Noel S. Williams

After completing two convincing road wins against Colorado and Seattle last week, the Los Angeles Galaxy have continued a simply jaw-dropping beginning of the 2010 season. Although the Galaxy are on the brink of losing Landon Donovan and (probably) Edson Buddle to the World Cup after Saturday’s game at home against Toronto, they have […]

As we head into the last games of the season, beyond the glamour battle between Manchester United and Chelsea at the top, there is surprisingly little else being contested. Hull, Burnley and Portsmouth are going down. Chelsea, ManU, Arsenal and Tottenham are going to the Champions League. Man City, Villa and Liverpool are going to […]

Every neighborhood has one of “those” houses. From the sidewalk, it is gorgeous – an old Victorian with plenty of historic, quirky charm. Many people have houses, but this is home. As you get closer, you notice that the porch seems a little worn, but nothing that a good coating of paint won’t solve. When […]

With his announcement this week that David Beckham will not recover from his ruptured Achilles heel in time to play for the Galaxy this season, both Beckham and the Galaxy find themselves at a crossroads. For Beckham, it is a series of dour options, but for the Galaxy, the opportunities are decidedly more intriguing. With […]

Jozy Altidore is a wonderful soccer player from the neck down. Unfortunately, he is gaining a deserved reputation as a player with a million dollar body and a ten cent brain. Jozy needs to put away the twitter, stop with the silly antics on the field and become the outstanding professional he has the potential […]

After getting off to the most blazing start of a season in MLS history, nobody’s stock has soared faster than Edson Buddle’s. The Galaxy are 4-0, have out-scored their opponents 7-1 and all seven goals came off the head or foot of Buddle. With the forward position the biggest question mark confronting Bob Bradley as […]

The simple answer is no. This confusing, eyesore of a site is difficult to navigate and manage, but that is the least of it. What is simply unforgiveable is that the information is delayed, unavailable, or simply wrong. For example, in this chart, how can Real Salt Lake have played two games, and have a […]

As the Portsmouth players put on their uniforms in the Wembley locker room this afternoon, they were under no allusions about what the future held for them and their team. They were going to be relegated down to the Championship League after the season. Once there, they were far more likely to be relegated again […]

But he is the most honest.

There is a world-wide assumption that, when it comes to a ball, Americans can only throw and catch while Brazilians can do the samba with the ball at their feet and never miss a step. Every time a Brazilian joins a MLS team, the fans greet those players like time-travelers from the future, eager to […]

Somewhere deep in the bowels of Anfield there is a timer ticking down. That timer shows about 100 days on it now, and tomorrow it will show about 99, and sometime this July the timer will hit zero. At that point, a bell will ring and Liverpool Football Club will have to begin a massive […]

I don’t know how much longer this will stay up on Youtube, but Clint Dempsey’s goal to send Fulham into the final eight of the UEFA competition is just a thing of beauty. Update – I found this version of the video which includes the commentary from US's Gol TV. For our friends in the […]

Fabio Capello was always going to have a challenging decision to make about David Beckham. After an up and down season with the LA Galaxy and a more down than up loan stint with AC Milan, Beckham was hoping that his experience and dressing room leadership would allow him to join the England team in […]

After Landon Donovan’s empathic goal at Goodison Park yesterday, he was carried by teammate Jack Rodwell into the corner nearer the crowd so he could receive the plaudits from the fans more directly. That the crowd started chanting USA-USA-USA was not surprising. English supporters have taken up the famous cheer to celebrate whenever an American […]

In a well-known game in England, one footballer slid into another late. The challenge was poor, two-footed, and probably deserved a card, but there was no malice associated with it. Unfortunately, the defender missed the ball and caught the other player’s foot, breaking his metatarsal bone. The injury was hardly career threatening, but it did put […]