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Messi set foot in the semifinals with a triumph for history
It is possible that people have first noticed the scars of Messi’s battle: the slightly swollen nose, or the faint trace of a bruise, that blooms around his left eye. Or he could have realized that the rest of the characteristics of the Argentine were much more worrying: Messi’s forehead was puckered. His face frowned. His offense was one scuffed pass, a deflating climax to a wonderful, flowing move down Barcelona’s right flank. A better ball, a little more composure, and Messi would have had a glorious chance to double his team’s 1-0 lead, not necessarily enough to settle this Champions League quarterfinal, to doom Manchester United, but a significant tilting of the balance ahead of next week’s second leg in Barcelona at the Camp Nou. By that stage, though, Messi was in no moo...
All U.S. Open Cup games will be broadcasted on ESPN+
The U.S. Open Cup will have more exposure than ever starting in 2019, with ESPN+ and U.S. Soccer agreeing to terms on a deal that will feature every match of the tournament on the streaming platform. The Lamar Hunt U.S. open cup will be running its 106th edition this year. The deal, which runs through 2022–the same year U.S. Soccer and MLS’s current TV rights deal expires–will begin the first week of May, with the first round of the cup, which includes 38 amateur teams. The second round includes twenty-five USL professional teams, but it is not until the third round scheduled for May 29 that MLS teams join the competition. The Executive Vice President of ESPN, Burke Magnus said “The U.S. Open Cup is America’s version of what is truly unique about soccer around the world. Knockout f...
Is Choupo-Moting’s open goal miss for PSG the worst of all time?
Unfortunately for the Cameroon international, it mainly revolves around whether he’s guilty of arguably the worst miss to ever grace the beautiful game. With Kylian Mbappe rested for the visit of Strasbourg, Choupo-Moting started for PSG in a game that would have seen the Ligue 1 leaders crowned champions had they won. The 30-year-old made a great start too, scoring the opening goal at the Parc des Princes. Then came Choupo-Moting’s moment of madness. Breaking into the right-hand side of the Strasbourg box, teammate Christopher Nkunku delicately chipped the ball over the onrushing goalkeeper. With the ball slowly advancing towards the open net, Choupo-Moting sensed an opportunity to not only ensure PSG retook the lead but add to his own tally along the way. Except, it didn’t quick w...
Los fans «dejan de lado» la USMNT por malos resultados
Las asistencias a los juegos de la selección de Estados Unidos han caído un 11% entre el ciclo mundialista de 201/2014 y el ciclo de 2014-2018. Hay una gran crisis para la USMNT. En los últimos cuatro años la selección de Estados Unidos entró en una caída deportiva, misma que los llevó a quedar fuera de la Copa del Mundo de Rusia 2018, pero lo más importante es que esta caída se reflejó en la desilusión de los fanáticos que lo reflejaron en las gradas. Según datos de World Soccer Talk, el promedio de asistencia rumbo a Brasil 2014 fue de 36,697 espectadores por partido en 43 juegos disputados, mientras que para el mundial de Rusia 2018, el promedio fue de 32 mil espectadores por partido, esto a pesar de tener un encuentro más que en el ciclo mundialista anterior. Debido a las malas entrada...
The «new» 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup
The countdown to the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup is well underway, and things are shaping up nicely for the 15th confederation championship this summer. The 15th edition of the Concacaf Gold Cup runs from June 15-July 7, with 15 cities across the United States hosting a vast majority of the games. As the seeded team in Group D, the USA already knows the locations and dates for its first-round schedule, as well as the path the team will need to take in order to claim a record-tying seventh confederation championship. With the Concacaf Nations League Qualifiers finished, we now know the full field for the 2019 Gold Cup. Canada, Jamaica and eight other nations join the six countries to reach the 2018 World Cup Qualifying Hexagonal — United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad ...
Sara Serrat, la portera que escribe relatos
Sara Serrat (Huelva, 1995) trabaja como monitora de deportes en la cárcel de Huelva. Es la portera del Sporting de Huelva de la Liga Iberdrola, equipo con el que entrena cuatro veces a la semana. Tiene una escuela de porteros en la ciudad andaluza y acaba de presentar, además, un libro de relatos titulado Parando Letras. Un ajetreo considerable para una mujer de 23 años que vive del deporte y ha encontrado en la escritura el refugio a sus incertidumbres. Sara Serrat posa en el Estadio Colombino de Huelva. En los relatos se atisba cierta preocupación por el paso del tiempo, las dificultades a las que se enfrentan los miembros de su generación y muy poco, o casi nada, de su papel como portera de fútbol. “Escribo desde la pasión, desde el deseo de dar soluciones al lector a sus miedos, a sus ...