Inter Miami languished in last in the Eastern Conference early in the Major League Soccer season, but 2023 has turned into a season to remember. The club won its first major trophy, the Leagues Cup, during the summer with help from ex-Barcelona players Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and superstar Lionel Messi.
Just how did the Houston Dynamo go from basement dweller of the MLS to U.S. Open Cup champion?
The purists might be more excited about Aston Villa vs. Brighton and the rubberneckers might eagerly anticipate Everton vs. Luton, but our Premier League Game of the Week is Spurs vs. Liverpool. This is a statement-making match for both sides, and YB's soccer expert Alyssa Clang has her best three picks.
Houston was spectacular Wednesday night, and its convincing 2-1 victory sealed the club's first trophy in five years.
Eight years ago, the world of soccer was shook by indelible images of FIFA executives at the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich.
It’s Matchday 7 of the Premier League season and things are finally starting to make sense. With the volatility of the first few weeks ironed out, YB's soccer expert Alyssa Clang is seeing who these teams really are and what they’re all about.
Since he joined Inter Miami earlier this summer, Lionel Messi has lit up Major League Soccer, but he's not the only Argentine to do so.
The long-standing rivalry between Dutch powerhouses Ajax and Feyenoord is one of the fiercest in Europe. The twice-annual league match between the teams is appointment viewing for soccer fans around the globe. It's also known for fierce and fast play, full of sparks.
Atlanta United's lowest point this season came in July in the Leagues Cup, where Lionel Messi's Inter Miami destroyed it 4-0 in Florida. What a difference a few weeks makes.
The World Cup champs continue to stifle opponents on the pitch, and now the Spaniards are making more inroads as it pertains to protecting women and compensating them adequately.
Quick: who do you think is capable of winning the MLS Cup? Plenty of teams have come up this season as a strong answer.
It could be no other: Our Premier League Game of the Week is the North London Derby. Arsenal and Spurs, Spurs and Arsenal.
Sebastian Vettel loves it so much that he's based his first post-retirement environmental initiative there. He invited all of the drivers out to the grand opening of his "bee hotels" on Suzuka's second turn.
While Lionel Messi's bout of "muscle fatigue" is an obvious concern for Inter Miami, it could open the door for some of the team's less-heralded players to step up in a big way.
After a wild week of Champions league action — featuring golazos, red cards and plucky little Union Berlin making its emotional European debut — this weekend’s Premier League fixtures feel a bit sedate in comparison. But that won't stop YB's Alyssa Clang from sharing her picks.
Union's journey from semi-professional soccer to the Champions League has been swift, steady and, in the words of German newspaper Der Tagesspiel, "absurd."
The Champions League, which began play Tuesday, is Europe's biggest soccer tournament. Thirty-two teams from across the continent compete to determine who is the strongest.
Nearly all the news about Inter Miami has been good since Lionel Messi joined the team during Major League Soccer's summer break. The once-embattled team went on a tear with Messi, scoring 33 goals in 12 games — and rose from the bottom of the MLS Eastern Conference to become a challenger for the postseason.
Formula One isn't just about the cars.
It has been a rough few years for Everton Football Club. After narrowly escaping relegation from the Premier League during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, the Toffees are winless in their first four games of 2023-24 and shouldering $516 million in debt.
Formula One has entered its home stretch. The circuit's last race, the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, was the final one on the European circuit for the season. The remaining eight Grands Prix races will be scattered across Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.
It's been two long weeks since our last Premier League Match of the Week — two weeks since Arsenal and Man United did us a solid by delivering on our predictions in grand style. Can Man City-West Ham live up to that one? YB's soccer expert Alyssa Clang has the answer.
Lionel Messi isn't the only factor fueling Inter Miami as the MLS playoffs near. Examining the rising and falling teams in the league as we hit the stretch run of the season.
This weekend's EPL action features many knife-edge games between teams near each other in the table. And that’s great news for bettors. YB's soccer expert Alyssa Clang explains why.
There's plenty of off-track drama swirling around Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix in Formula One, involving a lawsuit and case fit for the movies.