Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist For the third year running, the Leagues Cup final will be an all-MLS affair. Will it also once again feature Lionel Messi? Despite a revamped format that was supposed to benefit Liga MX entrants, American teams dominated their counterparts from south of the border in Wednesday’s quarterfinals, creating a Final Four…
Luis Suarez scored twice on penalty kicks and Inter Miami overcame Lionel Messi’s absence to beat Tigres UANL from Mexico 2-1 in a Leagues Cup quarterfinal Wednesday night. After leading his team to victory over the LA Galaxy, Messi did not train ahead of the game Wednesday. Suarez converted his first penalty after Jordi Alba’s…
Lionel Messi will miss out on an anticipated clash against one of Mexico’s biggest clubs. The Inter Miami superstar won’t play in Wednesday’s Leagues Cup quarterfinal match against Tigres UANL due to a “minor” muscle injury, according to ESPN. Messi picked up the injury back on Aug. 2 against Necaxa in the tournament that features…
No surprise here. Lionel Messi will be back in action for Argentina for two matches in September. Led by 38-year-old captain Messi, the team also includes young talents like Real Madrid’s recent signing Franco Mastantuono and Manchester City’s Claudio Echeverri. Palmeiras striker Jose Manuel Lopez also received his first Argentina callup on Monday for World…
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist After missing Inter Miami’s last two games with a leg muscle injury, Lionel Messi returned to MLS action on Saturday night, coming off the Herons’ substitutes’ bench at halftime and scoring the match-winning goal with six minutes to play and adding an assist in an eventual 3-1 victory over the LA…
Lionel Messi wouldn’t be denied for long. The Argentine superstar had missed numerous scoring chances in his return from injury on Saturday night against the LA Galaxy, but in the match’s waning minutes, Messi scored the go-ahead goal, then assisted on another to help lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory. Messi did not start…
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist While a couple of less prominent leagues are already underway, the 2025-26 European club season really kicks off on Friday, when England’s Premier League, France’s Ligue 1 and Spain’s La Liga all begin the new campaign. In Italy, Serie A starts next week, as does the German Bundesliga. We’vew already given…
Alexi Lalas Soccer Analyst We are evil, but you respect us? That makes no sense at all. Let me set this all up. On the latest episode of the “Pulisic” series on Paramount+, Christian Pulisic (along with Tim Weah and Christian’s father, Mark Pulisic) talked about criticism and comments made by former USMNT players-turned-pundits. Like…
Chris Fallica FOX Sports Wagering Expert “Bear Bets” are real wagers that Chris “The Bear” Fallica is actually making. Is there anything better in the world than fall sports? If you know me, you know how much I love football. But there’s another sport I also enjoy laying wagers on: soccer. Let’s dive into what…
Doug McIntyre Soccer Journalist With the 2026 FIFA World Cup under a year away, all eyes will be on the upcoming English Premier League campaign, which kicks off today with a matchup between Liverpool vs. Bournemouth. The EPL is home to some of the biggest and brightest stars in world soccer, many of whom will…
