Flamengo flies to Brazilian Big Six flag September 15, 2019
The first running of the Brazilian Big Six in 2018 included three clubs from São Paulo. At the end of the year, there was only one. And a Rio de Janeiro club, Flamengo, won it.
Manchester City again dominates English Big Six September 15, 2019
Manchester City has embarked on an historic crushing of top English competition for the last two years, one lopsided win after another, cruising to two straight English Big Six championships.
PSG chalks up another easy French win, taking Top Six September 15, 2019
Paris Saint-Germain put up another dominant performance in the French Big Six for 2018-19, winning the division for the second straight season.
Juventus snags Italian Big Six as Napoli sags September 15, 2019
Napoli actually topped Juventus when we ran the Italian pyramid for the first time in 2017-18. But Juventus climbed to the top in 2018-19.
Bayern wins another German Big Six with Dortmund crash September 15, 2019
Bayern Munich won its second German Big Six title in 2018-19, this time with help from an unlikely collapse by Borussia Dortmund.
Barcelona captures second Spanish Big Six crown September 15, 2019
For the second year in as many as we have run the Spanish inner pyramid, Barcelona emerged as the winner. But it was a bit more difficult for Barça, which won the division despite winning fewer than half of its games.
UANL squeezes through Mexican Big Six race September 15, 2019
UANL outlasted three strong contenders to win the Mexican Big Six in 2018-19, the second year we have tracked it.
German traveling soccer race tightens in 2018-19 September 1, 2019
RB Leipzig won the traveling championship across Germany in 2018-19, while the standings all-time tightened up between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Cruz Azul climbs all-time Mexican traveler standings September 1, 2019
Cruz Azul set several single-season marks with the Mexican traveling soccer championship in 2018-19, moving to the top of the all-time standings.
Liverpool cruises through English traveling title September 1, 2019
Three points for a win cost Liverpool the Premiership in 2018-19, but no rule could overwrite the Reds' dominant performance with the English traveling championship.
Atlético Madrid reaches top of Spanish traveler in 2018-19 September 1, 2019
Atlético Madrid emerged as the leading club for the Spanish traveling soccer championship in 2018-19, while Barcelona and Real Madrid both goose-egged.
Once more, Juventus unstoppable in Italy September 1, 2019
Juventus romped through another year with the Italian traveling soccer championship in 2018-19 and now has 73 games of title in four years of the competition.
PSG zeroes out in 2018-19, but still leads French soccer traveler September 1, 2019
For once, Paris Saint-German did nothing with the French traveling soccer championship in 2018-19. But the Parisian squad still leads the all-time standings in France.
PSV Eindhoven travels high again in Holland September 1, 2019
PSV Eindhoven turned in another dominant season of traveling soccer championship across the Netherlands in 2018-19, increasing its lead in the all-time standings.
Benfica approaches Porto on Portuguese all-time list September 1, 2019
Benfica turned the traveling soccer championship in Portugal into a bit of a race in 2018-19, tearing through 11 games of title at the end of the season.
River Plate leads 2018-19 Argentine table, Huracán leads all-time September 1, 2019
River Plate won the season championship for the Argentine traveling soccer championship in 2018-19, but Huracán increased its lead in the all-time standings.
Internacional returns to Brazilian top level, reaches top rung September 1, 2019
Once a Brazilian power, Internacional returned to Serie A in 2018 and rose to the top of that nation's traveling soccer championship for the season.
AS Roma declines ICC, Euro and world titles still stuck August 13, 2019
The world and European traveling soccer championships have been stuck together for two years. We thought we might have a solution, but not quite.
Amid turmoil, AS Roma completes best year in Euro traveler August 13, 2019
The 2018-19 season was difficult for AS Roma, which lost a good number of people over it. But AS Roma did come out of it with the best season of anyone in the European traveling championship.
South American traveler passes entire season in Argentina August 13, 2019
The South American traveling soccer championship could get around a bit in 2019-20, but it spent all of 2018-19 in Argentina.
Northern American title arrives in US August 13, 2019
The Northern American traveling soccer championship took a long route in 2018-19, starting in Costa Rica and moving on to El Salvador and Mexico before finishing the season in the United States.
UD Songo takes all-time lead in African soccer traveler August 13, 2019
The African traveling championship will start the 2019-20 season in Mozambique, and the chances of it getting around much are slim.
PSV takes lead all-time in Dutch traveling soccer title August 7, 2019
Two years into the Dutch traveling soccer championship, PSV Eindhoven hasn't won a season's honors, but it does lead in the all-time standings.
Juve, Nap tussle for traveling Italian title in 2017-18 August 7, 2019
Napoli posted a championship streak just longer than the previous record by Juventus with the Italian traveling soccer championship. But Juve snapped the streak, then began one of its own.
Barcelona sets dominance records in 2017-18 Spanish soccer chase August 7, 2019
Barcelona knocked off the rust after losing the European traveling soccer title to Real Madrid, running through 36 games in defense of the Spanish traveling soccer championship.
Marseille tops PSG for French soccer traveler in 2017-18 August 7, 2019
In 2017-18, Marseille finally wrestled a season of French traveling soccer championship from powerful Paris Saint-Germain, but the Parisian squad remains well in front historically.
Bayern Munich maintains huge all-time lead in German soccer traveler August 7, 2019
As usual, Bayern Munich showed itself the best German club in a competition, though the Bavarians barely finished ahead of Borussia Dortmund for the country's traveling soccer championship in 2017-18.
Manchester City dominates English soccer traveler in 2017-18 August 7, 2019
Manchester City set the all-time title streak record for the English traveling soccer championship in 2017-18, moving to the top of the all-time standings through three years.
Club América hits 2018 running to take Mexican traveler lead August 7, 2019
Club América and Cruz Azul were the dominant clubs across the Mexican traveling championship in 2017-18, with Club América moving to the all-time lead in the standings.
Porto prevails in first Portuguese traveling title July 29, 2019
FC Porto took firm control of the Portuguese traveling soccer championship in its 2017-18 debut. Porto held the title for 16 games, 11 more than anyone else.
Chape chews up a dozen games of Brazilian traveling title July 29, 2019
The urban hotbeds of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have produced the most club history in Brazilian soccer, but the national traveling champion in 2017-18 was from Santa Catarina.
Costa Rican club clobbers field for 2017-18 Northern American title July 29, 2019
Herediano of Costa Rica dominated the Northern American traveling soccer championship in 2017-18. The title began the year in Panama.
No team dominates in even South American traveling chase July 29, 2019
The South American traveling soccer championship spent 2017-18 in Venezuela and Argentina. But no team from either country matched River Plate's performance at the start of 2016-17.
Barcelona tops table in 2017-18 world traveler July 29, 2019
Despite being unable to wrestle for world traveling soccer title from Real Madrid to begin 2017-18, Barcelona won it back later in the year and increased its all-time lead in the competition.
Barça loses Euro traveler, gains it back July 29, 2019
Barcelona lost the European traveling soccer championship to Real Madrid starting 2017-18, but took it back later and kept it for long enough to gain slightly on its rivals in the all-time standings. And Barça might even be ahead, depending on how we keep score.
Courage triumphs in US women's traveling title July 29, 2019
The North Carolina Courage didn't win every game during the first run through the United States women's soccer traveling title. But only two other teams managed to win a game for the whole year.
Auckland City cruises through first Oceana traveling title July 29, 2019
Auckland City showed again, and in another way, how thoroughly it dominates club soccer in Oceana. The Navy Blues won the first year of the Oceana traveling championship in a landslide.
UD Songo stomps to African traveler lead to finish season July 28, 2019
The African traveling soccer championship ended 2017-18 in Mozambique after spending its early days in South Africa.
Huracán, Boca Juniors rush to top of Argentine standings July 28, 2019
The top of the all-time soccer traveling championship table in Argentina looks a little more as expected after Huracán and Boca Juniors posted strong numbers in 2017-18.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Shanghai SIPG top Asian touring title table July 28, 2019
The Asian traveling soccer championship passed through South Korean and Japan in 2017-18 before ending the season in the Chinese Super League.
Monterrey takes Mexican Big Six with defense July 1, 2019
For every two games Monterrey played in the 2017-18 Mexican Big Six, it let in one goal. That usually will win a championship. In fact, Monterrey didn't lose a game in this top tier.
Barcelona only Spanish Big Six side to win half its games July 1, 2019
Barcelona won seven of its 10 games in the Spanish Big Six for 2017-18. No one else, including Real Madrid, won more than three.
Köln crashes in Germany, Bayern Munich takes top with tiebreaker July 1, 2019
Sometimes a team crashes so quickly that it occasions a new rule. That's Köln. Then, sometimes, you have a great race at the top. That was Bayern Munich and 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2017-18 German Big Six.
Napoli, Juventus, down to wire in Italian Big Six July 1, 2019
Juventus won the 2017-18 Serie A. Within the Italian Big Six, though, Napoli was just a little better. Milan and Lazio are on their way down to the Italian Middle Six in 2018-19.
PSG stomps to first French Big Six championship June 29, 2019
Paris Saint-Germain, the dominant French soccer club of recent years, lost only one of 10 games in the French Big Six race for an easy title in 2017-18. Nice and Bordeaux are tumbling to the French Middle Six in 2018-19.
History puts state leagues in Brazilian traveling title chase June 29, 2019
Long before Brazil became a world soccer power, and even longer before the country established a true national league, the state leagues across Brazil fanned the flame. That's why we including them in the Brazilian traveling soccer championship.
Liverpool, Arsenal, demoted in first England inner pyramid June 27, 2019
Manchester City romped through the English Big Six in the first year of the inner pyramid. Less fortunate were Premiership stalwarts Arsenal and Liverpool, which were demoted to the Middle Six for 2018-19.
Short African 2017 traveling soccer season ends in Bethlehem June 27, 2019
The 2017 African traveling soccer championship, which lasted only 16 games, went through seven clubs without leaving South Africa. At the end, the title belonged to the Free State Stars.
First North American traveler goes way down in Panama June 27, 2019
Costa del Este, a second-division Panamanian club, finished with more wins in the North American traveling championship than any other in 2016-17, its first run.
Worst team in Argentina tops first national traveler race June 27, 2019
Aldosivi didn't survive the 2016-17 Primera División without relegation, and it didn't finish the year with the Argentine traveling title, either. But Aldosivi did hold that title for the most games.
Real Madrid tops first Euro traveler with 36 games of title June 27, 2019
Real Madrid held onto the caretaker role with the first European traveling soccer championship for 27 games, then won one outright for the best season of the year. But Barcelona held the title going to 2017-18.
Barcelona takes world travel lead, but it's Real Madrid at the end June 27, 2019
The first world traveling soccer championship began with a long run for Barcelona, but Real Madrid captured the prize at the end. In between, the world championship took a brief tour de France.
River Plate tops first South American soccer traveler June 27, 2019
The first South American traveling soccer championship began with River Plate and it stayed there for a long time. But it ended in Venezuela.
Three K1 clubs contest 2017 Asian traveler June 27, 2019
Jeonbuk Motors edged ahead of Incheon United and Suwon Bluewings to win the first Asian traveling soccer championship in 2017. In the end, Suwon beat Jeonbuk to carry the championship into 2018.
Red Bulls win top title; Atlanta sets record March 26, 2019
The New York Red Bulls tore through the North American soccer First Division in 2018, outlasting a game effort by Real Salt Lake. But no team has ever had a year like Atlanta in the Second Division.
Portland runs with 2018 traveling soccer title March 26, 2019
The Portland Timbers put together the longest championship streak in the three-year history of the North American traveling soccer title, a 14-game effort that started in April and ended in August.
Quick start takes Vancouver to First Division title March 8, 2019
The Vancouver Whitecaps capitalized on winning their first four games to claim the North American First Division soccer championship for 2017.
Toronto cruises to top honors in North American traveling prize March 8, 2017
Toronto had one good title defense of eight games. Because no other team won more than three games for the North American traveling championship, Toronto was easily the Team of the Year.
Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven race for first Dutch title March 8, 2019
PSV Eindhoven put together a late rally, but it wasn't enough to catch Feyenoord Rotterdam for Team of the Year in 2016-17, the first year of the Dutch traveling soccer championship.
PSG, as usual, dominates French competition March 8, 2019
Paris Saint-Germain no longer is just a worthy place-holder for the French traveling soccer championship. After attempting more than 30 title defenses in the step role, PSV won a title on its own in 2016-17 and followed with another sterling defense.
León tops UANL as leading Mexican traveler March 8, 2019
León won two championships and defended them a combined 10 times to beat out UANL as Team of the Year for the Mexican traveling soccer championship in 2016-17.
Chelsea prevails in English traveler March 8, 2019
Chelsea assembled two long championship runs with the English traveling soccer title in 2016-17, nosing out Tottenham Hotspur as the Premiership leader.
Napoli closes strong in Italian traveler June 4, 2017
With a title and 11 defenses at the end of the year, Napoli surpassed AS Roma for Team of the Year in the Italian soccer traveling championship. Juventus, which dominated with 25 games of championship possession a year ago, slipped to five games this season.
Eight straight and counting for Toronto with soccer prize June 1, 2017
Toronto FC snatched the North American traveling soccer championship in April and now is carrying it into June with seven wins and a draw in its last eight games. And it's been happening with limited appearances by the club's top two scorers.
Werder Bremen best of year for German traveling title May 29, 2017
In two years of the German soccer national traveling championship, Bayern Munich still is the leading team. But Bayern wasn't quite as good in 2016-17 as Werder Bremen, which won its second title historically and defended it 10 times.
Caps take surprising lead in North American top division May 23, 2017
The Vancouver Whitecaps are an ordinary team across Major League Soccer this year, but they've won every game they've played in the First Division. Dallas, last year's winner, is right behind them.
Real Madrid takes all-time lead in Spanish soccer traveler May 22, 2017
No question about it, Real Madrid dominated the traveling championship in Spanish soccer this season, and now has the all-time lead, holding the championship for 37 games. Barcelona, which dominated the traveler last year, is second with 30.
Chelsea takes chance on English traveler title May 3, 2017
Chelsea nabbed the traveling championship in the top level of English soccer last weekend and now has a chance to pass Tottenham Hotspur for season honors.
New York Red Bulls rally past LA Galaxy in MLS corn race
New York Red Bulls went on a 12-game winning streak near the end of the 2016 Major League Soccer season, becoming the top North American club in the first run of traveling designation.
PSG controls French corn chase with 27 wins
Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon were the two best teams in Ligue 1 with the traveling prize, and PSG was, by far, the more dominant of those two clubs.
Juventus streaks to 25 wins for Serie A honors in 2015-16
Juventus won 25 games in the Serie A version of the Ear of Corn, dominating the top Italian soccer league.
Barcelona rules La Liga with 21 wins
Barcelona won 21 games with the Ear of Corn in La Liga, making it the top team in the Spanish league with the prize for 2015-16.
Bayern Munich starts Bundesliga campaign with 15 straight
Bayern Munich never actually won the traveling championship in Germany in 2015-16, but 15 straight defenses out of the game made it the best team of the year.
Traveling prize travels a lot in Mexico
During the first year of following traveling championships in seven major leagues throughout the world, the prize traveled nowhere so much as Mexico, where 14 of the 18 Liga MX teams took a turn.
West Ham prevails in first EPL corn chase
A two-month run with nine straight wins took West Ham United to the first year's honors in the traveling prize for the English Premier League.
FC Dallas wins top, LA Galaxy promoted
The winner across our first try at the First Division in North American soccer is FC Dallas. Meanwhile, the LA Galaxy squeezed by as the best among equals to take the Second Division.
The first running of the Brazilian Big Six in 2018 included three clubs from São Paulo. At the end of the year, there was only one. And a Rio de Janeiro club, Flamengo, won it.
Manchester City again dominates English Big Six September 15, 2019
Manchester City has embarked on an historic crushing of top English competition for the last two years, one lopsided win after another, cruising to two straight English Big Six championships.
PSG chalks up another easy French win, taking Top Six September 15, 2019
Paris Saint-Germain put up another dominant performance in the French Big Six for 2018-19, winning the division for the second straight season.
Juventus snags Italian Big Six as Napoli sags September 15, 2019
Napoli actually topped Juventus when we ran the Italian pyramid for the first time in 2017-18. But Juventus climbed to the top in 2018-19.
Bayern wins another German Big Six with Dortmund crash September 15, 2019
Bayern Munich won its second German Big Six title in 2018-19, this time with help from an unlikely collapse by Borussia Dortmund.
Barcelona captures second Spanish Big Six crown September 15, 2019
For the second year in as many as we have run the Spanish inner pyramid, Barcelona emerged as the winner. But it was a bit more difficult for Barça, which won the division despite winning fewer than half of its games.
UANL squeezes through Mexican Big Six race September 15, 2019
UANL outlasted three strong contenders to win the Mexican Big Six in 2018-19, the second year we have tracked it.
German traveling soccer race tightens in 2018-19 September 1, 2019
RB Leipzig won the traveling championship across Germany in 2018-19, while the standings all-time tightened up between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
Cruz Azul climbs all-time Mexican traveler standings September 1, 2019
Cruz Azul set several single-season marks with the Mexican traveling soccer championship in 2018-19, moving to the top of the all-time standings.
Liverpool cruises through English traveling title September 1, 2019
Three points for a win cost Liverpool the Premiership in 2018-19, but no rule could overwrite the Reds' dominant performance with the English traveling championship.
Atlético Madrid reaches top of Spanish traveler in 2018-19 September 1, 2019
Atlético Madrid emerged as the leading club for the Spanish traveling soccer championship in 2018-19, while Barcelona and Real Madrid both goose-egged.
Once more, Juventus unstoppable in Italy September 1, 2019
Juventus romped through another year with the Italian traveling soccer championship in 2018-19 and now has 73 games of title in four years of the competition.
PSG zeroes out in 2018-19, but still leads French soccer traveler September 1, 2019
For once, Paris Saint-German did nothing with the French traveling soccer championship in 2018-19. But the Parisian squad still leads the all-time standings in France.
PSV Eindhoven travels high again in Holland September 1, 2019
PSV Eindhoven turned in another dominant season of traveling soccer championship across the Netherlands in 2018-19, increasing its lead in the all-time standings.
Benfica approaches Porto on Portuguese all-time list September 1, 2019
Benfica turned the traveling soccer championship in Portugal into a bit of a race in 2018-19, tearing through 11 games of title at the end of the season.
River Plate leads 2018-19 Argentine table, Huracán leads all-time September 1, 2019
River Plate won the season championship for the Argentine traveling soccer championship in 2018-19, but Huracán increased its lead in the all-time standings.
Internacional returns to Brazilian top level, reaches top rung September 1, 2019
Once a Brazilian power, Internacional returned to Serie A in 2018 and rose to the top of that nation's traveling soccer championship for the season.
AS Roma declines ICC, Euro and world titles still stuck August 13, 2019
The world and European traveling soccer championships have been stuck together for two years. We thought we might have a solution, but not quite.
Amid turmoil, AS Roma completes best year in Euro traveler August 13, 2019
The 2018-19 season was difficult for AS Roma, which lost a good number of people over it. But AS Roma did come out of it with the best season of anyone in the European traveling championship.
South American traveler passes entire season in Argentina August 13, 2019
The South American traveling soccer championship could get around a bit in 2019-20, but it spent all of 2018-19 in Argentina.
Northern American title arrives in US August 13, 2019
The Northern American traveling soccer championship took a long route in 2018-19, starting in Costa Rica and moving on to El Salvador and Mexico before finishing the season in the United States.
UD Songo takes all-time lead in African soccer traveler August 13, 2019
The African traveling championship will start the 2019-20 season in Mozambique, and the chances of it getting around much are slim.
PSV takes lead all-time in Dutch traveling soccer title August 7, 2019
Two years into the Dutch traveling soccer championship, PSV Eindhoven hasn't won a season's honors, but it does lead in the all-time standings.
Juve, Nap tussle for traveling Italian title in 2017-18 August 7, 2019
Napoli posted a championship streak just longer than the previous record by Juventus with the Italian traveling soccer championship. But Juve snapped the streak, then began one of its own.
Barcelona sets dominance records in 2017-18 Spanish soccer chase August 7, 2019
Barcelona knocked off the rust after losing the European traveling soccer title to Real Madrid, running through 36 games in defense of the Spanish traveling soccer championship.
Marseille tops PSG for French soccer traveler in 2017-18 August 7, 2019
In 2017-18, Marseille finally wrestled a season of French traveling soccer championship from powerful Paris Saint-Germain, but the Parisian squad remains well in front historically.
Bayern Munich maintains huge all-time lead in German soccer traveler August 7, 2019
As usual, Bayern Munich showed itself the best German club in a competition, though the Bavarians barely finished ahead of Borussia Dortmund for the country's traveling soccer championship in 2017-18.
Manchester City dominates English soccer traveler in 2017-18 August 7, 2019
Manchester City set the all-time title streak record for the English traveling soccer championship in 2017-18, moving to the top of the all-time standings through three years.
Club América hits 2018 running to take Mexican traveler lead August 7, 2019
Club América and Cruz Azul were the dominant clubs across the Mexican traveling championship in 2017-18, with Club América moving to the all-time lead in the standings.
Porto prevails in first Portuguese traveling title July 29, 2019
FC Porto took firm control of the Portuguese traveling soccer championship in its 2017-18 debut. Porto held the title for 16 games, 11 more than anyone else.
Chape chews up a dozen games of Brazilian traveling title July 29, 2019
The urban hotbeds of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have produced the most club history in Brazilian soccer, but the national traveling champion in 2017-18 was from Santa Catarina.
Costa Rican club clobbers field for 2017-18 Northern American title July 29, 2019
Herediano of Costa Rica dominated the Northern American traveling soccer championship in 2017-18. The title began the year in Panama.
No team dominates in even South American traveling chase July 29, 2019
The South American traveling soccer championship spent 2017-18 in Venezuela and Argentina. But no team from either country matched River Plate's performance at the start of 2016-17.
Barcelona tops table in 2017-18 world traveler July 29, 2019
Despite being unable to wrestle for world traveling soccer title from Real Madrid to begin 2017-18, Barcelona won it back later in the year and increased its all-time lead in the competition.
Barça loses Euro traveler, gains it back July 29, 2019
Barcelona lost the European traveling soccer championship to Real Madrid starting 2017-18, but took it back later and kept it for long enough to gain slightly on its rivals in the all-time standings. And Barça might even be ahead, depending on how we keep score.
Courage triumphs in US women's traveling title July 29, 2019
The North Carolina Courage didn't win every game during the first run through the United States women's soccer traveling title. But only two other teams managed to win a game for the whole year.
Auckland City cruises through first Oceana traveling title July 29, 2019
Auckland City showed again, and in another way, how thoroughly it dominates club soccer in Oceana. The Navy Blues won the first year of the Oceana traveling championship in a landslide.
UD Songo stomps to African traveler lead to finish season July 28, 2019
The African traveling soccer championship ended 2017-18 in Mozambique after spending its early days in South Africa.
Huracán, Boca Juniors rush to top of Argentine standings July 28, 2019
The top of the all-time soccer traveling championship table in Argentina looks a little more as expected after Huracán and Boca Juniors posted strong numbers in 2017-18.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Shanghai SIPG top Asian touring title table July 28, 2019
The Asian traveling soccer championship passed through South Korean and Japan in 2017-18 before ending the season in the Chinese Super League.
Monterrey takes Mexican Big Six with defense July 1, 2019
For every two games Monterrey played in the 2017-18 Mexican Big Six, it let in one goal. That usually will win a championship. In fact, Monterrey didn't lose a game in this top tier.
Barcelona only Spanish Big Six side to win half its games July 1, 2019
Barcelona won seven of its 10 games in the Spanish Big Six for 2017-18. No one else, including Real Madrid, won more than three.
Köln crashes in Germany, Bayern Munich takes top with tiebreaker July 1, 2019
Sometimes a team crashes so quickly that it occasions a new rule. That's Köln. Then, sometimes, you have a great race at the top. That was Bayern Munich and 1899 Hoffenheim in the 2017-18 German Big Six.
Napoli, Juventus, down to wire in Italian Big Six July 1, 2019
Juventus won the 2017-18 Serie A. Within the Italian Big Six, though, Napoli was just a little better. Milan and Lazio are on their way down to the Italian Middle Six in 2018-19.
PSG stomps to first French Big Six championship June 29, 2019
Paris Saint-Germain, the dominant French soccer club of recent years, lost only one of 10 games in the French Big Six race for an easy title in 2017-18. Nice and Bordeaux are tumbling to the French Middle Six in 2018-19.
History puts state leagues in Brazilian traveling title chase June 29, 2019
Long before Brazil became a world soccer power, and even longer before the country established a true national league, the state leagues across Brazil fanned the flame. That's why we including them in the Brazilian traveling soccer championship.
Liverpool, Arsenal, demoted in first England inner pyramid June 27, 2019
Manchester City romped through the English Big Six in the first year of the inner pyramid. Less fortunate were Premiership stalwarts Arsenal and Liverpool, which were demoted to the Middle Six for 2018-19.
Short African 2017 traveling soccer season ends in Bethlehem June 27, 2019
The 2017 African traveling soccer championship, which lasted only 16 games, went through seven clubs without leaving South Africa. At the end, the title belonged to the Free State Stars.
First North American traveler goes way down in Panama June 27, 2019
Costa del Este, a second-division Panamanian club, finished with more wins in the North American traveling championship than any other in 2016-17, its first run.
Worst team in Argentina tops first national traveler race June 27, 2019
Aldosivi didn't survive the 2016-17 Primera División without relegation, and it didn't finish the year with the Argentine traveling title, either. But Aldosivi did hold that title for the most games.
Real Madrid tops first Euro traveler with 36 games of title June 27, 2019
Real Madrid held onto the caretaker role with the first European traveling soccer championship for 27 games, then won one outright for the best season of the year. But Barcelona held the title going to 2017-18.
Barcelona takes world travel lead, but it's Real Madrid at the end June 27, 2019
The first world traveling soccer championship began with a long run for Barcelona, but Real Madrid captured the prize at the end. In between, the world championship took a brief tour de France.
River Plate tops first South American soccer traveler June 27, 2019
The first South American traveling soccer championship began with River Plate and it stayed there for a long time. But it ended in Venezuela.
Three K1 clubs contest 2017 Asian traveler June 27, 2019
Jeonbuk Motors edged ahead of Incheon United and Suwon Bluewings to win the first Asian traveling soccer championship in 2017. In the end, Suwon beat Jeonbuk to carry the championship into 2018.
Red Bulls win top title; Atlanta sets record March 26, 2019
The New York Red Bulls tore through the North American soccer First Division in 2018, outlasting a game effort by Real Salt Lake. But no team has ever had a year like Atlanta in the Second Division.
Portland runs with 2018 traveling soccer title March 26, 2019
The Portland Timbers put together the longest championship streak in the three-year history of the North American traveling soccer title, a 14-game effort that started in April and ended in August.
Quick start takes Vancouver to First Division title March 8, 2019
The Vancouver Whitecaps capitalized on winning their first four games to claim the North American First Division soccer championship for 2017.
Toronto cruises to top honors in North American traveling prize March 8, 2017
Toronto had one good title defense of eight games. Because no other team won more than three games for the North American traveling championship, Toronto was easily the Team of the Year.
Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven race for first Dutch title March 8, 2019
PSV Eindhoven put together a late rally, but it wasn't enough to catch Feyenoord Rotterdam for Team of the Year in 2016-17, the first year of the Dutch traveling soccer championship.
PSG, as usual, dominates French competition March 8, 2019
Paris Saint-Germain no longer is just a worthy place-holder for the French traveling soccer championship. After attempting more than 30 title defenses in the step role, PSV won a title on its own in 2016-17 and followed with another sterling defense.
León tops UANL as leading Mexican traveler March 8, 2019
León won two championships and defended them a combined 10 times to beat out UANL as Team of the Year for the Mexican traveling soccer championship in 2016-17.
Chelsea prevails in English traveler March 8, 2019
Chelsea assembled two long championship runs with the English traveling soccer title in 2016-17, nosing out Tottenham Hotspur as the Premiership leader.
Napoli closes strong in Italian traveler June 4, 2017
With a title and 11 defenses at the end of the year, Napoli surpassed AS Roma for Team of the Year in the Italian soccer traveling championship. Juventus, which dominated with 25 games of championship possession a year ago, slipped to five games this season.
Eight straight and counting for Toronto with soccer prize June 1, 2017
Toronto FC snatched the North American traveling soccer championship in April and now is carrying it into June with seven wins and a draw in its last eight games. And it's been happening with limited appearances by the club's top two scorers.
Werder Bremen best of year for German traveling title May 29, 2017
In two years of the German soccer national traveling championship, Bayern Munich still is the leading team. But Bayern wasn't quite as good in 2016-17 as Werder Bremen, which won its second title historically and defended it 10 times.
Caps take surprising lead in North American top division May 23, 2017
The Vancouver Whitecaps are an ordinary team across Major League Soccer this year, but they've won every game they've played in the First Division. Dallas, last year's winner, is right behind them.
Real Madrid takes all-time lead in Spanish soccer traveler May 22, 2017
No question about it, Real Madrid dominated the traveling championship in Spanish soccer this season, and now has the all-time lead, holding the championship for 37 games. Barcelona, which dominated the traveler last year, is second with 30.
Chelsea takes chance on English traveler title May 3, 2017
Chelsea nabbed the traveling championship in the top level of English soccer last weekend and now has a chance to pass Tottenham Hotspur for season honors.
New York Red Bulls rally past LA Galaxy in MLS corn race
New York Red Bulls went on a 12-game winning streak near the end of the 2016 Major League Soccer season, becoming the top North American club in the first run of traveling designation.
PSG controls French corn chase with 27 wins
Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon were the two best teams in Ligue 1 with the traveling prize, and PSG was, by far, the more dominant of those two clubs.
Juventus streaks to 25 wins for Serie A honors in 2015-16
Juventus won 25 games in the Serie A version of the Ear of Corn, dominating the top Italian soccer league.
Barcelona rules La Liga with 21 wins
Barcelona won 21 games with the Ear of Corn in La Liga, making it the top team in the Spanish league with the prize for 2015-16.
Bayern Munich starts Bundesliga campaign with 15 straight
Bayern Munich never actually won the traveling championship in Germany in 2015-16, but 15 straight defenses out of the game made it the best team of the year.
Traveling prize travels a lot in Mexico
During the first year of following traveling championships in seven major leagues throughout the world, the prize traveled nowhere so much as Mexico, where 14 of the 18 Liga MX teams took a turn.
West Ham prevails in first EPL corn chase
A two-month run with nine straight wins took West Ham United to the first year's honors in the traveling prize for the English Premier League.
FC Dallas wins top, LA Galaxy promoted
The winner across our first try at the First Division in North American soccer is FC Dallas. Meanwhile, the LA Galaxy squeezed by as the best among equals to take the Second Division.
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