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Top 5 soccer clubs that always start the season slowly
Five soccer clubs that always start the season slowly, from Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal, with the stats behind their sluggish openings and how each one tends to recover.
The day Mediapro set off the vicious cycle who destroyed ligue 1
May 29, 2018, was supposed to be a historic day for French soccer. After years of watching England, Spain and Germany pull away thanks to their television revenues, Ligue 1…
How a debt-financed buyout work ?
The term regularly comes up in soccer when an investor takes control of a club: LBO, or Leveraged Buy-Out. Behind this financial acronym is a relatively simple concept: allowing a…
How squad depth wins modern league titles
Squad depth is the biggest predictor of who wins a modern soccer league title. Here is how rotation, injuries and a deep bench decide championships.
The European stars who reinvented themselves in MLS
Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, and three more European stars who landed in MLS and rebuilt their game from the ground up. Here is how they reinvented themselves in America.
Sergio Aguero, the Premier League’s deadliest finisher
Sergio Aguero left the Premier League with 184 goals, 12 hat tricks, and the best minutes per goal ratio in history. Here is why he was the deadliest finisher the…
Leicester City 2016, the greatest underdog story in sports
Leicester City won the 2015/16 Premier League as a 5000/1 outsider, the most improbable title in soccer history. Here is how a relegation candidate became champion of England.
Manchester United under Michael Carrick: is he really the man for the job?
Michael Carrick saved Manchester United’s 2025/26 season and earned the permanent job. Four games into 2026/27, with United 13th and out of the Carabao Cup, we ask whether the club…
Why the new format of International break is promising
Starting next Monday, international soccer will undergo a major change. For the first time, the traditional September and October international breaks will be combined into a single window, running from…
Chelsea : Clearlake take the full control of the club
Four years after helping buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, Todd Boehly and Mark Walter are leaving the ownership group of the London club. The two American billionaires have agreed to…