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.
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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