Manager Michael Skibbe has it all to prove at Frankfurt after failing to impress at managerial positions with Germany, Bayer Leverkusen and Galatasaray. After an average league finish with Frankfurt in the 2009-2010 season, Skibbe will need to bring a little bit more to the table this term if he has any designs on retaining […]

Tuesday, August 3rd 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Arlo White: Seattle Sounders Play-By-Play Announcer Steven Beauregard: Soccer Montreal Blogger NASL Segment: Ignacio Rodriguez of Miami FC Re-Capping Red Bulls Two Goal Draw against Houston Dynamo & Rafael Marquez Press Conference

On Saturday night, July 31st was the official debut for Thierry Henry in Major League Soccer as the New York Red Bulls traveled down to Houston and faced the Dynamo at Robertson Stadium. The hope was to see a successful partnership with Juan Pablo Angel and become a brand new terror in the ranks of […]

AC Milan fans saw the best and worst of their squad this weekend in London as the club competed in what has become a big-name tournament. The Emirates Cup is a two-day preseason event where host Arsenal and three clubs (many of whom are sponsored by Emirates Airlines) compete to win the Emirates trophy but more […]

As Spurs boss Harry Redknapp looks to further strengthen his squad this summer, fans of the North London club are approaching one of the most anticipated seasons in club history after a brilliant end to a successful one last May. After Tottenham open the 2010-2011 Premier League season at home v Manchester City, they've only […]

Reports out of the British media indicate that Chinese billionaire Kenny Huang is planning a hostile takeover of Liverpool FC. Current owners Tom Hicks and George Gillette put the club up for sale during the spring but are against Huang's takeover because they would not see a profit from the sale of the club. If […]

Prandelli is the future: a coach with an attacking style and a mindset which understands the need of youth in a team. Now, with Prandelli's first match as Italy coach coming up August 10th, against the Ivory Coast, the ex-Fiorentina coach has called up a provisional squad of 30 players. In the squad there are […]

Manager Thomas Tuchel heads into Mainz's second consecutive season in the Bundesliga knowing that it will be a struggle to keep the side in the top-flight for another term. Tuchel, who was appointed head coach in August 2009 after Jurgen Klopp led the side to promotion in the 2008-2009 season, is very inexperienced at the […]

Most Premier League clubs often travel to Asia for their preseason tours, except this summer where North America was graced by the presence of four Premiership teams: Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Bolton Wanderers. But when you evaluate each of the team's tours to this side of the Atlantic, would you consider them […]

Sunday may be recalled as the day that the Chicago Fire’s 2010 season really started. The team roster had been reworked with the addition of Nery Castillo and Freddie Ljungberg, and Fire coach Carlos de los Cobos started a line-up that featured Collins John as a sole forward and rookie keeper Sean Johnson in his […]

On Friday evening came the shocking news from Bridgeview, Illinois that Swedish star Freddie Ljungberg has been traded from the Seattle Sounders to the Chicago Fire for a conditional draft selection. The former Arsenal star and Swedish international, a veteran of multiple World Cups, brings his talents in the midfield to a Chicago Fire team […]

While this was a mere friendly and many of the starters from both teams were not on hand, the manner with which Inter overcame Manchester City serves as a warning for those aiming to dethrone the Serie A champions and Champions League winners. The Nerazzurri were missing the likes of Diego Milito, Lucio and Wesley […]

The Week 18 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 18 137 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 11,399 7 15,564 14,549 120 2007 15,894 39.43% 6 15,966 2.58% 15,024 3.26% 117 2008 13,013 -18.13% 6 16,524 3.50% 17,272 14.97% 122 2009 16,634 […]

Inter dismissed Manchester City 3-0 to win the Pirelli Cup on Saturday in Baltimore, Maryland. While the scoreline fairly reflects the way the Nerazzurri dominated the match, particularly after Patrick Vieira was sent-off, the biggest surprise came after full-time when a massive sized trophy was presented to the winning team. Having attended the match and […]

The last three permanent managers of Liverpool have all overseen a familiar pattern of events. Roy Evans, Gerard Houllier and Rafael Benitez all enjoyed moderately successful starts – Evans had a decent first full league season, Houllier a distant third place and a (very fortunate) cup treble, Benitez's Champions League triumph rightly overshadowed a fairly […]