Julien and Dennie set the stage ahead of one of the biggest MLS Cup showdowns in years. The 2018 MLS Cup Final is tomorrow night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Portland Timbers, inexplicably maturing into part of MLS’ Old Guard, fought back from a difficult start to the season and a hard road through …
The United States Men’s National Team took on Peru last night in East Hartford, CT. While there were some real positives to be gleaned— not least of which was teenager Josh Sargent’s go-ahead goal in the 49th minute— this is still very much a team in transition and trying to find their way. The Yanks …
Lionel Messi wore a silly suit as part of a silly branding play last week. That is not an obviously newsworthy development. Messi has never been particularly fashionable, and recent history suggests no branding play is beneath a football club. If Messi started wearing turquoise suits because a petro-state or Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor offered …
Day 18 During the World Cup, Howler will feature a different writer each day sharing thoughts on the day’s action. Today, David Rudin considers the reality that someone’s actually going to win this thing. I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but at some point between Russia’s elimination of Spain and the final death rattle …
