Updated to reflect the most recent world cup qualifiers and friendlies for both USL 1 and MLS players. If I am missing anyone please drop me a line at kartik@csrnusa.com

You may not want to hear it, but it's the time of the year when stores are frantically getting ready for the holiday shopping season. The Christmas displays in shop windows seem to appear earlier and earlier each year. Football is not immune to this, of course. The sport generates a tremendous amount of revenue […]

The cold hard truth is that no one cares about Wigan Athletic. I've written about them in the past but even their own supporters aren't bothered to participate in the discussion. Out of the 20 teams in the Premier League, Wigan is the most underreported side. Unless, that is, there's controversy or a outspoken comment […]

Former footballer Michael Robinson tackles one of the biggest questions in world football today- what happened to Ronaldinho? This is part of Informe Robinson, one of the most successful sports magazines in Spanish television. In the piece that Canal Plus produced, Robinson inteviews everyone from the neighborhood he grows up in to his teammates at […]

I was exchanging messages with Elisa the other day as she thought that I was a tad hard on Athletic Bilbao. She thought that I was putting them in second division, which is far from the truth.THIS is how I sound when I tap a team to second division.After four weeks in the La Liga […]

Former footballer Michael Robinson tackles one of the biggest questions in world football today- what happened to Ronaldinho? This is part of Informe Robinson, one of the most successful sports magazines in Spanish television.In the piece that Canal Plus produced, Robinson inteviews everyone from the neighborhood he grows up in to his teammates at Barcelona […]

Here are the scores for the Championship teams that were still alive in the Third Round of the Carling Cup. Arsenal 6 ( Bendter 31', 42, Vela 44', 50', 87', Wilshere 57') Sheffield United 0 Burnley 1 ( Rodriguez 88') Fulham 0 Rotherham 3 ( Fenton 20', Harrison 56', Broughton 69') Southampton 1 ( John […]

Here is a response from Allen Skaggs, A Crew supporter to my post the other day: Your accusations against the Crew supporters is so far from the truth that I dare you to find out for real what’s going on in the Nordecke. I would love to speak with you about the Toronto FC situation. […]

Here is a response from Allen Skaggs, A Crew supporter to my post the other day: Your accusations against the Crew supporters is so far from the truth that I dare you to find out for real what's going on in the Nordecke. I would love to speak with you about the Toronto FC situation. […]

LOCAL TIME MILANO ITALY: (minus 6 hrs for, NYC time) The Serie A Talk – Milan Derby Poll The Milan derby is a hotly contested local derby and is one of the most followed derbies in the football world. It is called "Derby della Madonnina" in honour of one of the main sights of the […]

American Soccer, GolTV's weekly news and highlights show, aired its last show tonight, at least in its current incarnation. The show, which is arguably the best US-produced soccer show on television, is seeking a sponsor. Up until recently, US Navy sponsored the show, but now that their sponsorship has ended, it's hard to justify the […]

OUCH ROMA, what are you doing? Falling behind to Genoa in the 4th minute the Giallorossi battled back on a beautiful goal from Daniele De Rossi only to be shattered by Diego Milito with two second half goals. Mr. Milito is certainly making an impact in the early going of this season isn't he. In the words of Gol TV's Ray Hudson, […]

KSC, Wolfsburg, Wehen, Dormund, HSV, Jena, Stuttgart, Bayern and Freiburg join Bremen, Cottbus, Mainz, Hansa, Bayer 04, Schalke and 1860 in the round of 16. Kickers Offenbach 0:2 Karlsruhe FC Oberneuland 0:7 Wolfsburg Wehen 1:0 Aachen Borussia Dortmund 2:1 Hertha Berlin Hamburg 2:0 Bochum Carl Zeiss Jena 1:0 FSV Frankfurt Stuttgart 2:0 Arminia Bielefeld Freiburg […]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Newcastle United, it just did. In the battle of the two bottom teams of the Premier League, Newcastle lost 2-1 at home tonight to fellow underachievers Tottenham Hotspur in the Carling Cup in front of their lowest attendance in years. The performance by Newcastle was […]

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