With its clay terraces, the ochre-coloured Stade El Harti in Marrakech’s bustling Gueliz district is a venue that neatly demonstrates the transformation in Moroccan football over the past decade. Until 2010, it was the 10,000-capacity home to Kawkab Athletique Club de Marrakech, a middle-ranking side who could not wait to move to a 45,000-seater stadium … Read more
“So how do we move forward? It requires a mature and honest look inward. Instead of focusing outward and placing blame, we need to examine what has prevented football from fulfilling its potential in this country. “We have the largest participation base of any sport, yet for some reason, it doesn’t fully connect. The connection … Read more
Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition. The site, expected to open next year, is a feat of engineering considering the narrow dimensions of the fresh land below … Read more
Manchester: One of the most striking moments of soccer in 2024 was when Rodri hobbled onto a stage in Paris on crutches to receive the prestigious Ballon d’Or for best male player of the year. The Manchester City and Spain midfielder had been one of the most outspoken critics against the increasingly congested soccer calendar, … Read more
It was only six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine when, on a balmy September evening in eastern Germany, I came across Mykhailo Mudryk shortly after midnight. This was September 2022 and Mudryk was by then an emerging talent for the Ukrainian champions, Shakhtar Donetsk. He scored and was the team’s major attacking threat in … Read more
Trinity Rodman made an appearance on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast this week. Rodman is a United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) soccer star and daughter of NBA and Chicago Bulls legend, Dennis Rodman. 5 Rodman is one of the most colorful characters in NBA historyCredit: AFP The elder Rodman won five NBA championships during … Read more
Christian Pulisic caused a stir this week by insisting there was an agenda against American players in European soccer. USMNT teammate Weston McKennie agreed with the AC Milan star after years of fighting for his first-team future at Juventus. 3 Pulisic is looking ahead to the 2026 World Cup on home soil The Italy-based duo … Read more
USMNT stars Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie have opened up on their experiences of anti-American bias within the European soccer world, the U.S. captain saying the sentiment ‘pisses me off’. Speaking in the first episode of a newly released docuseries on Paramount+ titled ‘PULISIC’ which will chart the U.S. captain’s journey to the 2026 World … Read more