Tactics and Data
There are a lot of exciting things happening with the United States women’s national team right now, including Catarina Macario’s recent performances with Lyon and the USWNT. [read more...]
Louisville City FC may be the United States’ model second-division club. As they head into the U.S. Open Cup’s Round of 16 and look down from their seat on top of the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference, it’s easy to think back to all of Louisville’s success over the last half decade. [read more...]
At this point in the year, we’ve entered the sweet spot in terms of xG’s usefulness. Outside of a couple outliers, most teams in MLS have played at least 10 games. With that in mind, let’s dive into some xG-based MLS team groups, shall we? [read more...]
For the first time in the tournament’s modern era, a Major League Soccer team has officially won the CCL. The Seattle Sounders beat Pumas UNAM 3-0 on Wednesday night in the second leg of the CCL Final, giving them a 5-2 aggregate win over their opponents from Liga MX. MLS teams have played in the final before, but none of them could clear the last hurdle. Real Salt Lake fell to Monterrey in 2011 [read more...]
Owned by billionaire hedge fund manager David Tepper, who also owns the National Football League’s struggling Carolina Panthers, there are major questions about what kind of team Charlotte FC will be. Two and a half years after MLS awarded Tepper and Charlotte a team and two months into their expansion season, the picture is decidedly unclear. [read more...]
Diego Luna, an 18-year-old dual national eligible to represent both the United States and Mexico, has experience at FC Barcelona’s residency academy in Arizona and is a key part of the U.S.’s U-20 national team. He was named to the USL’s All-League Second Team in 2021 and was a finalist for the Young Player of the Year award, losing out to the aforementioned Gomez. What makes Luna special? [read more...]