“Can I bring a tiger to the United States?” It is Yohanes Zewdu’s last request to a demanding footballer. After a chance phone call from Samir Nasri fifteen years ago, Zewdu embarked on a career providing luxury travel and concierge services to soccer’s biggest stars through the company he founded, Kloudout. The last few months … Read more
Mexico’s hopes of a 2023 World Cup spot have already been dashed at the CONCACAF W Championship. Can defender Kenti Robles and coach Monica Vergara right the ship? Alfredo Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images Initially seen as one of the favorites to win one of four direct tickets to the 2023 Women’s World Cup, Mexico has immediately … Read more
Watch players who produce impressive stats within a new style of play. Look at the fan response, whether measured by the crowd at a game or showing up at the airport to welcome a player who hasn’t played in one yet. As the 2023 launch of Major League Soccer expansion team St. Louis City SC … Read more
Everything has changed at Chelsea this summer under new ownership, and several players will nervously look over their shoulders until the market closes. Thomas Tuchel is set to be heavily backed by Todd Boehly, shown by Romelu Lukaku, a staggering arrival of around £100m last summer, showing the exit door. He won’t be the only … Read more
Known for her iconic victory pose at the 2019 World Cup in France, Megan Rapinoe’s on-field role on the US national team is changing as the team looks to qualify for the 2023 event. The canny winger is now 36 and is certainly slowing down a bit. Off the field, however, Rapinoe is as outspoken … Read more
‘No lateral or backward passes, locker room cliques need to go and you need to get fitter’: what Erik ten Hag has told his Manchester United stars as the Dutchman makes drastic changes during the first week of pre-season New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has laid down some new rules The 52-year-old has … Read more
July 1, 2022 sam marsden Moses Llorens Barcelona hope that selling another 15% of their national television rights will net them a €200m transfer pot this summer, sources have told ESPN. Barca sold 10% of their Sixth Street rights on Thursday for €207.5m to ensure they don’t end the 2021-22 season at a loss, but … Read more
Gabriel Jesús started running when he joined Manchester City. Still a teenager at the start of 2017, the striker made such an impression that for a while he was in the starting eleven and City legend Sergio Aguero was on the bench. Five and a half years on, it is clear that he has not … Read more
Perhaps the biggest obstacle to signing players is that a club does not know very well what they are like. Yes, you can analyze the data, perform various medical tests, watch video after video, but who are they really? Will they adjust to a new life in a new city? Will they get along with … Read more
The US women’s national team cruised to a 3-0 victory in Commerce City, Colorado on Saturday night, but Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez was one of the game’s biggest stories, saving no not one, but two penalty kick attempts during the match. . Lindsey Horan, a Colorado native and the first to see Perez hook her … Read more
