Now tell me it wasn’t a shocker. Internacional’s stunning 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the title game of the FIFA Club World Cup sent a message around the world: Soccer’s balance of power is shifting toward clubs with a greater hunger to succeed. Inter’s victory may well be the success story of the year if [...]
The Argentine Apertura is likely to go down in history for its indiscretions: corruption, match-fixing allegations, intimidation and widespread crowd violence. And perhaps rightly so. This season has seen some of the most chaotic off-the-field news in league history. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. With one weekend of matches remaining, [...]