In the United States, ESPN Classic has kicked off their build-up to the coverage of Euro 2008 with a bang. In addition to the nightly broadcast of classic encounters from previous European Championships, the TV network is also airing the Euro 2008 Preview Show, a 30-minute show hosted by James Richardson from The Guardian's Football […]

Austria: GK (3): Alex Manninger (Siena), Jürgen Macho (AEK Athens), Ramazan Özcan (Salzburg) DEF (8): Martin Stranzl (Spartak Moscow), Emanuel Pogatetz (Middlesbrough), Ronald Gërçaliu (Salzburg), Markus Katzer, Martin Hiden, and Jürgen Patocka (Rapid Wien), György Garics (Napoli), Sebastian Prödl (Sturm Graz) MID (8): Joachim Standfest (Austria Wien), Christian Fuchs (Mattersburg), René Aufhauser and Christoph Leitgeb […]

Czech Republic: GK (3): Petr Cech (Chelsea), Jaromír Blažek (Nuremberg), Daniel Zítka (Anderlecht) DEF (7): Zdenek Grygera (Juventus), Radoslav Kovác (Spartak Moscow), Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), Zdenek Pospech (FC Copenhagen), Michal Kadlec (Sparta Prague), Tomáš Ujfaluši* (Fiorentina), David Rozehnal (Lazio) MID (8): Jan Polák (Anderlecht), Tomáš Galásek (Nuremberg), Libor Sionko (FC Copenhagen), David Jarolím (Hamburg), […]

As I said yesterday, today's plan goes like this: this preview (France and Holland), the final rosters for the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Turkey (Group A) all in one post, the final rosters for Austria, Germany, and Poland (Group B) in another post, the final rosters for France, Italy, and Romania (Group C) in another […]

The only US related team news you'll get in London regard Beasley and his club Rangers / Photo from Setanta Sports Later today here in the capital of the world (well at least the English speaking world) the United States will face England at the year old new Wembley Stadium. Not only will this be […]

Later this evening, the United States will play England at Wembley (8pm BST/BBC1) in a friendly match between two countries who have a love-hate relationship with each other. But in this war, the battle is waged off the pitch rather than on it. On the pitch, the competition between the two sides is waged fairly. […]

There are only 11 days (or 264 hours) between now and the beginning of Euro 2008, and it all seems a lot like World Cup 2006 all over again.To me, World Cup 2006 was the zenith of soccer coverage on the Internet. I watched all of the matches on a daily basis from my desktop […]

A variety of English newspapers are reporting today that the United States Soccer Federation is set to launch a rival bid against England's Football Association for the 2018 World Cup. This comes as the England national team is set to host the US in a friendly at Wembley later in the day, and four days from a friendly […]

Wow, as soon as I finished posting the Dutch squad, Greece came out with their final roster. Tomorrow's workload is getting lighter by the minute, as now only nine more nations still need to submit their teams. Greece is the defending champion, and will compete in Group D with Sweden, Spain, and Russia. They're coached […]

I'll get right to it — here's a look at Group B, comprised of co-hosts Austria, Croatia, Germany, and Poland. If you're a history buff and know anything about war in Europe over the past few centuries, you'll understand why this group could provide some of the tensest, most passionate games in the tournament. First, […]

With Euro 2008 right around the corner and teams already preparing for the tournament, I find it odd that Raul was excluded from the national team. With his dip in form the past few seasons it was easy for Luis Aragones to drop him, however this past season he has shown that his career is not […]

No question mark this time. The line has been crossed in Columbus according to You Tube footage. I am following the US team in London the next several days and may not have time to give this serious story the attention it deserves so please check out the latest from some other sources who are […]

In the second episode of the Ronaldo Signing... "Negotiations" are underway. Portuguese superagent Jorge Mendes is going to be a busy week. After helping Massimo Moratti get Jose Mourinho... he prepares for one crazy summer. Malcolm Glazer rebutted Real Madrid's offer by asking for three key players of Real Madrid's in exchange for Cristiano Ronaldo. […]

This is a friendly meant for experimenting. I'd like to win but now knowing the squad and its limitations I think finding out about certain guys may in fact down the road be much more important than chasing a result that is unlikely to come. ———————————-Jaqua————————————— ———————————Adu——————————————- Beasley—————————————————–Donovan—— ————————–Clark—————Bradley———————– Pearce————–Onyewu————–Edu——–Cherdundolo—- ———————————Guzan————————————— 2nd Half Subs: Lewis […]

Fulham announced this morning that it'll be playing two preseason friendlies in South Korea this July. The club will play against FC Seoul on July 23 and against Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i FC on July 26. Fulham's decision to travel to South Korea this summer dashes any hopes of the club visiting the United States, where […]