Finally nearly two years later, this matter has come to a close. As a Sheffield United fan i found the behaviour of my own club at times to be embarrassing. The blame though has to be laid at the Premier Leagues … Continue reading
The Top 3 of La Liga remained intact but the race for 4th place and the final Champions League spot got a bit tighter. Villarreal gave up a 2-0 lead at the Vicente Calderon to Atlético Madrid and lost 3-2 … Continue reading
Podcast Interview with Peter Wilt regarding the Chicago Red Stars and the history of the Chicago Fire: LATE MONDAY Preview of Puerto Rico’s CONCACAF semi-final clash with Cruz Azul: TUESDAY MLS Western Conference Preview: WEDNESDAY MLS Eastern Conference Preview: THURSDAY … Continue reading
I am going through the process of learning German and while finding the toilet is always nice, it really doesn’t help when it comes to the reason I want to learn the language: Fußball. So here are seven random words … Continue reading
Read through the following news headlines from this past weekend that I handpicked. Enjoy. “Humiliated Sir Alex Ferguson Laments Scheduling” (The Times). Fergie shows what a sore loser he is after the Liverpool match by refusing to be interviewed by … Continue reading
Sepp Blatter doesn’t know when to shut up. The Anglophobic President of FIFA has now extended his war against English speaking peoples across the pond in attacking Major League Soccer. Blatter believes MLS should move to what he refers to … Continue reading
Even though Italians teams faltered in the Champions League earlier in the week, there were still some things to celebrate. The best way to celebrate is to score a lot and this weekend there were a ton of goals. In … Continue reading
Those of us round long enough to remember the Ipswichs, Blackburns and QPRs of old running rampant in the early days of the Premier League may have winced listening to Setanta’s commentators gag with delight as Dossena’s lobbed long ball … Continue reading
This past week was a disappointing week for the Serie A in the Champions League, to say the least. As it is well known, all 3 remaining Serie A teams were eliminated in the Round of 16. Although Roma and … Continue reading
In 2046, when the history of the first 50 years of the MLS is published, I have no doubt that Dwayne De Rosario will be highlighted as one of the top players of the league’s first 20 years of existence. … Continue reading
I’ve wondered for a long time what it is that managers see in Stewart Downing, particularly England managers. Since his first call up in February 2005, Downing has been pretty much been a regular in the England squad, but why? … Continue reading
Following Liverpool’s 4-0 dismantling of Real Madrid at Anfield last midweek, France legend Zinedine Zidane described Steven Gerrard as “the best player in the world.” “Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of Messi … Continue reading
Brian Quarstad from Inside Minnesota Soccer has his weekly look around the net at news related to USL.
With Hamburg’s win today over Energie Cottbus, the Dinosaurs join Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich in a three way log jam in second place behind surprise front runners Hertha Berlin. All four are four points behind the pace with upstarts Hoffenheim … Continue reading
Liverpool humiliated Man United 4-1 Saturday at Old Trafford in a statement victory that may sustain the Merseysiders’ title ambitions: fact. For United, losing soundly to their most fierce rivals at home couldn’t have been better timed or circumstanced: thesis. … Continue reading
Episode 5 of Special 1 TV has premiered, but to me — this is one of the weakest ones to date. Mario Rosenstock is well known for imitating voices of famous football stars for the Gift Grub show on Irish … Continue reading
It’s time to stop with the finger pointing. It’s time to stop with the name calling and we have to stop bickering with each other. And you know what this message also goes out to both Commissioners of our professional … Continue reading
This has to be one of the best weeks in Liverpool’s history under Rafa Benitez. After beating Real Madrid so convincingly during mid-week in the Champions League, the Reds did the unthinkable today by thrashing Manchester United 4-1 at Old … Continue reading
