Soccer

How England's Top Flight Became Europe's Super League

The Premier League's financial dominance

Sep 15 •

Austin Cornilles

Liverpool and the Anfield Cauldron

The effect of playing at home

Aug 21 •

Austin Cornilles

FC Red Bull: More Than an Energy Drink

The blueprint to building a football empire

Aug 7 •

Austin Cornilles

Soccer in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq

How his son turned a game into a nightmare

Jun 12 •

Austin Cornilles

The Decline of the Number Nine

And why a great striker still makes all the difference

May 16 •

Austin Cornilles

Neymar, Santos, and the Art of Football

Why we should all be rooting for Neymar

Mar 5 •

Austin Cornilles

Lamine Yamal and the 'La Masia' Machine

How Barcelona maintains its world-class product despite its financial troubles

Nov 27, 2024 •

Austin Cornilles

Could America’s Best Athletes Save U.S. Soccer?

Why it’s more complicated than you think

Aug 23, 2024 •

Austin Cornilles

The Beautiful Game

How Brazilian Life Shapes Its Football Team

Jul 9, 2024 •

Austin Cornilles

Innovating an Age-Old Game

Pep Guardiola’s Total Football

Jun 24, 2024 •

Austin Cornilles

Title IX, Soccer Bans, and the Growth of the Women’s Game

A look at the history of women’s soccer and how one youth academy is setting the pace

Apr 8, 2024 •

Austin Cornilles

The Many Colors of Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo’s bumpy road to stardom

Jan 12, 2024 •

Austin Cornilles

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