Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted he is “willing” to alter his tactical system, hitting back at claims that ...

Tactics in soccer are great. They are fascinating. Diving into them allows for a deeper look into the game, an embrace of the chess-match element inherent in the sport, and a whole new series of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – Formations has been the buzzword of the week at the Desert Diamond Cup. The Sounders opened Saturday’s preseason match against Sporting Kansas City in an unfamiliar shape, and Twitter ...

Change can take a while to get used to. The Georgia soccer team is strong evidence of that, still searching for its first win of the season four games in. A new coaching staff has changed the ...

Formations. What are they? What do they mean? Why so many numbers? And so forth. As part of a series I'm going to be doing on this blog explaining some of the ins and outs of soccer to new fans, let's ...

MLS teams play all different kinds of systems and often the same system is not the same from one team to the other. So, let us explore these crazy numbers and expose some truths and myths about soccer ...

Throughout the world, soccer strategy is a hot topic of conversation. There’s debate about employing a 4-3-3 versus the 4-2-3-1 or the trendy 3-5-2; playing possession soccer or absorbing pressure and ...

Arsenal missed out on the Premier League title last season despite leading the league table for the majority of it. Mikel Arteta’s men finished second, which was creditable. This time around, they ...

McCarthy adopted a 4-4-2 system for the majority of the first half of the campaign but quickly became aware his side were leaking too many goals and also not scoring enough as they slipped into the ...

Members of the U.S. women's national team could participate in the new eight-team professional league coming in March of 2013. (David Banks/Getty Images) An eight-team professional women's soccer ...