Clint Dempsey’s selection as captain of the United States Men’s National Team a year ago by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann was a head scratcher at the time. Having not displayed discernable leadership skills on the pitch, one had to assume the manager felt the need to either reward arguably his best player or that Dempsey […]

“I wouldn’t trust the FA to show me a good manager if their lives depended on it,” Harry Redknapp, in his autobiography. With England's preparations for the 2014 World Cup going smoothly, particularly after a convincing first half display against Denmark last night in the 1-0 victory for The Three Lions, it’s time to pat […]

Given the modern fascination with statistics and infographics, last week saw a particularly interesting nugget of information come to the fore. Blessed with 5 goals in 12 World Cup appearances, Landon Donovan has scored more World Cup goals than Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic combined (the quartet holding 3 in 31 […]

Change has been abundant in Seattle this year. With a number of prominent first team members shipped out of Seattle Sounders, it facilitated the arrival of a number of new faces. The home of the Super Bowl champions, the city’s soccer team is yet to feature in the show piece occasion of MLS. Regardless, they […]

TONIGHT on World Soccer Radio 9PM ET/6PM PT – An eventful day of internationals as we break down the US 2-0 loss to Ukraine and much more. Our MLS previews continue with former MLS goalie Paul Dolan, who is part of the Vancouver Whitecaps broadcast team. The live broadcast of World Soccer Radio begins at […]

This was an important match and the United States Men’s National Team blew it in the biggest way possible. The defense looked flat. Clint Dempsey seemed uninterested, and the USMNT let Ukraine score twice to leave Cyprus with the 2-0 win versus a World Cup-bound squad. In a game that was the last time Jürgen […]

Many Manchester City fans have created a frequent scapegoat in Martín Demichelis. Yet the Argentine defender has been solidly unspectacular this season helping the Blues stay in the title race to claim the first piece silverware this season — the Capital One Cup. When Demichelis's name comes up, three points are always made by critics: […]

Today's a soccer fan's dream, especially if you live in the United States, with a lucky 13 matches shown live on US television and/or Internet during this mini-international break. The schedule for viewers in the US is: South Africa vs Brazil, Noon, beIN SPORTS and DishWorld Colombia vs Tunisia, 1pm, beIN SPORTS Espanol and DishWorld Ukraine vs USA, 2pm, ESPN2 and WatchESPN.com […]

Over the past few years, I've been a critic of Major League Soccer, but I believe much of my criticism has been misconstrued by soccer fans in the United States. It's not that I want MLS to fail. Far from it. I would love to see the league continue to grow in this country, but […]

We all know that money is a huge factor in the success of a club football team. Sides like Barcelona, Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid are able to buy the very best players, helping them compete at the highest level. But the same is true about international sides too, in a different way. We […]

With Arsenal still effectively in the Premier League title race, still in the FA Cup and still in the UEFA Champions League, it probably seems a little misguided and somewhat pre-emptive to suggest that things are going "wrong." But you can just sense things are about to unravel, can’t you? It seems inevitable, and given […]

More than 2,500 people attended Sporting Kansas City's media event this week for the unveiling of Sporting Kansas City's away uniform for the 2014 MLS season, as well as interviews with the press, and a trophy celebration party where fans had a chance to get their photograph taken with the 2013 MLS Cup. Rob Heineman, […]

TONIGHT on World Soccer Radio 9PM ET/6PM PT – We continue our MLS previews with a look at DC United...plus check-in with Marc Serber with more on Chivas USA. Plus on Landon Donovan's 32nd birthday, we look back at his incredibly memorable career. The live broadcast of World Soccer Radio begins at 9pm ET and […]

Juventus has run rampant through Serie A by employing a 3-5-2 formation that utilizes wing-backs. However, this formation has haunted the Italian giants in Europe as it failed to produce against Bayern Munich in last season’s quarterfinals. It was also underwhelming in this year’s group stage exit. Coach Antonio Conte has experimented with using other […]

Roberto Soldado, whose £26m move to Spurs turned into the subject of much ridicule, finally scored a goal again from open play in the Premier League this season. His goal on Sunday was the first in the league during 2014. However, much like he did with Emmanuel Adebayor, manager Tim Sherwood has begun a reclamation […]