The 20 most-read MLS blog posts · Feb 9–15, 2026
With the regular season over and the Super Bowl just days away, the 2026 NFL head coaching cycle is wrapping up. While we are still a calendar year away from evaluating that group, we can turn our attention back to the 2025 group. Although this offseason has seen 10 openings, last year saw three fewer. […]
A match featuring two of the Bundesliga’s top scorers is coming up when Said El Mala (eighth) and FC Cologne play VfL Wolfsburg and Mohamed El Amine Amoura (sixth) on Friday, January 30, 2026. Watch Bundesliga matches on Fubo! Use our link to sign up now. FC Cologne vs. VfL Wolfsburg TV & Live Stream Info When: Friday, January 30, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. ET Where: RheinEnergieStadion in Köln, Germany TV: ESPN+ FC Cologne’s Top Scorers El Mala is FC Cologne’s top-ranked scorer thi...
Manchester United will be looking to make it four wins out of four under interim boss Michael Carrick when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford for an intriguing Premier League clash on Saturday lunchtime. The two teams butt heads for the first time since August when Matthijs de Ligt scored a 96th-minute equaliser for […]
Yesterday, The Washington Post laid off about one third of its newsroom. All departments were affected, but some sections were eliminated entirely. The sports department, which includes beat reporters for the Washington Wizards, Capitals, Mystics, Commanders, Nationals, Spirit, DC United — you get the picture, was eliminated entirely as we know it. If the local […]
All’s well that ends well for Barcelona in the group phase of the Champions League. They didn’t start the campaign in top form, but they made a spirited run at the end to claim a very valuable top eight finish, and with it, a direct spot in the round of 16. The accomplishment was even […]
Barcelona’s nine-game winning streak in La Liga and their 11-game winning streak in all competitions has come to an end thanks to a 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad at Anoeta on Sunday night. The Blaugrana played a sensational first half and could have easily clinched the win at halftime, but everything went wrong against them […]
Angel City FC announced two signings out of college with Karsyn Cherry from the University of Louisville and Carina Lageyre from Duke to three-year contracts through the 2028 season. “I am very excited and grateful to be able to play for a club like Angel City FC,” said Cherry. “The fans, community, and culture are […]
A full breakdown of where the FC Dallas roster stands heading into 2026, including open roster slots, possible moves, and key questions before the new year.
With their loss to Everton in the Women’s Super League last weekend, the dream of a truly unbeaten season for Chelsea Women has come to an end. It might be the “punch” we need to get back on the winning track as we host Italian outfit AS Roma at Stamford Bridge on a night of […]
Hansi Flick is known for being calm and composed but reportedly let rip at his players during the half-time break of Thursday’s Copa del Rey semi-final second against Atletico. Barcelona went in trailing 4-0 after a dismal showing and found Flick “angrier than ever since he took over the Barça bench,” according to Sport. The […]
Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 1 Liverpool 0 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Diarra We don’t need to fear anyone at the Stadium of Light and Liverpool’s away record suggests we’ve got a good chance of getting something tonight. Of course, it’ll be incredibly tough, but Liverpool can be beaten, and I think we can secure […]
Raphinha told the media that he is feeling much better now, and that he’s quite eager to return to action, after having missed the past two matches with a muscle injury. “I am better, but not at 100%,” Raphinha told the Spanish media while appearing at a public event yesterday. “We are taking it day […] The post Raphinha Issues Fitness Update Ahead of Copa Del Rey Semifinal appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has reportedly already received an offer from MLS side Chicago Fire ahead of the summer transfer window. It’s been previously reported that Lewandowski is on Chicago Fire’s ‘discovery list’ which means no other club in the league can sign him without paying a fee first. Diario Sport now claim that Chicago […]
For as badly as the 2025-26 season has gone for Liverpool’s men’s team, on the women’s side it’s been even worse—with the slight caveat perhaps that less was expected from them this season. Expecting less, though, is an awful long way from expecting relegation, which is where the women have found themselves. Up until now, […]
Tottenham Hotspur didn’t just lose a match at Manchester United yesterday. They also lost the services of a couple key players (Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero) for the next match, Tuesday night versus Newcastle United. Romero is more about red cards than diamonds and hearts! In getting booked for his second one this season (fourth […] The post Tottenham Team News vs Newcastle: Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Djed Spence appeared first on The Sports Bank .
Marc-Andre ter Stegen is facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering what appears to be a serious injury during Saturday’s La Liga clash against Real Oviedo. There are fears the Barcelona goalkeeper, who has just moved on loan to Girona, has suffered a hamstring tear and may need to undergo surgery, according to Jijantes. […]
The 2026 World Cup is a few months away, and Mauricio Pochettino spoke some piercing words about the “duty” of players and coaches to comment on World Cup ticket prices. We discuss his comments on Episode 173. In a virtual press conference yesterday, Pochettino was asked whether FIFA was doing all it could to make […]
FC Dallas is reportedly set to transfer goalkeeper Maarten Paes to Ajax, with a potential move to the Dutch giants gaining momentum.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been full of praise for Joan Garcia and has labelled the summer signing “the best goalkeeper in the world.” Garcia swapped Espanyol for Barcelona in the summer and has gone on to impress in his first season for Hansi Flick’s side. Laporta spoke about Garcia at the Catalan Sports Gala […]
Janae Preston was entered in both the Australian Open Junior Championships, where she would have been in qualifying, and the ITF J300 Coffee Bowl in Costa Rica, where she ended up as the No. 4 seed. Deciding to stay a little bit closer to home paid off, with the 15-year-old from Nevada earning her first ITF J300 title with a 6-1, 6-0 win over No. 7 seed Klara Blazkova of the Czech Republic last