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During International Women’s Day weekend, Record.com columnist Ignacio “Fantasma” Suarez published a story about a first-division player involved in a sexual scandal. Despite the damaging and compelling testimony from the victim, the institution that represents the player, Pumas, denied every single part of the column in a press release....
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Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that in recent times, the success of a football club comes with economic ambition and sports intelligence. The previous argument was mostly seen in European leagues like Germany, France, Spain, Italy and England. It’s also seen in the UEFA Champions League, in which teams with substantial...
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As the MLS expansion project keeps its track, the American soccer market is gaining the attention of Liga MX assets, coaches, executives and Mexican footballers. The wages, lifestyle and multiculturalism of MLS seduce underpaid talent. One of the missions of MLS is to attract the attention of the Latino...
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The relationship of Marcelo Gallardo and the Copa Libertadores feels like the union of two different poles in a magnet: they’ll attract to each other, no matter the circumstances. After walking through the empty halls of relegation, River Plate found a talisman in Marcelo Gallardo. And it made sense,...
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What happened to the FIFA Disciplinary Code that promised to protect the integrity of the game and downplay racism? Italy fell back into the hands of an old demon. Verona’s racism targeted Brescia’s Mario Balotelli with loud gorilla noises every time he contacted the ball. The Italian striker committed...
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The most exciting factor of any playoffs is that often the best team of the regular season doesn’t win the championship. And the full domination of Los Angeles FC by the Seattle Sounders was not the exception to the standard rule. LAFC broke or reached every MLS record, became...
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Los Angeles FC is in dangerous territory. October will define if it’s remembered as the most ambitious project in the history of MLS or as another good team with an impeccable campaign. If LAFC doesn’t culminate 2019 with the MLS Cup, it’s going to be a statistic, a precedent,...
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Football fans should be happy that the UEFA Champions League is back on track. European football brightness is always great to watch, and even more so during Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Although the Champions League is an excellent option for sports gamblers, keep your money out of the group...
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“A lot of people say that football has nothing to do with life. I don’t know how much they know about life, but they don’t know anything about football.” That’s how Argentinean winger Angel Di Maria ended a reflexive social media post that echoed beyond his followers. His message...
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In the last months, FIFA implemented a particular set of rules. Handballs, goal kicks, free kicks and dead balls had changes in addition to what new FIFA legal director Emilio Garcia Silvero did for the game. The FIFA 2019 Disciplinary Code will allow referees to suspend the match in...
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Football is benevolent with peculiar characters. Some of them grew up with a star on their forehead, called to be the next heroes. But instead, they spent their careers as nomads, looking for a place to fit in. Giovani Dos Santos had many chances to become the player that...
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Fearless, practical, and organized. There is an exponential growth when Sweden faces challenging opponents in tournaments like the Women’s World Cup and Olympic Games. There is an “I believe” magnet that the Swedish have when they play against teams that on paper are slightly superior to them. The Scandinavians...
During International Women’s Day weekend, Record.com columnist Ignacio “Fantasma” Suarez published a story about a first-division player involved in a sexual scandal. Despite the damaging and compelling testimony from the victim, the institution that represents the player, Pumas, denied every single part of the column in a press release....
Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that in recent times, the success of a football club comes with economic ambition and sports intelligence. The previous argument was mostly seen in European leagues like Germany, France, Spain, Italy and England. It’s also seen in the UEFA Champions League, in which teams with substantial...
As the MLS expansion project keeps its track, the American soccer market is gaining the attention of Liga MX assets, coaches, executives and Mexican footballers. The wages, lifestyle and multiculturalism of MLS seduce underpaid talent. One of the missions of MLS is to attract the attention of the Latino...
The relationship of Marcelo Gallardo and the Copa Libertadores feels like the union of two different poles in a magnet: they’ll attract to each other, no matter the circumstances. After walking through the empty halls of relegation, River Plate found a talisman in Marcelo Gallardo. And it made sense,...
What happened to the FIFA Disciplinary Code that promised to protect the integrity of the game and downplay racism? Italy fell back into the hands of an old demon. Verona’s racism targeted Brescia’s Mario Balotelli with loud gorilla noises every time he contacted the ball. The Italian striker committed...
The most exciting factor of any playoffs is that often the best team of the regular season doesn’t win the championship. And the full domination of Los Angeles FC by the Seattle Sounders was not the exception to the standard rule. LAFC broke or reached every MLS record, became...
Los Angeles FC is in dangerous territory. October will define if it’s remembered as the most ambitious project in the history of MLS or as another good team with an impeccable campaign. If LAFC doesn’t culminate 2019 with the MLS Cup, it’s going to be a statistic, a precedent,...
Football fans should be happy that the UEFA Champions League is back on track. European football brightness is always great to watch, and even more so during Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Although the Champions League is an excellent option for sports gamblers, keep your money out of the group...
“A lot of people say that football has nothing to do with life. I don’t know how much they know about life, but they don’t know anything about football.” That’s how Argentinean winger Angel Di Maria ended a reflexive social media post that echoed beyond his followers. His message...
In the last months, FIFA implemented a particular set of rules. Handballs, goal kicks, free kicks and dead balls had changes in addition to what new FIFA legal director Emilio Garcia Silvero did for the game. The FIFA 2019 Disciplinary Code will allow referees to suspend the match in...
Football is benevolent with peculiar characters. Some of them grew up with a star on their forehead, called to be the next heroes. But instead, they spent their careers as nomads, looking for a place to fit in. Giovani Dos Santos had many chances to become the player that...
Fearless, practical, and organized. There is an exponential growth when Sweden faces challenging opponents in tournaments like the Women’s World Cup and Olympic Games. There is an “I believe” magnet that the Swedish have when they play against teams that on paper are slightly superior to them. The Scandinavians...