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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Formations, formations, formations. Everyone loves to talk formations. Both in real life and in fantasy. In fantasy soccer, actually, formations are more important even than in real life. They can ...

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 ...