soccer squad often bring unsubstantiated energy and expectations not only to the pitch but also to the locker room and stands. Conversely, watching reliable players set sail