Christian Pulisic is off to a rocky start at Chelsea. He's only featured seven times, and has yet to score a goal in a Blues shirt. While opportunities have been lacking, the American has been productive when minutes have been granted to him. He has four assists already. It's created a very rough situation, one that might not get better any time soon, given all the depth and … [Read more...] about Christian Pulisic Vows to Stay and Fight for Playing Time at Chelsea
Bastian Schweinsteiger Retires, Man United, Bayern, Fire Pay Homage
Legendary midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger announced his retirement from club football/soccer today, posting a tweet just a few minutes ago. The midfield maestro, who achieved his highest glories with Bayern Munich and the German national team, had a brief stay with Manchester United and then finished his career with the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, tweeted the … [Read more...] about Bastian Schweinsteiger Retires, Man United, Bayern, Fire Pay Homage
Callum Hudson-Odoi Glad He Stayed at Chelsea, Didn’t Move to Bayern Munich
Chelsea and England forward Callum Hudson-Odoi made his first Premier League start of the season yesterday, helping the Blues rout Southampton 4-1. Hudson-Odoi suffered a serious Achilles injury in April that had kept him out of commission until the tail end of last month. "It's been a very long time that I've been out," the 18-year-old said. "It's been a crazy journey to … [Read more...] about Callum Hudson-Odoi Glad He Stayed at Chelsea, Didn’t Move to Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur Capt. Hugo Lloris Out Injured Until New Year
It's a really rough patch right now for Tottenham Hotspur, and it could get much worse before it gets better. Today we receive confirmation that Spurs will be without team captain and starting goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who suffered a serious arm injury in the early stages of the north London side's 3-0 home loss to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday. Scans have since … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur Capt. Hugo Lloris Out Injured Until New Year
Mauricio Pochettino Would Not Be Enough to Solve Manchester United Woes
Times are really tough at both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. How tough? Well, articles that openly question whether or not the former team can escape relegation, and whether the latter team has completely quit on manager Maurcio Pochettino can seriously be written published. These are not click-bait narratives, but legitimate concerns as we sit here on the second … [Read more...] about Mauricio Pochettino Would Not Be Enough to Solve Manchester United Woes
Frank Lampard on Role of Michy Batshuayi, Christian Pulisic
As it stands, the first team Chelsea FC final third and attacking midfield consists of Willian, Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham. Behind them, fighting hard for playing time are Christian Pulisic, the $72 million man signing, Pedro and Michy Batshuayi. Towards the tail end of Chelsea's 4-1 win over Southampton yesterday, Pulisic, seeing his first league … [Read more...] about Frank Lampard on Role of Michy Batshuayi, Christian Pulisic
Watch: Amazing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Time Lapse Videos
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was built not just to be the home of the North London Premier League club, but also the National Football League's new place to stage their games in the U.K. The venue's opening was massively delayed, several times, but in the end it was worth the wait. THS has two playing surfaces, one for NFL football and the other for English football, with the … [Read more...] about Watch: Amazing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Time Lapse Videos
Richard Pitino: P.J. Fleck is Doing a ‘phenomenal’ Job with Gophers Football
Richard Pitino is A+ in the press conference game, so you could easily count on him to tell it like it is at Big Ten Media Day this past Wednesday. If October 2nd seems extremely early to hold basketball Media Day, well that's because it is really is. It was 89 degrees in Chicago, host city for this event, the night before. Just six years ago the same event was staged on … [Read more...] about Richard Pitino: P.J. Fleck is Doing a ‘phenomenal’ Job with Gophers Football
Christian Pulisic Registers Assist, Makes Case for More Playing Time
Christian Pulisic, the $72 million man that Chelsea signed this past January, is buried far down the Blues depth chart, but he's made been productive when given the opportunity. Towards the tail end of Chelsea's 4-1 win over Southampton today, he registered his fourth assist of the season, in just his sixth appearance. He set up Michy Batshuayi, his former Borussia Dortmund … [Read more...] about Christian Pulisic Registers Assist, Makes Case for More Playing Time
Harsh Challenge on Mo Salah Ignites Controversy, Angers Jurgen Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers see the harsh challenge committed by Foxes midfielder Hamza Choudhury on Reds forward Mohamed Salah yesterday about as differently as possible. An infuriated Klopp labeled the play "dangerous as hell," and he believes the physical contact should have resulted in a sending off and red card, instead of just … [Read more...] about Harsh Challenge on Mo Salah Ignites Controversy, Angers Jurgen Klopp