I remember when I was first getting into football back in the mid-2000s. I started watching Manchester United and didn't know whether I would take to the sport. In the first years of following United, there were three players that made me instantly fall in love with the game: Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and, of […]

The last few days have seen a power struggle at St Andrews with Alex McLeish resigning only for the Birmingham board to reject his resignation in the wake of interest from Aston Villa. Speaking about the approach from Aston Villa acting Birmingham chairman Peter Pannu was adamant that 'It will cost you as he's still […]

When I was thinking about a term or phrase that could categorize the MLS weekend, the word that came to mind was aggressiveness. The Eric Hassli goal was an aggressive one, and it helped the Whitecaps get a draw in Seattle. The Red Bull came out aggressively against New England and won three valuable points. Steven […]

If you were to ask a football fan “who are the two best managers in the English Premier League?” they will most likely answer Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. The two managers are currently the longest tenured managers in England, with a much storied history between the two of them. […]

The head explosion heard around the world. Yeah, that was me. If you heard a loud bang coming from the top left corner of the United States Saturday night, that was the sound of my head exploding as I watched Colorado score a goal in stoppage time to seal a 1-0 victory over the Portland […]

A barely populated stadium in Denmark played host to England’s opening group game of the 2011 U21 European Championship Sunday night. A difficult test awaited the players, pitted against tournament favorites Spain who, like England, boasted an impressive array of their domestic leagues young talent. The Spanish youngsters, much like their senior side, looked well […]

I grew up like most kids in coastal southern California; surfing, being outside, and playing sports. Soccer was something I played in elementary school with friends at lunch, along with 3 seasons of AYSO. Playing soccer was something fun but at the age of 10 or 11, my understanding of soccer pretty much revolved around […]

Unless you were living under a rock last summer, you probably heard that Cesc Fabregas was linked with F.C. Barcelona. The Fabregas saga was one of the biggest stories of the transfer season last year as there were months of on-going speculation about his future. At the time, Fabregas was frankly on top of the […]

Philadelphia Union's match against Real Salt Lake this past weekend seemed to be for the taking for the Union. Despite RSL being in fourth place in the West, they were missing three players due to the Gold Cup and had won only one of its last five. Meanwhile, the Union entered the match unbeaten at […]

Six million Euros. That's all it cost for Manchester United to sign a hardly-known Mexican striker from Chivas Guadalajara around a year ago. Nobody knew what to expect from Javier Hernandez, but as soon as he scored goals in the World Cup against France and Argentina, excitement started to build. However, not even Alex Ferguson […]

The 2010/11 season was a mixed bag for Tottenham Hotspur fans. Some of the more memorable highlights of the season included beating Milan in San Siro, Gareth Bale's hat trick against inter, and coming back from 2-0 down at half-time at the Emirates to stun north London rivals Arsenal. This came as a bittersweet resolve […]

In what was supposed to be a great homecoming for DC United, it turned out to leave a sour taste in the mouths of the home fans after they watched their beloved DC United give up four goals for the fourth time this season. Steven Lenhart picked apart a dire performance from the young back […]

Nottingham Forest have punished Billy Davies for failing to get the team promoted or toeing the line with Chairman Nigel Doughty by sacking him with immediate effect. Davies had always had a tumultuous relationship with the club’s board and it is the timing rather than the decision that is surprising after the club failed to […]

Guus Hiddink may be on his way to returning once again as the manager of Chelsea after his short stay in the second half of 2009 saw him win the FA Cup. Hiddink has the distinction of being the only coach well-received for his duties after a list of coaches following the sacking of Jose […]

Entering this 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the United States Men's National Team had it's issues. Most figured they would ultimately be exposed in the late stages of the tournament. Instead, those problems, coupled with a lackluster first-half performance, contributed to a 2-1 defeat to Panama in Group C play. Bob Bradley made no changes from […]