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Getty Images Due to financial mismanagement, Olympique Lyon could be relegated to Ligue 2 at the end of the season if they fail to pay off their debts after a sanction from the Direction Nationale du Controle de Gestion (DNCG). The DNCG is the financial overseer of business transactions in French soccer and they’ve not only handed down the potential …

The 2024 NWSL playoffs are winding down with the semifinal round set to kick off on Saturday. Only four teams remain and a spot in the NWSL Championship is on the line. Top seeded Orlando Pride will host No. 4 Kansas City Current, and No. 2 Washington Spirit will face No. 3 NJ/NY Gotham FC. Fans can catch the action …

Perhaps Harry Kane’s sparky comments in midweek did light a fire in the end, even if not in the constituency he intended. The England captain had called out a crop of eight players, many of them among the most senior figures in the squad, for withdrawing from November’s Nations League games.  “I think England comes before anything. England comes before …

The United States may have secured a 1-0 victory in the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals on Thursday over Jamaica, but their depth has taken yet another blow. Already without Folarin Balogun, Gio Reyna, Tyler Adams, and Josh Sargent, Mauricio Pochettino will now have to make due without two more midfielders.  Middlesbrough midfielder Aidan Morris suffered a …

Getty Images Luis de la Fuente’s Spain will visit Denmark on Friday for a crucial game of their UEFA Nations League’s group phase as La Roja can officially clinch their first spot despite some key players missing the game while the home side are yet to qualify for the quarter final of the tournament. Here is how you can watch …

By the time the final whistle blew at Red Bull Arena on Sunday marking the end of the last NWSL quarterfinal, the most unsurprising semifinal bracket was set. The top four teams in the regular season – Orlando Pride, Washington Spirit, NJ/NY Gotham FC and Kansas City Current – were now the last four teams standing, clearly demonstrating their dominance …

It’s getting real for Mauricio Pochettino and the United States men’s national team as they’ll play their first competitive games under their new manager during this international window with a trip to Jamaica on Thursday in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. While Pochettino has had time under his belt to get to know the roster, he’ll still be hampered by …

Getty Images Mexico enter the CONCACAF Nations League (CNL) on Friday with the quarterfinals pitting them in a two-legged battle with Honduras for a place in the final four. Estadio Francisco Morazan will host this one with home advantage appealing to Reinaldo Rueda and his players against El Tri who will be keen to go one better than last year’s …

Argentina are back in action on Thursday with a trip to Asuncion to face a tough Paraguay test with a chance to inch closer to a FIFA 2026 World Cup berth. Lionel Messi and company saw off Bolivia last time out with a hat trick plus two assists in a thumping. The Albiceleste cannot afford to ease up as they …

By certain metrics, things have not changed much in Concacaf recently. The U.S. men’s national team and Mexico have claimed all of the continent’s trophies since 2002, while El Tri are two places ahead of the USMNT in the FIFA rankings, their next closest regional foe 17 places away. Despite those metrics of success, though, things have not been straightforward …