With a few weeks perspective after another predictable and disappointing quad-annual collapse by the latest version of England’s best-team-in-a-generation, the FA is starting to weigh in. In article published yesterday in the Mirror, the FA revealed its new strategy – groom an English coach to take over for Fabio Capello in two years, bring a […]

So the Londoner is off to Merseyside. In what has been a stale post-World Cup transfer cycle, where hearsay reigns supreme over any actual movement, this week saw the first eyebrow-raising move: Joe Cole to Liverpool. Eyebrow-raising because all summer it seemed that most of the major English power players were in for Cole EXCEPT […]

Bayern Munich and France winger Franck Ribery's summer just keeps getting worse. From failing with France at the World Cup, to facing up to three years in prison for having sex with an underage prostitute. This story first broke in 2009, when Ribery was first questioned with regards to a prostitution ring in France. It […]

It's been quite the journey for Sal Zizzo. From the 2007 U-20 World Cup, where he showed enough promise to earn a contract with Hannover 96 to an injury-marred stay in Germany that saw him earn eight first-team appearances in three seasons. And now, he's coming to MLS. He's going to be put into a […]

German national team coach Joachim loew has signed a contract extension that will see him lead Germany into the European Championships in 2012 in Ukraine and Poland. Should Loew impress at this tournament, he will surely be given another extension to lead Germany into World Cup 2014 in Brazil. After a very impressive display with […]

Schalke boss Felix Magath has announced today that Heiko Westermann is set to move to Hamburg after a transfer has been agreed between the two sides. Magath stated that the move was based on first-team football, and that Westermann would not be played regularly in the center of Schalke's defense. From Soccernet.com: "Heiko has quit […]

The Real Federación Española de Fútbol (the Spanish FA) released the full schedule for the 2010-11 La Liga season, and Jornada 1 will be held on the last weekend of August. Both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona will commence their campaigns away from home as they visit Mallorca and Racing de Santander respectively. Real Sociedad, […]

The one thing that the preseason friendlies have revealed to me thus far is the enormous drop off in talent between the commentary teams that we were spoilt with during the World Cup to the B-level of talent we witnessed during the Man United vs Celtic (Glenn Davis and Kyle Martino) and San Jose Earthquakes […]

New York TV station, Fox 5, recently conducted a one-on-one interview with Thierry Henry, and it has to be one of the worst soccer interviews you'll probably ever see. Hosts Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly begin the train wreck by telling Henry that he had just won the World Cup. And the interview seems to […]

In what could easily be the transfer of the summer, 21 year old German wunderkid Mesut Ozil could be Premier League bound if the right price and right club come a'calling. Ozil, currently in the Bundesliga at Werder Bremen, has a current contract that expires at the end of the 2010-2011 season. If Bremen can't […]

Brazil Planning To Spend $3 Billion On Airports Ahead Of 2014 The Brazilian government has approved a $3 billion package to upgrade the country's airports over the next four years. It was the first step in the massive overhaul needed to Brazil's infastructure. The package also included an additional $400 million to upgrade the port […]

According to sources, ESPN and Fox Sports International are currently in negotiations for FSI to sublicense some of the Barclays Premier League TV rights in the U.S. through 2013 to ESPN. However, a deal has not yet been signed. And soccer fans in the United States will have to wait until an agreement is reached […]

When judging the best and worst designs of shirts for Premier League clubs each summer, we generally wait until we see the ones from Wigan since they're usually some of the worst. But while Wigan has changed their shirt manufacturers again, we've run out of patience with the Latics and bring you my verdict on […]

Soccer has an almost magical ability to reflect a national character. Brazil is a sensuous, musical nation, and for its national soccer team, it is not enough to simply win – they need to win with grace, style and beauty. At the other end of the spectrum, a disciplined, efficient country like Germany has created […]

Tuesday, July 20th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Eric Altshule: MLS Talk Writer & LA Galaxy Supporter Harvey Ranola: San Jose Earthquakes Supporter NASL Segment Re-Capping Red Bulls loss to Columbus Crew & Audio from Thierry Henry Press Conference Barclays New York Football Challenge Preview Show Wednesday, July 21st 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT […]