How is the sport structured? Transfers

Let's talk about player movement.

How is the sport structured? - The Cup

In our post on league structure, I mentioned that soccer leagues tend not to have playoffs determine championships as American sports do. Instead, league titles are decided through the regular season. Instead of playoffs, nearly every national league has a Cup title, which is the second trophy a team can win in a season, though it is usually considered less prestigious than winning the league title. In this article, we'll discuss how Cup competitions work, and how they differ from the classic concept of the playoffs.

How is the sport structured? - Domestic leagues

Parallel to the posts on tactics, I'm going to write a series of posts on how the different competitions in soccer work. I think it's safe to say that there isn't anything quite like the league format of professional soccer in the USA.