The coach of the defending World Champions, Marcelo Lippi finalized his roster for the massive encounter against Brazil. An omission from the squad is Juventus icon, Alessandro Del Piero. Il Capocannoniere from last year didn't get the call and neither did Serie A's leading scorer Marco Di Vaio of Bologna. Back in net for Azzurri […]

It’s two-thirds of the way through the season, and purported big clubs Newcastle and Tottenham remain entrenched in the relegation rumble. Newcastle sputtered amid boardroom confusion, after the departure of manager Kevin Keegan. Tottenham played woefully under Juande Ramos and their squad has flat-lined after an early revival from Harry Redknapp and his magical ketchup. […]

One streak was going to end at Ewood Park this afternoon. Either Sam Allardyce was going to lose his first match for Blackburn in the league, or Aston Villa was going to win seven on the trot away from Villa Park. When it was all said and done, Blackburn Rovers turned over and Aston Villa […]

When Nicolas Anelka arrived at Stamford Bridge 13 months ago, pundits everywhere talked up the possibility of a devastating strike partnership between him and Didier Drogba. Even Drogba himself described the potential pairing as "terrifying." One year later, however, it's become plainly obvious that the strike partnership everyone wants is simply never going to materialize. […]

During Saturday morning’s Soccer AM programme on Sky Sports, the programme mocked ITV’s midweek blunder of showing adverts instead of Everton’s winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup. Just as studio guest John Barnes was about to show everyone how good he was at baton twirling, the picture cut to Soccer Am’s intro titles and […]

Real Madrid´s jersey was leaked this weekend and it is getting mixed signals. We´ll give you our own review as soon as they become available. We´ll keep you posted.

Hello everyone. This weekend is shaping up to be another intense weekend for Americans Aboard. Here's a look at upcoming match fixtures for Americans Aboard: Sat, February 7 English Premier League Clint Dempsey, Fulham v Wigan Athletic Tim Howard, Everton v Bolton Wanderers Brad Friedel and Brad Guzan, Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers English League […]

Over the years, football has produced some truly great players. In the last 5 years or so, one that has risen to worldwide prominence is Portuguese winger, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has attracted plaudits from some of the greatest-ever names in football. Former Dutch maestro and "European Player of the Century", Johan Cruyff, said of Ronaldo, […]

Week 22 saw Barca and Real Madrid slip away even more from the other 18 teams with contrasting styles of play. Barcelona played with total style and Madrid played a bit more aggressively and had the game mucked up in the middle. Samuel Eto'o scored his 21st goal of the season and Dani Alves stated […]

The ugly shadow of racism and xenophobia are creeping in quickly as the international friendly between Spain and England looms larger. The Commission Against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Hate in Sport has classified this match to be held in Sevilla as a "high risk" match. Memories of the 2004 friendly at the Santiago Bernabeu still […]

Who isn't into Facebook these days? We all have a Facebook profile and to many it is the best way to let people how you feel and what you're doing. Sometimes that's a good thing... sometimes it's not. Italian international and Juventus idol Alessandro del Piero is fed up with the social networking site- and […]

The first qualifier held at Crew Stadium between the US and Mexico was outstanding. A chilly February night saw injury replacements Josh Wolff and Clint Mathis spark an amazing US 2-0 victory without Claudio Reyna and Brian McBride both of whom were injured . The atmosphere was electric and cemented Crew Stadium as the home […]

With the title race effectively coming down to just three realistic contenders now, there is only one spot remaining for qualification into next season’s Champions’ League. Currently, Aston Villa are sitting fourth on 48 points, with a nice five point gap separating them from Arsenal who are in fifth. Although Villa have accrued the same […]

Arminia Bielefeld gained a point and a little breathing room in their fight to stay up this year. Things didn't start brightly when their defenders fell asleep and allowed Andriy Voronin to ghost onto a ball delivered by keeper Jaroslav Drobny and slot home a 13' lead. They leveled in the 40' when right back […]

At just over 6 feet 4, it is hard to imagine West Ham’s target man Carlton Cole easily fitting under anything. But in recent weeks Cole and his West Ham team mates, under the guidance of first year manager, Gianfranco Zola have been quietly putting in some solid performances and getting results that has seen […]