The most popular soccer league in Spain, La Liga, is home to some of the best players in the world. However, some soccer fans believe that a playoff system should decide the ultimate winner rather than most wins. How do you think the Spanish Football Champion should be decided?
The two best soccer players in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, are both top 10 in all-time La Liga scoring. While Messi currently sits on top, Ronaldo is on a record breaking pace. Latin Post.com lists the top 10 La Liga goal scorers of all-time, and breaks down the statistics to see if Ronaldo can surpass Messi when it is all said and done.
The soap opera that is sports always rivets for what takes place on the battle field. But often times the stories that take place far away from the pitch are just as unique and special. They make for some interesting conversation and add an element to the world of sports that moves into the social, political and economic realm.
This year featured a number of off-pitch events that continued to elevate the dynamics of soccer and add new elements that are rarely discussed. As part of our Best of 2014 feature series, writer David Salazar and Edwin Molina look at two off-pitch events that really brought the soccer conversation to a new level.
The Club World Cup final takes place this weekend and features a matchup between Europe's reigning champion Real Madrid and Argentinean club San Lorenzo, the winner of the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
This is seventh time in the tournament's history that the European champion takes on the South American victor. As the record stands, European teams have won five of those matchups. In the most recent final between two clubs from those two continents, Brazil's Corinthians took down Chelsea 1-0.
Real Madrid enters the contest as the clear-cut favorite, but as exhibited in this short tournament, anything can happen. Can San Lorenzo stage an upset? To see those possibilities, it is essential to see how the teams got here.
South Africa and Ivory Coast will play each other in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge. These teams have a bit of a continental rivalry with one another. Latin Post.com previews the game, provides a game stream and predicts a winner.
The United States and Ireland will play one another in an international friendly soccer game. This should be a very close contest between two evenly matched teams. Latin post.com previews the game, breaks down the teams and predicts who will win.
Mexico and Belarus will play each other in an international friendly competition in Europe for the final time this year. Latin Post.com previews this must-watch soccer game and predicts who will win.
Two of the last reigning World Cup champions, Spain and Germany, will battle each other Tuesday in an international UEFA European international friendly soccer match. These two soccer nations are two of the greatest of all time. Latin Post.com previews the game and predicts who will win.
Paraguay and Peru will face each other in a classic South American CONMEBOL match. Latin Post previews the game, provides a game stream and predicts who will win this must watch soccer game.
Chile and Venezuela are schedule to face each other in an international friendly. These two South American countries are separated by nearly 2,000 miles, but this soccer CONMEBOL matchup is a big rivalry. Latin Post.com previews the game and predicts who will win.
Mexico and the Netherlands will face each other in an international friendly game. This game is a rematch of the Round of 16 game that we saw at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Latin Post.com breaks down the teams, previews the game and predicts who will win.
The United States and Haiti will face each other in a FIFA World Cup qualifier Monday night. Latin Post previews this CONCACAF game and predicts a winner.
With concerns over how concussions were handled in the 2014 World Cup, the English Premier League (EPL), UEFA, and FIFA are implementing new protocols over how to handle head injuries.
Latin Post.com celebrates Chile Independence Day by honoring the most popular sports in Chile's history. The country's most distinguished athletes of all-time are mentioned here.
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho signs with Queretaro of Liga MX and is met with both open arms and a racial slur by a former Mexican politician, Seattle Sounders clinch MLS Playoff berth and aim for the Supporters Shield, and MLS Commissioner Don Garber is interested in replay challenges for the league.
Global financial services company Credit Suisse believes Qatar would only suffer short-term economic consequences if they were to lose the rights to host the 2022 World Cup as FIFA's bribery investigation against the desert nation winds down.