The 2024 calendar year has been one to remember in world soccer. There was heavy Spanish flair all year long with Spain’s Euro 2024 triumph, Real Madrid winning the Champions League, Rodri taking home the Ballon d’Or and Los Blancos not showing up for the ceremony. Stateside, a new era began for the U.S. women’s national team that saw early success in Paris by securing Olympic goal while the men hired Mauricio Pochettino to lead the program after Gregg Berhalter saw his final days as the coach end shortly after the Copa America debacle.
As we look back on what was ’24, here are the top 24 most unforgettable moments.
January
Jurgen Klopp announces he’s leaving Liverpool
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The impact of Jurgen Klopp’s announcement in January was all the more stunning given the shroud it had been kept under. Even those who thought an ending might be coming sooner than later had not an inkling when Klopp told the Liverpool fanbase that he was “running out of energy” and would be checking out at the end of the season. His final months did not quite end with the fanfare he might have hoped,…
