Frequent guest on our show, Jamie Trecker of Fox Sports and author of Love and Blood joins us. Today's discussion with Jamie however is focused on different issues: the historical and cultural context of the US win over Spain and the US National Team in American society. We also preview the Confederations Cup final against […]

Michael Bradley showed his passion at the end of the Egypt game when he told us all off. That for me wasn't a rebuke but a proud moment. The United States National Team which for years lived in a bubble with nothing but a few media who followed them and passionate, sometimes uncritical fan support […]

This summer, Chelsea FC will be traveling around the United States to play in a series of high-profile friendlies as part of the World Football Challenge. John Terry, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and the crew — along with new manager Carlo Ancelotti — will be playing games on both coasts as […]

A few weeks ago I posted a tribute to former Lazio and Juventus ace Pavel Nedved who had announced his retirement from the game. Nedved has always been an exciting talent even at the grand old age of 36 and his performances for Juve last season were still top class, indeed he often covered more […]

After this summer is all said and done I expect we will sit back and look and the newly formed Los Galacticos and wonder how any side will stop what will surely be an attacking dream team. With Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo already on board and with potentially Franck Ribery, Karim Benzema and David Villa […]

They always say the truth will come out in the end and after nearly a year of being coy about how he feels it seems like Cesc Fabregas has finally given us his true opinion on matters at Arsenal. The Gunners skipper has said he is angry at the club for their failure to win […]

Manchester City are scheduled to announce on Friday a one-of-a-kind concert to coincide with the launch of their new home football kit for the 2009-2010 season, according to an insider. The event will be organized in conjunction with Umbro and is entitled "Live From City." The concert will feature headliner Doves, while the opening acts […]

After months of rumors and leaked pictures, Manchester United has officially unveiled its new football kit for the 2009-2010 season. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the new home Man United football kit celebrates 100 years of Old Trafford history. The players will wear the kit for the first time during their pre-season tour of Asia […]

John O'Brien's goal started the 2002 World Cup run Sunday will make the first tournament final ever in a non CONCACAF event for the United States. However, the US has made deep runs in major tournaments before. Let's take a quick look at these tournaments. 1930 World Cup: Argentina The US defeated Belgium and Paraguay […]

Has everyone stopped pinching themselves yet? Does everyone feel that they are still dreaming? Did it really happen? Did this team that we have been screaming at for playing terrible, playing with no emotion or any sense of urgency to attack two of the top three teams in the world and all of a sudden […]

Yesterday, I asked the question of implementing live video review in football. Today's question is: are our expectations too high for international football? I enjoyed your responses to yesterday's article. Please weigh in with your feelings on international football in the comment section below. It is easy to hold one's international side to an unfair […]

Today is a good day. The sky is a bit more blue, the air carries a hint of possibility and the birds are signing Better Than Ezra tunes. Because today is the first day of a new era of American soccer. Of course you know that the United States beat Spain, 2-0, Wednesday at the Confederations […]

Two of the biggest stars in the Confederations Cup for the United States have been Jay DeMerit and Charlie Davies. Both are players that did not come up through the traditional development system for US Soccer (including the National Academy in Bradenton, Florida which neither attended) and both are players Bob Bradley avoided playing for […]

Like Mexico, the US has called a clear "B" team for the North American Championship tournament leaving the door open for someone else to possibly win the event this year. (It won't be Trinidad and Tobago though because they failed to qualify). Here is the squad with some analysis: GOALKEEPERS (3): Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), […]

It's with great sadness to report that Steven Wells, one of the most remarkable and creative writers in the football business, died yesterday of cancer. Wells, nicknamed Swells, was best known for his work in The Guardian where he wrote countless classic articles on sensitive football-related topics that most writers wouldn't touch. Classics included "Americans […]