Geographic domination. The right to gloat in your local proximity. The gratification your team hindered your closest rival's ambition, simultaneously furthering your own. That's what local derbies are all about. Los Angeles,…

Youth has been the buzzword in football recently, perhaps in all team sports. Energy, athleticism, work rate and input formed up behind it to compose a new ethos for professional competitions. Knowledge, experience and efficiency suddenly counted…

Los Angeles FC burst onto the Major League Soccer scene this season with Adama Diomande to thank in large part.  The records are rolling in for the Norwegian international. He set an MLS record by scoring seven goals in his first five…

Choosing to devote my full attention to the World Cup or keep abreast of events in Major League Soccer is like asking whether I would prefer chocolate ice cream or lima beans. Only an insane person or a vegan would opt for the latter. Okay,…

Major League Soccer’s brief nod of respect towards the World Cup concludes today. The league went on hiatus on June 13th. In previous World Cup years, MLS has suspended play for the entire group stage. Not this year. When you consider…

Welcome to the second instalment of MLS Weekend Review. Let me catch you up on what’s been happening in North American soccer. Just ignore the problem and it will go away In 2016, then USSF president Sunil Gulati wasn’t concerned…

Sparkling new Los Angeles FC made a dream start to life in Major League Soccer. In their first ever fixture, the new expansion side stunned Seattle Sounders, running out 1-0 winners. CenturyLink Field is by no means an easy place to go. All…

Major League Soccer kicked off its 23rd season this weekend. In a move that catered to any numerologists among its fan base, the league also debuted its 23rd franchise. Los Angeles FC journeyed up to Puget Sound to open its inaugural season…

Swansea City has sacked Paul Clement. That is as predictable sentence to write as it is saddening. This is a club that was heralded not only for the style that they played on the pitch but for the stability that they established off it. Not…

For the last few years, Los Angeles has been dominated by the monopoly football club; the LA Galaxy. Next season a new club is in town and they come with heavy backing. Los Angeles Football Club (or LAFC) are an MLS expansion club formed in…

With the Galaxy struggling and LAFC yet to play a match, new managers Sigi Schmid and Bob Bradley are set to dance in the MLS version of La La Land.  I don't think anyone has ever made a musical with a football theme. The closest thing was…

Sackings are a defining feature of every Premier League season, with right or wrong decisions holding significant consequences. Once again, this season's managerial merry-go-round did not disappoint, but how did the Premier League midseason…

Unless you work as a pundit or commentator, chances are you don't need to retain an enormous knowledge on football categorised by season. There are such ‘Statto' characters out there but they aren't exactly the people you want to stand around…

Paul Clement's turn of the year appointment coincided with a change of fortunes at Swansea City but poor results in recent weeks have seen them fall back into the drop zone. Now, relegation once again threatens Swansea. It was déjà vu for the…

Usually, one of the jobs with the worst job security in the world is that of a Premier League manager, unless you're Arsene Wenger, though. This year, the number of Premier League managers being shown the door is rising by the day – this trend…