Josef Martinez wants to die in Atlanta
Preseason is officially underway for every MLS team this week. There have been some big acquisitions, some interesting trades, and in Atlanta…an upcoming contract situation for the team’s star player....
19 Jan 202213min
January 18th: This week’s storylines
We have just one week to go until World Cup qualifying starts up again, which means there’s plenty of interesting storylines we’re keeping track of here on The Athletic’s U.S. soccer desk. We had yest...
18 Jan 20224min
The five kingdoms of football
There are a lot of ways to define play style. The Athletic’s John Muller has come up with another one. The five kingdoms of football is a new, graphical way to describe how teams play, and it’s just s...
17 Jan 202213min
Weekend preview: 1/14-16
After a new year’s period where a lot of teams solidified their positions or brought in reinforcements, the second half of the European calendar is underway with a ton of great games this weekend. Bro...
14 Jan 202223min
Lorenzo Insigne’s move to Toronto FC
Last year, Lorenzo Insigne was one of the best players on an Italian national team that won the European Championship. He has long been a key striker for Napoli, has played plenty in the Champions Lea...
13 Jan 202210min
Another twist in the Washington Spirit sale saga
Over the past several months, the Washington Spirit have won the NWSL championship, and also been at the center of a very public tug-of-war over ownership of the club. On one side: Steve Baldwin and B...
12 Jan 202211min
Mexico’s outlook for 2022
Mexico’s 2021 could probably be considered a disappointment overall, but the Mexican federation’s president has big goals going into 2022. Felipe Cárdenas traveled to Mexico for a chat with Yon de Lui...
11 Jan 202211min
What we’re following in 2022
2022 Is underway and we’re back with a slightly shorter edition of the show. We may do more of these going forward; just sort of a short summary of what games are on today, and what stories we’re keep...
10 Jan 20224min
