Spenser Davis

It’s that time of the year when loan deals are fashionable in the Premier League, particularly after the way that Everton exploited the market last summer and turned it into a successful strategy. While the transfer window isn't over yet for a few more weeks, here's the top 5 Premier League loan signings of 2014-15, […]

Frank Lampard, the highly decorated and lauded former Chelsea and England midfielder, was recently announced as the second major signing for forthcoming MLS expansion club, New York City FC. The money was obviously an attractive offer, just as it was with NYCFC’s first signing, Spanish striker David Villa, but the trouble is that the club […]

An attendance of 64,207. That’s the number of fans that attended a recent rivalry match between the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers at Seattle’s behemoth CenturyLink Field, which it shares with the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The Sounders have only been an official member of MLS since their inaugural season in 2009, […]

US striker Aron Johannsson may play a part in USA's game against Belgium on Tuesday afternoon, whether it's from the bench or as a surprise starter. But how did the blonde-hair Icelandic striker find his way into this US World Cup side? Let's review. At the exact minute that Jozy Altidore pulled his hamstring against […]

It’s pretty much become a cultural joke that soccer is the unofficial sport for American hipsters. The New York Times ran a semi-snarky piece on the sport’s popularity in Brooklyn, America’s hipster headquarters, attributing soccer’s success amongst the “creative class” to “the game’s aesthetics, Europhilic allure and fashionable otherness.” There’s a sense that the author […]

There's no question that emotion can play a big part in being a sports fan–it's why we support teams through thick and thin. Some fans happily support teams their entire lives without ever seeing an ounce of success, while others angrily curse their team for not repeating their glory days. The hero aspect of sports […]

It’s the start of a new season, and for a soccer fan in America, it means setting the alarm extra early (or waking up on your own two hours early, shaking with excitement), putting on a pot of coffee, playing the appropriate tunes, and participating in rabid Twitter discussions on the coming match. The first […]

In part one of this series, we saw an overview of Bob Bradley's career, focusing on his time as the United States national team manager. Bob saw some pretty amazing heights, from the ethereal Gold Cup 2007 campaign to the extraordinary Confederations Cup in 2009 that saw his USA squad beating European and soon-to-be world […]

Five years is a pretty long time for a manager these days. In 2010-2011 the English Premier League saw 50% of its teams fire a manager before, during, or after the regular season. Talk about job security. International football is nearly as bad –14 of the 32 managers in the 2010 World Cup were either […]

First off, I'll spare the usual story–let's just say I fell in love with the game and due to various (seemingly extraneous) reasons, fell even more deeply in love with Liverpool Football Club. And yes, I'm also an American–Texan to be precise. This site (and many others) are full of stories like mine. Americans who, […]