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MLS Analysis Austin FC · September 28, 2026 Three Goals Made Austin's Two-Target Route Visible Austin FC scored three times in 14 minutes to draw San Diego after trailing 3-0. The comeback worked because Brandon Vázquez and Christian Ramírez gave the attack two distinct targets in the box. Read Adrian Cole’s column

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MLS AnalysisSep 27, 2026 Portland Saw the Preston Judd Pattern Twice Preston Judd's second brace against Portland raised his season total to 15 and extended San Jose's unbeaten run to six. The service, not just the total, is the repeatable gain. San Jose Earthquakes · By Malik Thompson · 5 min read MLS AnalysisSep 27, 2026 Give Joe Willis a Defined Place in Nashville's Run-In Joe Willis made three saves in his first appearance of the season as Nashville beat Toronto 2-0. That clean sheet turned goalkeeper depth into title-race evidence. Nashville SC · By Elena Marquez · 5 min read MLS AnalysisSep 27, 2026 Two LA Galaxy Rescues, One Opening Problem LA Galaxy beat Colorado 3-2 after trailing by two at halftime, one week after another 3-2 escape. The recovery is real; the opening structure still needs repair. LA Galaxy · By Adrian Cole · 5 min read La Liga AnalysisSep 26, 2026 Why Wait for Álex Baena to Change the Match? Álex Baena scored Spain's equalizer and created the winner against England. Atlético should test his central connecting role earlier, without treating one cameo as proof. Atlético Madrid · By Sofia Bellini · 5 min read MLS AnalysisSep 26, 2026 A Wider Job for Sporting KC's André Luiz André Luiz scored Sporting KC's opener and created Calvin Harris's goal in a 2-0 win at Houston. His next test is making teammates more dangerous without carrying every attack himself. Sporting Kansas City · By Malik Thompson · 5 min read MLS AnalysisSep 26, 2026 Urhoghide Gave Dallas More Than a One-Goal Win Osaze Urhoghide's first-half header gave FC Dallas a 1-0 win over LAFC and a sixth unbeaten match. The larger opportunity is to preserve those shared attacking jobs when the missing forwards return. FC Dallas · By Adrian Cole · 5 min read Liga MX AnalysisSep 26, 2026 Three Routes Behind Atlas's 91st-Minute Winner Atlas ended a four-match winless run by scoring twice after the 86th minute at Tijuana. The useful signal was three attacking routes; the next job is reducing the transitions that made the comeback necessary. Atlas · By Adrian Cole · 4 min read Bundesliga AnalysisSep 26, 2026 Expand Krattenmacher's Job, Not Just His Minutes Maurice Krattenmacher became a Bundesliga Rookie nominee after scoring three times from the bench. Elversberg should expand his role without treating a start as the only form of development. Elversberg · By Malik Thompson · 4 min read Liga MX AnalysisSep 26, 2026 Atlante Kept One Route Open After Monterrey Made It 3-2 Atlante beat Monterrey 4-2 for its first home win of the Apertura after twice seeing a two-goal cushion threatened. The repeatable value was the outlet it preserved while protecting the lead. Atlante · By Elena Marquez · 4 min read Serie A AnalysisSep 25, 2026 Inter's Starting XI Keeps Sending the Bill to the Bench Inter came back from two goals down for a third consecutive Serie A match in Rome. The run advertises elite depth while exposing a starting structure that keeps making the bench pay for it. Inter Milan · By Sofia Bellini · 5 min read Premier League AnalysisSep 25, 2026 A Manchester City Ruling Has Been Reported; the Reasons Remain Unpublished Reports describe a sweeping first-instance defeat for Manchester City, but the written decision remains confidential. The Premier League owes supporters a publication timetable before sanction becomes the whole argument. Manchester City · By Theo Grant · 5 min read Brazilian Serie A AnalysisSep 25, 2026 Thirteen Fast Starts Let Flamengo Choose the Game Flamengo is unbeaten in 13 continental and league matches when scoring inside 15 minutes, but the useful lesson is game-state control—not a demand to dominate every first half. Flamengo · By Adrian Cole · 5 min read Championship AnalysisSep 25, 2026 Hayen Answers for the Results; Burnley's Board Answers for the Plan Burnley's winless start leaves Nicky Hayen exposed, but repeated late failures now sit inside a larger question about ownership, debt and the football plan. Burnley · By Sofia Bellini · 6 min read Championship AnalysisSep 25, 2026 Thirty-Seven Matches Behind Swansea's First Place Swansea reached the Championship break in first place, but the stronger case for belief is Vitor Matos's work before this season—and the Southampton defeat that still defines the risk. Swansea City · By Elena Marquez · 5 min read Bundesliga AnalysisSep 24, 2026 Gomis Has Earned More Than Emergency Minutes Tidiam Gomis has turned RB Leipzig's early opportunity into useful production. Competition from senior attackers should narrow his assignment, not return him to the edge of the squad. RB Leipzig · By Malik Thompson · 5 min read

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