For weeks before the first ball was kicked in Mexico City, the World Cup was all about visa problems, ticket prices and more politics than should be allowed. Fortunately, once that ball was kicked it became all about the beautiful game again. Although its hard to judge the teams after just one game, there were […]
As I sit on my sofa waiting for the World Cup opener between Mexico and South Africa, I find myself thinking back to 1978.
And so ends the Ligue 1 season in France. It was a wild time in Nantes with no goals scored but there were nine in Strasbourg. Nantes 0 – 0 Toulouse Mark McKenzie was back in the starting line-up for Toulouse when they travelled to take on already relegated Nantes in the Loire Valley. Like […]
Time is running out for President Trump’s friend Gianni Infantino to make the hardest decision in his 10-year reign over the world football governing body known as FIFA. After making up a big, beautiful peace prize for the American leader last year, it’s now time to take that and the honor of hosting the 2026 […]
Sparta 0 – 2 PSV It was already job done when the Farmers headed to nearby Rotterdam to take on Sparta and as usual, they came away with the win, beating the hosts with goals on both sides of the intermission. PSV were already celebrating a close-range goal in the third minute but VAR confirmed […]
It wasn’t a good day for Mark McKenzie when Toulouse hosted OSC Lille over the weekend. It was also s bad night for AS Monaco despite Folarin Balogun scoring yet again. Marseille 3 – 1 Metz Tim Weah went the distance on the right side of Marseille’s midfield as Les Minots hit the back of […]
After Game Day 28, we can safely say that the French title is down to two teams; Paris St Germain, owned by a sovereign wealth fund (the Qatari government), or RC Lens, is owned by a French investment fund. So the title will be won by a club worth $90 million, or one worth $1.6 […]
From the packed stadiums of Europe’s top leagues to modest grounds in smaller footballing markets, nearly 250 Americans are playing professionally across the continent. Stars like Christian Pulisic may dominate the headlines, but they represent only part of the story. In Slovakia’s third division, far from the spotlight, California native Rafael Espinoza is forging his […]
Game Day 27 was a good one for Folarin Balogun but not so much so for Tanner Tessman and his Olympians over the weekend in France. Lyon 1 – 2 Monaco It was another Battle of the Yanks’ weekend in Ligue 1 but although Folarin Balogun put in an 85-minute shift and found the back […]
Balogun continued his scoring form while McKenzie’s side were involved in a 7-goal thriller in Metz over the weekend in Ligue 1 action. Monaco 2 – 0 Brest The goal machine that is Folarin Balogun continues to steam roll Ligue 1 opponents with yet another goal, his sixth in his last six appearances for the […]
