The Net Worth of LAFC’s Ownership is $4.5 Billion

(And that’s a conservative estimate)

And he’s gone in a flash, goalward

There is no dreaming of playing like Lionel Messi

Meet Sting: Soccer’s Most Subversive Mascot

The San Antonio Scorpions’ mascot doesn’t just want you to cheer for soccer. He subversively wants you to contemplate war, capitalism, and globalization.

Stop Blaming Chris Wondolowski For Being One of Our Best Strikers

The American Player Development Model of Pay-to-Play Marginalizes Players from Poor Families and Ultimately Harms the U.S. Men’s National…

The Mascots are More than They Seem

To maximize soccer’s global reach, mascot design is simultaneously…

Mike Bassett England Manager is the original, English Ted Lasso

And now they’re kickstarting the…

How Sunil Gulati Saved Humanity From Sepp Blatter and the U.S. Hosted the 2022 World Cup

Balotelli’s Woes and the T.O. Show

The Increasingly Analogous Trajectories of Terrell Owens and Mario Balotelli

By Phil West | Photo by Ryu Voelkel

Taylor Twellman’s Pregame Secret: Lady in Red

Former New England Revolution Striker and Current ESPN Analyst Taylor Twellman Answers Our Questions

Little Lefty, the 15-year-old soccer player murdered by cops on the night of his professional debut

The violence of drug cartels, crooked pols, and dirty cops seeps into the world of Mexican soccer