The Daily Ping

  Champions League Soccer is Back!          You heard it right, the pinnacle of European Soccer, The UEFA Champions League is back in action. The Champions League is the most prestigious trophy in club soccer and also one of the most difficult as well. This year is even more difficult than ever with the addition of 4 extra teams entering the tournament making it 36 total teams as opposed to the previous 32 teams. The favorites for this year’s tournament include last year’s champions, Real Madrid as well as F.C. Barcelona , Arsenal , Manchester City , and Bayern Munich . Some of the players to keep an eye on include Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), Lamine Yamal (F.C. Barcelona ), Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City). There are many questions being asked, who will win? Who will lose? The one thing that is certain is that the Champions League never disappoints!  

      Hello! My name is Ryan Fuss and Welcome to “The D aily Ping” where we will be discussing s occer/football news world-wide . This blog is for my sports communication class, and I will be updating this page with new blogs every 2 weeks. I am currently a Salisbury University Senior graduating this Winter with a Communications degree. I look forward to updating you with everything Soccer/Football related. Below is my first of many blog posts, Enjoy!   F.C. Barcelona and Youngster Lamine Yamal on Top   F.C. Barcelona is off to a hot start (4-0-0) in the 2024 La Liga title race sitting in first place with much praise being given to the 17-Year-Old Starboy, Lamine Yamal . The young teenager has been in phenomenal form, tallying an impressive 4 assists 1 goal in 4 matches making him the leader in assists in Europe’s t op 5 leagues. Yamal has seemed t o pick up right where he left off, coming off an impressive Euros debut where he play ed a ma...