Top 5 Reasons to be Excited for the Opening Weekend of MLS

Rejoice! Rejoice! After the a couple of weeks when UEFA Champions League action provided some superb midweek relief, we were “treated” to international friendlies this time round. This weekend we’ve got a host of magnificent games to look forward to … Continue reading →

Queens Park Rangers, a blight on English football after the financial mess the club has gotten itself into plus the way they’ve mismanaged the club, are in an even worse state now after the club revealed it is £177million in … Continue reading →

World Soccer Radio 9pm ET, we continue our MLS previews with the season now less than 48 hours away, and focus on the Montreal Impact. Plus David Mosse joins the show as we discuss all that has gone on this … Continue reading →

“Knowledge of positions is a good thing.” Attaquant polyvalent. It is the french description of the position on the pitch that Peguy Luyindula occupies. In English, it translates as versatile forward. He is a player who feels like the off-season … Continue reading →

These days, it is common to hear soccer fans saying something like “of course, soccer is just like any other business now.” It is a phrase intended to establish the speaker as a hard-nosed realist, puncturing idealistic delusions about the … Continue reading →

U.S. Soccer today officially announced that the U.S. Men’s National Team will play three matches prior to the start of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The matches will be part of the Send-Off Series. The USMNT will play in … Continue reading →

There are just ten games to go in the Premier League (that’s right, just ten games!) and as the “games remaining” figure ticks into single figures for a host of teams this weekend, it really is the time of the … Continue reading →

As the last two World Cup winners faced off in Madrid last night, there was very little learnt about the respective teams’ prospects ahead of this summer in Brazil although Spain showed slight glimpses of the direction in which Vicente … Continue reading →

One is considered to be one of the best young managers in world football, having managed FC Porto, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur despite being only thirty-six years of age. The other has won the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers as … Continue reading →

Clint Dempsey’s selection as captain of the United States Men’s National Team a year ago by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann was a head scratcher at the time. Having not displayed discernable leadership skills on the pitch, one had to assume … Continue reading →

“I wouldn’t trust the FA to show me a good manager if their lives depended on it,” Harry Redknapp, in his autobiography. With England’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup going smoothly, particularly after a convincing first half display against … Continue reading →

Nowadays it seems that any tackle with a slight lashing of malice is scrutinized and condemned. With the increase of baby-faced and wrapped-in-cotton-wool footballers who refuse to be fouled as to protect their luscious and gelled infrastructure they call their … Continue reading →

Nike today unveiled a radical, new soccer boot named Magista. In a special presentation in Spain, Andrés Iniesta unveiled the new boot that features distinctive silhouette and Nike Flyknit technology. The Magista boot incorporates Nike Flyknit technology that has been … Continue reading →

Given the modern fascination with statistics and infographics, last week saw a particularly interesting nugget of information come to the fore. Blessed with 5 goals in 12 World Cup appearances, Landon Donovan has scored more World Cup goals than Wayne … Continue reading →

Change has been abundant in Seattle this year. With a number of prominent first team members shipped out of Seattle Sounders, it facilitated the arrival of a number of new faces. The home of the Super Bowl champions, the city’s … Continue reading →

TONIGHT on World Soccer Radio 9PM ET/6PM PT – An eventful day of internationals as we break down the US 2-0 loss to Ukraine and much more. Our MLS previews continue with former MLS goalie Paul Dolan, who is part … Continue reading →

This was an important match and the United States Men’s National Team blew it in the biggest way possible. The defense looked flat. Clint Dempsey seemed uninterested, and the USMNT let Ukraine score twice to leave Cyprus with the 2-0 … Continue reading →