How often are young players labeled ‘wonderkids’ after showing the slightest bit potential? Way too often. And how often do those players live up to their lofty potentials? Much less often. It is an unfortunate thing to be labeled a failed wonderkid, but at the end of the day, it is just part of the game. Why do these players […]

    Football is back! And the dates are set!     No thanks to the current COVID-19 pandemic, European football will return in June after a three-month postponement. The German Bundesliga restarted two weekends ago and the other three European power leagues are right behind them.     English Premier League: June 17th Spanish La Liga: June 11th (tentative) […]

    Marin Pongračić has arrived!     The 22 year-old Wolfsburg central defender scored two goals with his head Tuesday in a 4-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. This was only his fourth game for Wolfsburg since coming over in the winter transfer from Red Bull Salzburg. Pongračić has already been capped by the U21 Croatia side three times and […]

    Football is back! Kind of.     The German Bundesliga resumed play Saturday with six matches and zero fans. With only nine match days remaining in the season, Tin Jedvaj and Augsburg hosted Josip Brekalo and Wolfsburg. Jedvaj played the full 90 and scored the equalizer in the 54th minute while Brekalo was subbed off in the 61st […]