Will the real U.S. National team please stand up? The Americans will need to impose themselves as they take on Guatemala in a huge World Cup qualifying match on Friday.
Mexico and the US will look to continue their paths toward World Cup qualification on Tuesday as they take on two tough opponents in their respective groups. For the US, Guatemala will come calling in a game that has huge ramifications in the standings.
The World Cup qualifiers return this week with a plethora of major matches for some of South America's major clubs. Colombia, Argentina and Brazil all have big matches this week.
The Champions League quarterfinals matchups have been announced giving pundits a ton to talk about and looking ahead at which sides are in the most advantageous position to move forward. Here is a look at the eight remaining teams and how the corresponding matchups boost or damage their chances at glory.
Diego Costa's implosion this past week, leading to his first straight red card of 2015-16, was a rather metaphorical situation for the overall state of Chelsea. Is Diego Costa a hindrance to Chelsea? Or should his goalscoring be weighed over his disciplinary record?
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were back at it again this week with the former getting two matches to contest and the latter one in which to show off his best.
Zinedine Zidane's arrival at Real Madrid has sparked a plethora of worship for the superstar as well as his ability to get the team back to its attacking best. Since his takeover, Los Blancos have managed to get 10 of 12 points and have scored a whopping 17 goals in four games.
Of course the tests thus far have not been overly demanding, but the reality is that Madrid has, for the most part romped through teams that they were struggling to unlock.
Zizou's tactics have truly benefitted a number of players and it is interesting to see how the adjustment has been made under the new coach. Here are the players that have benefitted most from the French legend.
It was another eventful week for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi with the latter participating in two more matches on the week against the single one by his great rival.
Three games into anyone's tenure is a small sample size. Yet it is a sufficient enough sample to start drawing some conclusions about style of play and approach to the game. That has been the case with Zinedine Zidane's start to his Real Madrid career where the results have been solid overall, but there have been some interesting questions to be fully aware of.
Diego Maradona is one of the most fascinating athletes of all time. Not only is he well known for his incredible work on a soccer pitch, but also for his controversial behavior on and off of it.