Twenty years ago, Kansas City's professional soccer team was on the verge of extinction.
But one dinner changed the trajectory of soccer in a city that will now host a World Cup:
https://t.co/sefPrJr0ZU
Serie A fixtures have been released and I need to start paying for flights.
So with a heavy heart Iโm selling these Italia90 x Coca Cola bags.
Theyโre ยฃ100 each including postage for UK but international postage is available
Think of Venezia away๐
@Lana_Florea@AdamCrafton_@TheAthleticFC High profile case recently of a British tourist suing a place in Italy over no free water and losing the case. It may be true for the UK but it is not true for Europe.
In the US most stadiums allow water bottles when it's hot so wouldnt be surprised if this is challenged
Utah has been a wonderful host for the MLS Next Cup Playoffs. One last Saturday championship underway, hope you'll join us again tomorrow for the u17 and u19 finals on the MLS YouTube page
Viewership of @MLS matches is up 62% through the first three months of the season. All games are now available on Apple TV.ย
Internationally, the league said it averaged 7.9 million live match viewers per week heading into its World Cup break.
PEDAZO DE GOL de Clemente Montes para que Universidad Catรณlica de la sorpresa en La Bombonera ante Boca Juniors ๐๐ฅ
โ Los chilenos se estรกn asegurando el 1er lugar en el Grupo D ๐
โ El Xeneize estรก quedando ELIMINADO โ
S E ร O R P A R TI D O ๐ฌ https://t.co/hB9sxZvJf5
๐จ ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐น๐ป ๐จ๐ณ๐ฌ๐น๐ป: The River Plate 125th Anniversary shirt.
Wow. The iconic sash paired with a classic RP monogram and polo collar. 2026 Shirt of the Year. Just might be.
in 1974, World Cup results were seemingly so tough to find in the US that the New York Times had to beg readers not to phone them up to ask, and directed them to a dedicated hotline run by @lufthansa
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I donโt think enough people realize Manuel Pellegrini is such a genius of a coach. Many coaches donโt get the flowers they deserve, Pellegrini has never finished outside a European spot in La Liga before.
Heโs been winning trophies as a Coach as far back as 1995. He also has a more serious CV than most managers people hype today LDU Quito, River Plate, Villarreal, Real Madrid, Mรกlaga, Manchester City, West Ham United, Real Betis, even Hebei in China.
He has 14 full seasons in La Liga and has never missed a European spot. Fourteen out of fourteen. That level of consistency at the top level in one Europe top 5 league is absurd.
Real Betis, Mรกlaga, Villarreal, Real Madrid. Five different teams, different expectations, different budgets, same outcome: competitive football and European qualification.
People also forget he took Villarreal to a Champions League semi-final and turned them into one of the best footballing sides in Spain. Then he dragged Mรกlaga to the Champions League quarter-final and was literally moments away from knocking out Borussia Dortmund to reach another semi-final.
At Real Madrid, he got 96 points in the league and still lost the title because Pepโs Barcelona were operating at an insane level. Most managers would have won La Liga comfortably with that tally. Mourinho had to do 100 points to take the league from Barca. But leave that aside.
Then came to England, in his first season, he delivered a Premier League title for Manchester City playing free-flowing attacking football, not just robotic possession for the sake of it. Even at West Ham, he stabilised the club and left foundations that helped them improve afterwards.
What makes Pellegrini special is that everywhere he goes, his teams have identity. Calm build-up, technical football, attacking intent, stability over chaos. No unnecessary drama, no media gimmicks, just elite coaching year after year.
When football history looks back properly, Pellegrini will be recognised as one of the most consistent and underrated managers of his generation.
Advocaat quit in November, just before Curacao qualified, because his daughter was badly ill. He suggested that Curacao hire Fred Rutten instead. Now the daughter has improved, and Rutten stepped down today. Sponsors and players want Advocaat in the job. Curacao-Germany June 14
Thierry Henry brilliantly breaks down the origins of Total Football and the Rinus Michels coaching tree ๐ฅ
Stop what you're doing and watch this ๐