Another round of club play is in the books, and several of the region’s top players were in the headlines once again through clutch goals, quality performances, and even uncharacteristic errors. 

Since bursting onto the scene with Borussia Dortmund as a 17-year-old, Christian Pulisic has had quite a few up and downs in his young career. First, it was carving out a spot for his club in Germany and then almost immediately becoming a starter with the U.S. national team. Then Pulisic was part of the U.S. team that spectacularly failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup despite his goal in a 2-1 loss to Trinidad & Tobago. 

The second international break of the year has arrived and the Concacaf Nations League is set to bring a healthy serving of drama on Matchdays 3 and 4. 

Sometimes all it takes is an opportunity.

Small-town Texan. Bass fisherman. Rapper. Premier League star. World Cup hero.

From small-town Pennsylvania to his latest stop in West London, Christian Pulisic’s story is one with plenty of pages yet to be written. His parents moved the family to England in 2005 as his mother worked in a teacher exchange program, and 14 years later it has come full circle with his return to the place where his love for the game was born to suit up for one of the most popular clubs in the world.

“If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you play good.”

The 2018-19 Seria A season was filled with outstanding individual campaigns, with veteran Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella arguably top of a very distinguished list. The 36-year-old enjoyed perhaps the best 12 months of his career, recording a personal best tally of 26 goals that saw him become the division’s leading marksman for the first time. 

The new European season is quickly approaching, and teams are scrambling to solidify their rosters as current players are busy training and competing in preseason friendlies, both domestically and abroad. 

With the season rapidly approaching, clubs across Europe are like a mob of ravenous fish attacking a few flakes of smelly fish food at the top of a tank. Teams are wheeling and dealing, panicking, spending, selling, buying, succeeding, and failing. 

"Raúl is our most important forward. I'm talking about Mexican football, not just this competition, but overall."

You’ve probably heard the tale at least once by now. 

With the Women’s World Cup, Copa America, and Concacaf Gold Cup officially in the books, your significant other is breathing a sigh of relief because a break in summer soccer has finally arrived, right? 

Talent doesn't guarantee success. It doesn't take a genius or Ph.D. in history to know this.