By Charlie DeMatteo The mayhem surrounding Manchester United and their manager after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer seems to have come to an end after the appointment of German Ralf Rangnick last week. Rangnick comes with boat loads of experience from across Europe, and has been the mentor of top managers around the world […]
By Charlie DeMattteo “Mexico is the mirror in which they want to see themselves.” Those were the words of Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa when asked about the United States Men’s National Team prior to Friday night’s clash. It is well documented to say the least that there is not much love between Mexico and the […]
Featured Image via Inside Futbol By Charlie DeMatteo When West Ham United were sitting in the relegation zone in March 2018, and a field invader planted the corner flag in the center of the field marking his protest of the club, West Ham made headlines for all the wrong reasons. After their home for over […]
By Charlie DeMatteo When Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester United 3-0 last weekend, the matchup was dubbed “El Sackico” prior to the match. A play on words of the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid known as El Clasico, insinuated that the losing team’s manager of was potentially facing the sack. United themselves had been […]
By Charlie DeMatteo When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed Manchester United manager in November 2018, not many believed he would still be in the job come the start of the next season. Ole was originally brought in on what was essentially an interim basis. Jose Mourinho had clearly lost the dressing room and numerous players […]
By Charlie DeMatteo When disaster struck in the fall of 2017, and the United States Men’s National Soccer Team failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986, Taylor Twellman put it best: “What are we doing?” A question that rang true to every USMNT fan as feelings of bewilderment and […]
By Charlie DeMatteo When Sheikh Mansour and the Etihad Group purchased Manchester City in 2007, fans around the world raised their eyebrows in curiosity to see how this group would change the culture of the club. Almost 15 years later, that takeover is viewed as nothing less than a godsend for the blue side of […]
By Charlie DeMatteo Over the course of the past four seasons, two teams have dominated the English Premier League: Manchester City and Liverpool. Encounters between the two in the 2017-18 season saw red cards and seven-goal thrillers, 2018-19 saw an unprecedented title race, 2019-20 saw Liverpool reclaim the title for the first time in 30 […]
By Charlie DeMatteo The Champions League is well and truly back. Messi in Paris, Cristiano in Manchester, football fans worldwide are in for a spectacle over the course of the next six months. While many expected that headlines would be streaming out of Munich or Turin this week, few would have expected headlines to be […]