Ninety-five days to go now. There's still so much to prove but so little time for our boys in r̶e̶d̶, white and blue ahead of the World Cup.
The past week in Europe saw the emergence of a young star, strong performances from guys on the fence and two locked-in starters enter transfer purgatory.
After two games played in the Premier League season, Christian Pulisic has managed to play 33 minutes. There has been speculation Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel doesn’t trust the young American, and with a World Cup just months away, game time will be important. Many clubs have been linked with Pulisic, but finding the right fit is easier said than done.
Violence seemed to reign supreme this weekend. There were several fights as the European season fully kicked off on Friday, and Twitter had a field day with Manchester United.
With 15 minutes to go in Almería, it looked like Real Madrid was going to stumble to an opening draw in LaLiga play Sunday, à la Barcelona against Rayo Vallecano yesterday.
After all the Barcelona transfer and registration drama this summer it culminated in a 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano at the Spotify Camp Nou on Saturday. Barcelona went all out this summer signing stars like Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and more just to be shutout at home.
Barça manager Xavi must’ve had a nightmare of a week preparing for Saturday’s home opener. He didn’t even know if Lewandowski, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen, Franck Kessié, Sergi Roberto or Ousmane Dembélé would be available for the game until Friday night.
The summer transfer window for the big five European leagues closes on Thursday, Sept. 1. The past few months have seen a handful of Americans make big moves between clubs. Here are all the USMNT transfers summer 2022.
Brenden Aaronson
Here we go again. It's been one year to the day since everyone prematurely announced the death of LaLiga following Lionel Messi's shocking transfer to PSG. Real Madrid was yesterday's news and Barcelona was a finished club, or so the story went.
Fast forward 365 days and Real Madrid is the reigning European champion and Karim Benzema is the Ballon d'Or favorite. Down in Catalonia, the appointment of Xavi recharged Barça while Robert Lewandowski — Benzema's closest challenger for the world's top individual prize — has joined from Bayern Munich.
It seems FC Barcelona may be feeling the harsh consequences of its actions this summer. After signing a multitude of players in recent months for outrageous transfer fees while already having several players tied to absurd contracts, reports from Spain claim the club may not be able to register two of its biggest signings before the season and could lose them for free as a result.
Barcelona le dio un baño de fútbol a Pumas en el tradicional Torneo Joan Gamper.
El marcador final de 6-0 reflejó el dominio culé sobre el equipo universitario, pero también es necesario decir que fue un poco engañoso, porque bien pudieron siete, ocho o nueve goles de diferencia.
Demoledor.
Antes del partido, el técnico de Pumas Andrés Lillini reconocía las diferencias de nivel que existen entre LaLiga y la Liga MX, pero al mismo tiempo mostraba confianza hacia sus pupilos: "No se me cruza por la cabeza una derrota abultada", decía.
LaLiga vuelve el próximo viernes 12 de agosto con tal vez una de las temporadas más anticipadas desde la salida de Cristiano Ronaldo y/o Lionel Messi.
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