What is the fondest memory of your childhood? It’s often the usual suspects: going to your first party, a trip to the amusement park, asking that girl out and she saying yes, that magical vacation to New York…. For me, I tend to harken back to the good old days. An era of simplicity, kerosene-lit…

Breaking The Lines have just released an in depth project detailing the top 25 U23 talents from Africa. Follow this link here to see the rankings.

The USMNT will face off against 3 rd ranked, and raining European champions Portugal on November 14th . This will be a huge opportunity for many new players in the USMNT pool, especially the young guns. The US unfortunately or fortunately is blessed with a lot of time right now to experiment, something that National…

The United States losing to Trinidad and Tobago has opened up the opportunity for more voices to be heard within United States soccer. For the first time since 1998 the United States Soccer Federation will have an election for their president. Since 1998 Sunil Gulati, the current president has run unopposed. With the United States…

On October 10, the United States did the unthinkable: they did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Needing just one point in Couva, they fell 2-1 to 83rd ranked Trinidad and Tobago. This is the first time since 1986 that the United State failed to qualify. But do not fret, I am here to tell…

Some may think that the embarrassment is only now settling in after the United States failed to qualify for the World Cup. For many Americans, this the first World Cup where they will not see their home side play the best of the best. However, the embarrassment has been a long time coming to those…

From dominating FC Barcelona over two legs in the Supercopa de Espana to losing at home against Real Betis. You couldn’t possibly summarize Real Madrid in a more fitting way. Everything you need to know about Real Madrid’s 2017/18 campaign thus far. Hopes were high at the start of the 2017/18 campaign of Real Madrid.…

The fortunes of English teams in the Champions League over the past 5 years haven’t painted an altogether positive picture about the Premier League. Whilst it may be considered the most entertaining and competitive, the football being played around the continent has to be considered tactically better. In the last 7 editions of the Champions…

For years, we have spoken about how Championship teams who are promoted to the Premier League are going to struggle to bridge the gap when they move up to the top league. However, in a complete U-turn, the question now is to ask if there is a gap between the leagues? Of course, this doesn’t…