Here at The18, we don't condone small shin guards (the tibia is more exposed than Leeds United's backline), but we certainly enjoy the roguish wild cards who risk it all in the name of comfort.
Shock results rocked the boat in MLS Matchweek 11, with upsets happening from Seattle to Miami and San Jose to Charlotte. Frontrunners have emerged in both the league standings and the MVP race as several big names set the scoresheets alight and dazzled in front of packed crowds.
We’ve seen how successful and interesting behind-the-scenes documentaries on professional soccer clubs have been. Amazon’s “All or Nothing” and Hulu’s “Welcome to Wrexham” come to mind as the latest success stories.
Now HBO is getting in on the action with their latest soccer docuseries “Angel City” which will follow the Los Angeles-based club’s inaugural season in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Juncos Hollinger Racing and the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced Wednesday that driver Agustín Canapino will contest this month’s Indianapolis 500 with a livery celebrating La Albiceleste's recent World Cup triumph. Soccer and motorsports often find ways to mingle and this latest collaboration may be one of the best yet.
The latest episode of Ted Lasso brought us ever closer to the series finale but no closer to resolving the myriad of complications that are serving to bring our beloved characters down.
Something's got to give with the finish line is sight, and here's what we're pondering.
*Ted Lasso S3E8 spoilers below*
#1. Can Richmond still win the Premier League?
Los años pesan, lo sabemos. A medida que nos ponemos más viejos, el metabolismo es más lento, nos volvemos más sedentarios, se ensancha la cintura y para qué seguir. Pero no tiene que ser así.
Y Chicharito Hernández está aquï para mostrarte el camino.
OK, OK, OK. Chicharito es un atleta profesional y todo. Sin embargo, uno igual puede sacar lecciones proporcionales al ver su impresionante cambio físico al comparar lo que era a los 31 años y a lo que es hoy a los 34.
El delantero mexicano del LA Galaxy no tiene partes blandas: es pura fibra y músculo.
Henry Martín es, hoy en día, uno de los grandes referentes del fútbol mexicano. Delantero mundialista con el Tri, capitán del Club América y flamante campeón goleador del Clausura 2023.
Sí, estamos viviendo el momento prime de La Bomba.
Matchups at the top and bottom of the table make for some interesting reading. The two best teams in the East faced off in Foxborough, while Kansas City played host to both the NFL Draft and a struggling Montréal side to varying degrees of success. In the West, dropped points from Seattle, St. Louis, and San Jose only gave more life to LAFC on their week off.
Springtime is finally here, marking a return to outdoor soccer across the country after a particularly brutal winter. It's time to play the game the way the Football Association intended.
With the changing of the season comes certain rites of spring that all players will recognize.
#1. Securing the bag.
Peso Pluma is ruling the world, kids.
El mexicano viene bajándose de los escenarios de Coachella y tiene el contador de reproducciones de Spotify corriendo más que un equipo aplicando gegenpressing. Sus ritmos realmente cautivan a las masas y en el mundo del fútbol no son inmunes a su influjo.
Doble P, por cierto, no es ajeno al balompié y es por esa razón que decidimos reunir algunas de las historias que dan cuenta del vínculo que los une.