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Leagues

Title races decided by fixtures: what the run-in reveals

Two points separate the top three. We break down remaining schedules, home records and why the calendar favors one side.

Nov 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Tactics

The 3+2 build-up is back — and it starts with the goalkeeper

Why elite sides are pulling a pivot deep again, and what the pass-network data says about beating the press.

Nov 11, 2026 · 8 min read
Youth

Five academy names breaking through this season

Ranked by minutes-adjusted contribution, not just goals. The players scouts keep showing up to watch.

Nov 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Analysis

Set-piece inflation: the quietest revolution in modern football

Nearly one in four goals now comes from dead-ball routines. Inside the coaching units that made it happen.

Nov 8, 2026 · 7 min read
Continental

European nights: what the xG tables won't tell you

The away results that matter, and the finishing variance that will regress before the second leg.

Nov 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Culture

Thirty years of terrace songs: how chants survive generations

From terraces to tifos — the rituals that outlast players, managers and owners alike.

Nov 4, 2026 · 6 min read

Fixtures & results

Updated: Nov 11, 2:00 PM PT
DateMatchScoreCompetition
Nov 9San Jose — Oakland Roots2 – 1League · Week 31
Nov 8LA Galaxy — Portland1 – 1League · Week 31
Nov 7Seattle — Vancouver0 – 2League · Week 31
Nov 15San Jose — LAFC7:30 PM PTLeague · Week 32
Nov 16USA — Paraguay5:00 PM PTInternational Friendly

The long game

1994

The World Cup comes to the United States. Average attendance: 68,000 — a record that still stands.

1996

Major League Soccer kicks off. Ten clubs, one league, and a decade of growing pains ahead.

2009

Designated players change the economics of the league. Global stars arrive, academies follow.

2026

The World Cup returns to North America. The game is no longer "emerging" here — it has arrived.

Today

JUVE.LINK keeps the record. Matches end; the record doesn't.