Francisco Varallo was the last surviving player from the 1930 World Cup who died at 100 years old in 2010. Known as Pancho, he played for the Argentine national team from 1930 to 1937 and was a member of Argentina’s squad at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930. With 194 career goals in only … Read more
From Ademir to Zico, we celebrate and remember the best forwards in soccer’s greatest tournament since its inauguration in Uruguay in 1930. This Hall of Fame represents a shamelessly subjective selection that will inevitably provoke disagreement. Few would question the places of great forwards in soccer such as Pele, Diego Maradona, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, or Ronaldo, … Read more
Women’s soccer in England has made tremendous progress over the last 50 years. The Women’s Football Association, formed in 1969, organized the first women’s national competition: The Mitre Trophy, for the 1970-71 season. More than 45 years later, the national knockout cup has become the Women’s FA Cup Final. In 2019, the attendance was over … Read more
Borussia Dortmund was formed on 19 December 1909 by a predominantly youthful group of steelworkers and miners. The decision was a spur-of-the-moment affair and the name an equally spontaneous choice. “Borussia” was appended to the front because it was the house beer served in the pub where the meeting took place. So the club is … Read more
The recent growth in women’s soccer has further led to the emergence of a generation of superstars. In this feature, we are going to look at the best women’s soccer players in 2021. The rise in popularity of women’s soccer has been quite evident in the last couple of decades. The FIFA Women’s World Cup … Read more
So you ask what club has the best soccer stadium in the world? If you randomly asked 100 soccer fans today, you’d probably get 60-80 different answers. This article will review 10 of the best soccer stadiums that everyone soccer lover should visit in their lifetime. 1. Karaiskakis Stadium The Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, located … Read more
A small club from a working-class city in northern Italy captured the imagination last season. Atalanta’s high-scoring habit has been a breath of fresh air in the typically defensive Serie A. Rebuilding Hailing from Bergamo, Lombardy, Atalanta has always been a modest club. Merely a decade ago, the side was toiling away in Serie B, … Read more
The 2010 USA World Cup roster was feeling quite confident leading into the tournament. They had previously defeated Spain in the Confederations Cup the year before and had no issues qualifying for the first World Cup being held in Africa. In their first match against arch-rivals England, they drew 1-1- thanks to a Clint Dempsey … Read more
In 1977, Yasuhiko Okudera made history when he signed for Cologne, thus becoming the first Japanese player to play professionally in Europe when the game was still amateur in Japan. We examine the soccer career of the first Asian to score in the European Cup, as well as his transition to life in Germany and … Read more
A soccer field is a term used mostly in the United States to refer to a soccer stadium that is either purpose-built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary purpose is to host soccer matches as opposed to a multi-functional stadium that can be used for many sports. Soccer fields may also host other … Read more