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Why MLS must avoid introducing clock-stoppages as the league continues to search for relevance
The timing, if nothing else, is extraordinary. With the FIFA World Cup just weeks away from kicking off on American soil, the most significant moment in the history of soccer in this country, the idea has been floated to fundamentally alter the way the sport keeps time. According to a
"F*ck Off LAFC": How the MLS club sparked a battle for Swiss football's most storied club
When Grasshopper Club Zürich hosted FC Luzern at the Letzigrund stadium on Saturday, the ultras who typically drive the atmosphere were conspicuously absent from their seats. In their place hung two banners. The first read, with weary resignation: "We just don't feel like it right now."
Should USMNT fans temper expectations for the 2026 World Cup?
The flags are out. The tickets are being purchased (well some are, at least). With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to kick off on American soil this summer, the nation's soccer enthusiasm has reached a fever pitch, and with it, expectations that are drifting dangerously beyond what
How MLS is betting on the 2026 World Cup to transform American soccer forever
32 years ago, the United States hosted a World Cup. At the time, soccer was a sport for kids and immigrants, a game played in the suburbs on Saturday mornings but rarely discussed at the bar. Then the tournament arrived, and something shifted. Crowds showed up in numbers that stunned