Managers

Over-Performing Underdogs: The "Burnleys" of European Football

Every league has that one team that isn't really all that good but just seems to hang around for far longer than they should. They don't spend much, they don't play entertaining football, and they never really win any big games. Yet when the season ends, they are always mid-table.

In the 2010s, that team in England was Wigan Athletic, as Roberto Martínez's brand of "Guerilla Soccer" kept an underfunded Latics side in the Premier League for eight years.

Watch: Doggo Calms Bundesliga Coach Forced To Isolate With Covid

FC Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart is one of the more demonstrative managers in the Bundesliga. Forced to watch Cologne’s big game against Freiburg from home while self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, Baumgart brought his antics from the sidelines to his own living room on Saturday. Fortunately, he had a very good doggo to keep him calm.

Cologne beat Freiburg 1-0 on Saturday to move up to sixth place, within one point of Freiburg for Europa League contention and two points back of fourth-place Union Berlin, currently clutching to the final Champions League berth.

Aficionados Bloquean Autobús De Rayados Para Protestar Por Su Papelón En El Mundial De Clubes

La derrota de Monterrey ante el Al Ahly en el Mundial de Clubes fue un absoluto desastre. Rayados desperdició la ventaja de tener un plantel mucho más rico y fuerte, y ahora tendrá que conformarse con la disputa de un poco glamoroso quinto puesto. 

Por supuesto, la crítica al equipo no se ha hecho esperar y va desde los cuestionamientos tácticos al técnico Javier Aguirre hasta las acusaciones de que los jugadores del club están apapachados.

¿23 Millones De Dólares A La Basura? América Volvió A Perder Y Los Fans Piden La Renuncia De Solari

El Club América parece estar en un pozo sin fondo. Las Águilas cayeron la noche del sábado de manera estrepitosa ante el Atlético de San Luis y sumaron su octavo partido sin conocer la victoria. Lo peor de todo es que sus jugadores se pasean por los campos de la Liga MX cabizbajos y sin encontrar respuestas al momento en que viven, mientras que los aficionados apuntan dedos exigiendo la renuncia de Santiago Solari, su entrenador, así como la del director deportivo Santiago Baños.

Former USMNTer Retires To Join NWSL Coaching Ranks

Lee Nguyen was always one of the more technically gifted players in the USMNT player pool. For 15 years he played all over the globe, from the Netherlands to Vietnam, Los Angeles to Boston.

On Friday, he announced his retirement to focus on coaching, re-signing as an assistant coach with the NWSL’s Washington Spirit.

Berhalter’s Photo With Fans Isn’t The Giant Ordeal Critics Think It Is — People Just Want To Be Mad

The United States men’s national team’s victory against Honduras in the freezing Minnesota cold is going to be a game talked about for years down the road.

En Toronto FC Ven A Carlos Salcedo Como Si Fuera Sergio Ramos

Carlos Salcedo no pudo tener un mejor día en su primera jornada como jugador del Toronto FC. El Titán recorrió las instalaciones del club, conoció y compartió con sus compañeros, se entrenó y al final del día hasta recibió un boost a su ego, luego de ser comparado con Sergio Ramos.

Stephen A. Smith — Who Knows Nothing About Soccer — Provides One Of The Best Berhalter Takes

United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter has been facing hefty backlash after he described his team’s 2-0 loss to Canada as “dominant.” The drama has reached such a high echelon that soccer fans have now been gifted with a Stephen A. Smith USMNT rant.

On a call with the equally polarizing Taylor Twellman, Stephen A. gave one of his classic rants about the man in charge of the USMNT.

Lampard Gets Second Chance In Premier League Tasked With Saving Everton

Having waited almost a year for another shot at top-level management, Frank Lampard has been tasked with as tough a challenge as it gets: resurrecting an Everton side in turmoil.

It is not the best time to be a Toffees supporter, and protests outside Goodison Park have become commonplace.

Fans have called for the board to be sacked, pleaded with the club last summer not to appoint former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, and made clear — in graffiti as well — their opposition to the proposed hiring of Vitor Pereira over Lampard.

USMNT Humbled 2-0 By Superior Canada In World Cup Qualifying

Hoping to build off Thursday's win over El Salvador with another three points in Canada on Sunday to all but book a ticket to the 2022 World Cup, the USMNT came undone in Ontario during a 2-0 defeat in which Gregg Berhalter's attackers were frozen to the artificial turf at Tim Hortons Field. 

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