The 2025 MLS season won’t end quite how a half-dozen Eastern Conference clubs had planned back in February. Though as of publication, we don’t know exactly which half-dozen. Two spots are left for FC Dallas, Real Salt Lake, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes. That means two of those teams will see their vacations start on Sunday, and we …
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The 2025 MLS season won’t end quite how a half-dozen Eastern Conference clubs had planned back in February. The New York Red Bulls ran out of gas just as the calendar flipped to autumn; the five others we’re about to talk through never really got the engine started. Injuries, midseason shakeups, defensive lapses at the worst possible moments… it was …
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You may have seen that Luis Diaz has touched down in Germany to sign for Bayern Munich from Liverpool FC. He rode in the team manager’s black Audi Q8 (you’ll see why this is important in a bit) instead of the red Audi that Bayern normally uses to transport its new signings. The red Audi in question is a Mk …
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First offered in a passenger car by Mercedes-Benz back in 1974, the five-cylinder engine has always been a bit of an automotive oddball. The unconventional configuration eventually gained a foothold in the 1980s with manufacturers who needed a transversely mounted motor that was narrower than a V6 but wanted something smoother and more powerful than an inline-four. For a time, …
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