Brought in as captain and their highest-paid player, Vadim Demidov was incredibly last only three games at Minnesota United before being binned
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A player shy of motivation or a gifted maverick often misused? Wherever you stand, it’s a shame that Italy never truly saw the best of Sebastian Giovinco
Capable of the brilliant and the bizarre, with one of the truly unique skills in football history, this is the story of Mexico legend Cuauhtémoc Blanco
By the age of 24, Miguel Almirón was champion in Paraguay, Argentina and the US. Now he’s facing his greatest challenge at Newcastle
When the City of Angels heard it would be adding Zlatan Ibrahimović to its medley of celebrities, the football world was sent into a frenzy. A return from what might have been…
Wayne Rooney will make a surprise return to the England set-up after the FA decided to honour the former national team captain in a friendly against the United States this month. Rooney,…
As the ball squirmed under the arms of DC United goalkeeper David Ousted, the travelling New York Red Bulls fans knew they were witnessing a moment of history. Bradley Wright-Phillips, the one…
Speed, strength, accuracy and a fair amount of deception are all part of a good baseball pitcher’s arsenal. Atlanta United’s Josef Martínez displayed some of these traits as he threw a few…
It was obvious that Kobe Bryant had lost it in his final season as a Los Angeles Laker. Despite averaging 15.7 points a game, Bryant shot a career-low 31.5 percent, even leading…
AMONGST THE FURY of zLAtan deservedly gripping Major League Soccer, a few storylines went unnoticed in the country. Chicago Fire spent millions of dollars on Bastian Schweinsteiger, one of the league’s most…
WHEN THE US lost to Trinidad and Tobago in October 2017 a classic debate about football in America came to the fore. Would the failure to reach the World Cup effectively kill…
IN 1893, the World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition was held in the city of Chicago to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Officially shortened to the Columbian…
Growing up as a Manchester United fan in the era of the Arsenal Invincibles, I perhaps would have been excused for disliking Thierry Henry. The Frenchman was the archetypal player to strike fear…
WHEN YOU THINK of Los Angeles, what do you think of? Most would probably name Hollywood, celebrities, and a sense of how the other half live. Los Angeles carries a glamorous reputation…
When I was 15 I moved from my wealthy suburban club to play for a Croatian side in the city of Chicago. Not only was the creative style of play more suited…
DURING THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY, 1.3 million Swedes set off for the United States, leaving northern Europe’s largest country in order to start a new life. Such was the…
SPENCER OWEN’S ‘SPENCER FC’ YouTube channel boasts almost two million subscribers. That’s a lot of people. The online activities of this charismatic West Ham fan include video blogs based around the loyal…
IN ACT 1 OF SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT, we’re introduced to the character of Orsino, and the pursuit of his idealised Olivia. In a noble speech, Orsino’s love of Olivia seems to be…