Biggest Rivalries in Football: Real Betis vs Sevilla
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Real Betis vs Sevilla When the leaders of La Liga announce the schedule of matches for the next season at the beginning of July, most football fans will first look in the calendar for the date of the “El Clasico.” Some may be more interested when the city derbies of Madrid […]
Overscheduling and Rising Injuries Among Star Athletes
Overscheduling and Rising Injuries Among Star Athletes The number of injuries increases yearly and is linked to an increasing number of games. The report states that a “continuation of the upward trajectory” can be expected. The report’s publication comes after the players’ union and the European leagues lodged a formal complaint with the European Union […]
The Future of Guardiola at City
The Future of Guardiola at City Wherever he goes, Pep Guardiola wins. Whether at FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has been at the root of great periods of success. Since 2016, the Catalan coach has transformed Manchester City. Despite an ambitious project launched a few years ago by an investment fund […]
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Derby della Capitale
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Derby della Capitale The Italians have many derbies, with Brazil and Great Britain probably the most in the world. But there is no other derby in the world like the eternal duel of the eternal city—Lazio vs. Roma. For Roma and Lazio and their football world, FIFA’s slogan that politics has […]
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Der Klassiker
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Der Klassiker Although in Germany, the term “Der Klassiker” refers to some other games and rivalries, primarily Schalke – Dortmund or Bayern – Monchengladbach, this term has become synonymous outside of that country with another game, namely the Bayern Munich – Borussia Dortmund derby. The matches of these two clubs certainly […]
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Merseyside Derby
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Merseyside Derby The city rivalry between Liverpool and Everton has its tensions, charms, beauties, and peculiarities, and the most important thing is that it is completely different. It’s nothing like what happens in Athens, Buenos Aires, Istanbul, or Roma. On the other hand, this is a story about a slightly different […]
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos Somewhere in Athens, under the watchful eye of the gods, the football ball began to roll in Greece at the end of the 19th century. In contrast, the classic Greek football was born in 1927 – when the giants Olympiakos and Panathinaikos faced each other on the grass […]
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce There are numerous city, local, and regional rivalries between clubs in Turkey. However, the match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce is undoubtedly the biggest Turkish derby. Football arrived in Turkey during the second half of the 19th century. British soldiers and merchants first played it in front of impressed […]
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Real Madrid vs Barcelona
Biggest Rivalries in Football: Real Madrid vs Barcelona El Clasico is the name of the biggest derby in the world, which means “the classic.” While searching for an adequate name, the Spaniards chose the simplest and most impressive, which has become a special brand in the football world. Initially, the name El Clasico referred only […]
Inter Miami
The idea of a football club in Miami, the city of the basketball giants Heat, hockey’s Florida Panthers, and baseball’s Miami Marlins, appeared at the end of the first decade of the 2000s. In 2009, the Bolivian millionaire and businessman Marcelo Claure tried to find a football club with the help of the Spanish Barcelona, […]