Jerrad Peters
Neymar;-Barcelona
Pele warns of a Copa America without ginga
Jerrad Peters
Looking ahead to next month’s Copa America Centenario to be staged in the United States, Pele believes the tournament will lack ginga--the flair-infused, hip-swaying confidence that he and his Brazilian cohorts were famous for.
Pesky Atletico Madrid is in Bayern Munich’s head
Jerrad Peters
Gabi;-Atletico-Madrid
Outsider Gabi the ideal Atletico Madrid captain
Jerrad Peters
Gabi seems to thrive in the role of the “outsider,” and in that he makes the ideal Atletico Madrid captain. Los Colchoneros are, themselves, outsiders in the world of club football, and, like Gabi, appear to relish the part.
Lionel-Messi;-Barcelona
Weary Barca prep for season-defining showdown with Atletico
Jerrad Peters
Wednesday's Champions League match against Ateltico Madrid looms as a season-defining moment for Barcelona, one in which their quest for an unprecedented second treble in as many years will either be derailed or pick up some much-needed steam.
Atletico will follow Real template in Barcelona showdown
Jerrad Peters
Rafael-Marquez;-Mexico
Anglophile Osorio has Mexico on cusp of CONCACAF Hex
Jerrad Peters
Mexico is closing in on a spot in the Hex thanks to Colombian manager Juan Carlos Osorio, whose appreciation for English soccer has transformed El Tri by giving them a new vision.
Pep-Guardiola
Guardiola badly needs the Champions League
Jerrad Peters
It is only the Champions League that can cleanse Pep Guardiola's tenure at Bayern Munich, a tenure that was always going to be judged by the strictest of standards at the highest level of the game.
Chelsea-PSG braced for second leg ‘war' in Europe
Jerrad Peters
Obafemi-Martins;-Seattle-Sounders;-MLS
Soccer is a communist plot to take over China
Jerrad Peters
Soccer has been a key part of President Xi Jinping's centralization plan for China, and the exorbitant transfer fees paid by Chinese Super League clubs this winter is only part of the process.