Soccer XIs

USMNT MLS XI vs. European XI: Who Would Win (Or Would It Be A Scoreless Draw)?

We just couldn’t help ourselves. With just over 60 days to go until the release of the most anticipated book since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we had to celebrate Bruce Arena’s magnum opus, What’s Wrong with US?: A Coach’s Blunt Take on the State of American Soccer After a Lifetime on the Touchline (so blunt), by revisiting the former USMNT manager’s favorite dilemma — the MLS cohort versus their "hotshot" European counterparts. 

Four World-Beating Teams That Could’ve Been If Not For Transfers

With three months still remaining in Europe’s major leagues, four of the five most-watched competitions are pretty much already decided. In Germany, Bayern Munich have ostensibly been crowned champions with an 18-point lead over their nearest rivals. In England and France, it would be shocking to see Manchester City and PSG throw away their respective 13-point and 11-point advantages. Spain is tighter, but Barcelona comfortably sit nine points clear of Atletico Madrid.

Imagining A 2017-18 North vs. South EPL All-Star Game, Er, Match

All-Star gaaaames. There’s nothing more exciting than watching the NBA’s West beat the East 192 to 182 while the 6-10 Anthony Davis scores 52 points off 39 shots, and there’s nothing more sporting than watching Canadian journeyman Will Johnson crunch Bastian Schweinsteiger on the ankle after the German graciously appears following a grueling summer spent winning the World Cup.

The Next Competitive USMNT Game Is Over 600 Days Away. What Will The Starting XI Look Like?

The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup is coming! Not quickly, but more so in the way that time inevitably passes and eventually reaches a certain date, this date being over 600 days away. Barring an invitation to the 2019 Copa America, the Gold Cup will serve as the USMNT’s first competitive match after the Trinidad and Tobago disaster. What will the USMNT roster look like come then?

A Pep Guardiola XI Consisting Only Of Full Backs Would Actually Be Dope AF

Before Pep Guardiola came down from the mountaintop proclaiming the new age of the 4-3-3 with attacking width providing by the wide defenders, nobody knew what a full back was. Sure, Roberto Carlos once struck a football so hard that we all admitted their existence, but that was all anyone knew about the position. What did they do? Why were they there? It was hard to know and even harder to explain.

This Fan's All-Time Dutch XI Tattoo Is Problematic

This is just disgusting.

The United States Men's National Team Ultimate World Cup Starting XI

The United States has appeared in 10 FIFA World Cups, including the last seven straight. Out of those 10 appearances, they've fallen at the first hurdle on five occasions. The most notable exceptions include the first-ever World Cup in 1930 when the side finished third in the 13-team tournament and their run to the 2002 quarterfinals in Japan and South Korea.

Chelsea Rejected These 11 Players, But Together They Would Tear Up Any Team In Europe

Meet a team with an average age of just 26 and enough talent to batter almost any team on the planet. Their common link? They were all chewed up and spat out by Chelsea FC.

Xavi Claims Catalonia Would Be A Top Team And LOOK AT THAT STARTING XI

Cataluña, la comunidad autónoma ubicada en el extremo este de España con Barcelona como su capital y su ciudad más grande, ha estado pidiendo su independencia desde la Guerra civil española. Con una autonomía cultural y política, además del uso prevalente del idioma catalán, seguido de eso la región tendría su propio equipo nacional de fútbol.

Sin embargo, Cataluña no está afiliado con la FIFA o la UEFA y eso los descalifica de poder participar en la Copa del Mundo o en el torneo europeo.

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