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David Beckham has always been one of soccer’s great gallants and, for that reason, he has attracted the eyes of many fans throughout his career. Although he has been married for 24 years, his wife, Victoria Beckham, is not indifferent to possible threats.Her name recently went viral on social media because of video of the moment when Beckham greeted Antonela Roccuzzo, the wife of Lionel Messi, with a hug that fans didn’t think pleased the former Spice Girls singer.The viral moment between Antonela Roccuzzo, David Beckham and Victoria BeckhamAt an Inter Miami match at the DRV PNK Stadium, the Englishman,…

After nine months, 986 games, 1359 goals scored, a domestic cup and a first-of-its-kind Leagues Cup, we are finally at the business end of the MLS season: the playoffs, culminating with MLS Cup. While Inter Miami and Lionel Messi are jetting off to China to play post-season friendlies, 18 of the league’s 29 teams are gearing up for the month-and-a-half-long playoff period, beginning on Wednesday and Thursday, where seeds eight and nine in both conferences will play a one-off match to determine who will face the top seed of their conference in the first round of the playoffs.The playoff format:The playoffs…

ASN’s Brian Sciaretta previews and predicts Wednesday’s two play-in games, which he believes heavily favor the home teams.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted October 24, 2023 9:45 AM SHARE THIS STORY THE MLS PLAYOFFS get underway on Wednesday night with the two play-in games for each conference and then the first-round best of three gets started on Saturday. Decision Day offered what you want. The East was the best drama as Chicago and Montreal laid an egg while Charlotte and the Red Bulls ended their season strong. It was funny to watch Montreal boss Hernan Losada, after his team lost to…

The relationship between Lionel Messi and Carlos Salvador Bilardo goes beyond purely sporting matters. Jorge Bilardo, the doctor’s brother, had a friendly chat with Emiliano Nunia on Super Deportivo Radio on Radio Villa Trinidad in Argentina and told some intimacies of Carlos Salvador Bilardo’s day to day life. When asked about his health, Jorge said: “He knows us all well: he bathes, eats, changes, but he doesn’t talk much, he doesn’t follow a conversation,” he explained. He also confessed how he reacts to every Messi goal. “Messi brings a smile to Carlos’ face. When Messi scores a goal, Carlos laughs,…

There is only one place to start with our weekly look at the fortunes of the U.S. men’s national team players — San Siro and a top-of-the-table meeting between AC Milan and Juventus.But American attention wasn’t just on Serie A. Germany, the Netherlands and Scotland also saw members of Gregg Berhalter’s squad in action on a busy weekend.With next year’s home Copa America and the 2026 World Cup in mind, we’re keeping tabs on how they perform each week on our player tracker.Issue of the weekendSunday night’s game between Milan and Juventus at San Siro was always going to be…

The Leagues Cup is the place for be for insanity. The debut tournament has Messi, red cards, goals galore, wild celebrations, and one team losing it on social media. Meanwhile, Rokas Pukstas was the headliner abroad with a huge goal in the Eternal Derby. ASN’s Brian Sciaretta combs through the news with his thoughts and analysis.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted July 24, 2023 2:50 PM SHARE THIS STORY MOST TIMES during a year, we have separate columns for MLS and abroad but given that its mostly the European preseason and now the Leagues Cup – along with the transfer window-…

The MLS officially presented its 30th franchise, San Diego FC is part of the league’s successful expansion plans. Tom Penn, who used to be the LAFC CEO, is San Diego’s ship captain and who is committing to making the southern California city a soccer venue. San Diego borders the Mexican city of Tijuana and shares the excitement for the sport, Sandiegans have been traveling to watch Xoloitzcuintles play at Caliente Stadium, the city’s local Liga MX team, and have been ‘Xolofans’ for years so having a local team will make fans happy. SDFC will debut the 2025 season at Snap…

Wayne Rooney’s pedigree as a player has long been known. He is one of the most highly-regarded attacking players in English football history, a formative figure on the country’s national team and a legend at Manchester United. Even in his later years, playing overseas at Major League Soccer’s D.C. United, Rooney continued to shine. By the time he arrived at Derby County, it seemed obvious enough that Rooney would end up in the technical area.His four seasons as a head coach have been much harder to parse than his playing career, however. Rooney’s name and CV certainly helped earn him…

The MLS season is on a break due to the Leagues Cup, so ASN’s Brian Sciaretta revisits his preseason list of best young Americans in the league, looks at where things went right and wrong, and puts together a new list based on play this season.  BY Brian Sciaretta Posted July 26, 2023 5:50 AM SHARE THIS STORY AT THE START OF every MLS season, I rank the top young American players in the league to watch in the coming year. It’s hard to predict the trajectory of young players and every year, I get some right and I get…

Lionel Messi took stock of his season in Miami since arriving in the summer with the season already underway.The Argentine arrived with the team struggling at the wrong end of the table, but revived their hopes and they narrowly missed out on a playoff spot.”I am proud of everything the team achieved this season,” he said.”With everyone’s hard work and effort, we were able to win the @leaguescup, achieving the first title in the history of the Inter Miami, we reached the final of the Lamar Hunt U.S. @opencup and we were even fighting to get into the @mls Playoffs…