Alyssa Clang Archives

February 22, 2024 | Inter Miami

What we learned about Lionel Messi, Inter Miami in their MLS opener

After 90 minutes of intentional, possession-based play, Inter Miami clinched a 2-0 victory Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., over Real Salt Lake in the Major Soccer League season opener. Here's what we learned.

February 21, 2024 | Soccer

MLS season opener pits Messi against Salt Lake's 'Moon Boy'

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are drawing the spotlight in the MLS season opener, but Salt Lake wunderkind Diego Luna could steal the show.

February 21, 2024 | Soccer

Premier League best bets: A weekend defined by its absences

Welcome to Matchday 26 of the Premier League season. If you think this week feels a little light on heavy hitters, you're not imagining things. But YB's Alyssa Clang says there's still plenty of opportunity.

February 20, 2024 | Soccer

MLS 2024 preview: Four teams that could be in deep trouble

After a two-month hiatus, Major League Soccer returns Wednesday with competition that's never been more fierce. Twenty-nine teams will compete for the 2024 MLS Cup.

February 20, 2024 | Soccer

Inside the deal for Kylian Mbappe to leave PSG for Real Madrid

The story began 10 years ago, when French striker Kylian Mbappé — then just 14 — left his childhood bedroom bedecked with Real Madrid posters for a training session with the Spanish giants.

February 19, 2024 | Soccer

MLS 2024 preview: The four teams that are most improved

After a two-month hiatus, Major League Soccer returns this week with competition that's never been more fierce.

February 19, 2024 | Formula One

Formula 1 preseason testing: What to expect from season opener in Bahrain

The 2024 Formula One season is upon us. The 10 teams and 20 drivers have descended on Bahrain in preparation for the competition ahead.

February 16, 2024 | Soccer

2024 MLS preview: Four dark horses for the MLS Cup

After a two-month hiatus, Major League Soccer returns next week with competition that's never been more fierce. Twenty-nine teams will compete for the 2024 MLS Cup, but what team will win it all?

February 16, 2024 | Formula One

2024 Formula One liveries, predictions: Red Bull, McLaren

The 2024 Formula One season is nearly upon us.

February 16, 2024 | Soccer

2024 MLS preview: Four favorites to win league title

Major League Soccer returns next week after a two-month hiatus with competition never more fierce. Twenty-nine teams will compete for the 2024 MLS Cup, but what team will win it all?

February 15, 2024 | Soccer

Premier League Game of the Week: Manchester City and Chelsea have points to prove

Here's what Yardbarker's Alyssa Clang is keeping an eye on as Man City and Chelsea meet in our Premier League Game of the Week.

February 15, 2024 | Formula One

2024 Formula One liveries, predictions: Mercedes, Ferrari

The 2024 Formula One season is nearly upon us, with preseason testing on Tuesday and the Bahrain Grand Prix slated for March 2.

February 14, 2024 | Soccer

Premier League best bets: Can Tarkowski raze Crystal Palace?

Welcome to Matchday 25 of the Premier League. YB's Alyssa Clang says we're well and truly back after the stop-start jerkiness of the January schedule, with a full suite of games set for this weekend and the middle of next week.

February 14, 2024 | Soccer

USMNT's Miles Robinson fuels turf-vs.-grass discussion in MLS

Robinson's concern is legitimate. The safety issues around turf are real.

February 13, 2024 | Formula One

Fernando Alonso's second act is changing the conversation about age in Formula One

Formula One is an intensely physical sport. Drivers perform complicated, pitch-perfect, split-second movements over the course of several hours, and they do so while facing G-forces that are more than double those of the world's most vicious roller coasters.

February 12, 2024 | Inter Miami

'An absolute joke': How MLS's preseason 'coverage' hurts the league's momentum

If you're a casual fan of Major League Soccer, you've undoubtedly read headlines about the league's 2024 preseason. There's just one problem: Most headlines feature Lionel Messi-led Inter Miami and no one else.

February 12, 2024 | Formula One

2024 Formula One liveries and predictions: Alpine, VCARB and Aston Martin

The 2024 Formula One season is nearly upon us, with preseason testing on Feb. 20 and the opening Bahrain Grand Prix on March 2. It will be a season of transition for the sport, with Lewis Hamilton closing his peerless Mercedes career and 15 of the sport's 20 drivers out of contract for 2025. One thing is for certain: F1 will look different in 2025 than it does today.

February 9, 2024 | Soccer

Inter Miami's 'Messi effect' attracts hyped Argentinian youth prospect

Lionel Messi's arrival in Major League Soccer with Inter Miami triggered sold-out season tickets, record league subscriptions and more media coverage than the league had received in years, but there's more to the Messi story than just the short-term frenzy.