Our closed, isolationist, anti-competitive professional sports league model has been misapplied to US club soccer for over a century. While the rest of the world adopted open leagues, independent clubs, promotion, and relegation, the American Soccer League has failed time and time again, never reaching their vast potential. As club soccer grew to dominate the … Read more
Football players in England and Wales are represented by a trade union known as the PFA (Professional Footballers Association). There are over 5,000 members of this professional sports trade union, which was founded in 1907. Current and former footballers, scholars, and coaches in the Premier League, the FA Women’s Super League, and the English Football … Read more
There is a long history behind football (or soccer as it is sometimes called). In the middle of the 19th century, football became what it is today in England. Football history includes alternative versions of the game that existed much earlier. Football Pre-History Football has ancient origins. Indeed, almost every culture has enjoyed kicking a … Read more
The current president of FIFA is Swiss-Italian Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino. The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress elected him FIFA President in February 2016. The FIFA President was re-elected in June 2019. Furthermore, the International Olympic Committee elected him as a member in January 2020. Current President Of FIFA Background A lawyer, Gianni Infantino, served as secretary … Read more
Although it may seem like yesterday to some, it is over 50 years since the 1970 Brazil team wrote itself into the history books by winning the Jules Rimet trophy for the third time. Not only did they win the World Cup, but they also did it in considerable style, producing some of the most … Read more
Spain and the Netherlands contested the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final on 11th July 2010. The venue for the final was Soccer City, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. To reach the final, the Netherlands finished first in Group E, winning three matches, then defeated Slovakia in the round of 16, Brazil in the quarterfinals, and … Read more
With the 2014 World Cup returning to Brazil, the country had much to prove since it had suffered two consecutive quarterfinal exits in the preceding competitions. The Brazilians were eager to abandon Dunga’s defensive play to return to their natural attacking style of football. Brazil went further in the 2014 World Cup but couldn’t beat … Read more
Champions: Arsenal Runners-up: Liverpool Champions League places: Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United. UEFA Cup places: Leeds United, Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers (League Cup), Fulham (Intertoto Cup), Ipswich Town (Fair Play Draw) Promoted (from 2000/01): Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers Relegated: Leicester City, Derby County, Ipswich Town Leading Scorer: Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 24 goals Premier League … Read more
By the late 1930s, it was no longer enough to be the game’s pioneers. Instead, British football had to continually prove itself on the soccer field as ‘the masters of the game’ against an ever-wider range of former pupils, given the continued growth in football’s popularity worldwide. Nevertheless, British football, like the people and the … Read more
North Korea vs Portugal has played each other twice in World Cup tournaments. Both times Portugal has been victorious. Both occasions have been unique matches. 1966 World Cup: Portugal 5 – North Korea 3 If England were the winners of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, it was Portugal who boasted the tournament’s outstanding individual performer. … Read more
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