A quick review on two excellent trivia volumes that were sent our way from Apex Publishing. The first is The Tottenham Hotspur Quiz Book, which was compiled by John DT White and includes a foreword written by two Spurs legends – Gary Mabbutt and Pat Jennings. The 1,250 questions in this quiz book cover every […]

Norwich City In: Sammy Clingan (Nottingham Forest, free), Wes Hoolahan (Blackpool, undisclosed), Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea, loan) Out: Mark Gilks (Blackpool, undisclosed), Andrew Cave-Brown (Leyton Orient, free) Darren Huckerby (San Jose Earthquakes) Released: Juan Velasco,Matthew Halliday, Rossi Jarvis, Steven Arnold, Ryan Jarvis, Patrick Bexfield, Bally Smart Nottingham Forest In: Robert Earnshaw (Derby County, 2.65M), Andrew Cole […]

Barnsley In: Luke Steele (West Brom, Free), Ian Hume (Leicester City, 1.2M), Mounir El Haimour (NE Xamax, undisclosed), Darren Moore (Derby, Free) Out: Paul Reid (Colchester, Free) Birmingham City In: Lee Carsley (Everton, Free), Kevin Phillips (West Brom, Free) Out: Mikael Forssell (Hannover 96, free) Rafael Schmitz ( Lille, end of loan), Patrice Muamba ( […]

July 1st saw the formal beginnings of five coaches' tenures at the helms of Bundesliga clubs. Over the next several weeks every Thursday we'll introduce these men to you. Our series of profiles begins with Bayern München's Jürgen Klinsmann, striker par excellence and noted diving enthusiast. We detail the man, his plan, his challenges, and […]

The Colorado Rapids claimed the Tecate Cup in pks after a scoreless 90 minutes against UANL Tigres, the same club that won the "World Series of Football" last year that marked David Beckham's debut with the LA Galaxy. Colin Clark's game winning kick lifted the Rapids to a 7-6 victory and gave Colorado the first-ever […]

As we enter the second half of the Major League Soccer season just about every team has serious concerns. That's what happens when you have a single entity structure and a salary cap. Unlike the English Premiership 3/4 of the results do not seem pre-ordained. Each team must use the opening of the transfer window […]

I know it's been a few days since the home kit for Derby County has been released but here it is for your viewing pleasure. If any of you readers out there have pictures of your respective teams home kits please email them to me at lilshak@comcast.net and I'll be glad to post them here. […]

UEFA Cup debutants Portsmouth FC have made a move for England international striker Peter Crouch. The deal, reported to be for an initial £8million with a further £3million payable in add-ons over the course of Crouch's contract at Fratton Park, will see Crouch join his England national teammate Jermain Defoe at Pompey and they should […]

Bolton has unveiled their new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season. Out of all of the new shirts revealed so far this summer, Bolton's is the most adventurous. Designed by Reebok, the shirt features the new Reebok logo, navy shoulders and a red trim. Wanderers will also revert back to their traditional navy blue shorts […]

England can no longer lay claim to the Premier League. Instead it's now the world's game. In fact, the Premier League should contemplate changing its name to the World Premier League, which would more accurately describe its global appeal. Before you report me to the loony bin, consider the fact that there are far more […]

Growing up in the UK, the summers were surreal for me. There was the rare but glorious sunshine. The Butlin's Holiday Camp. And spending time with relatives on my grandparent's farm. But it was also surreal because it was a rare moment for my favorite team, Swansea, to be playing friendlies against some of the […]

By now all our listeners and readers should be familiar with the three blogs on CSRN that are connected to active shows on the network. Forza Football and Third Half join the American Soccer Spot as blogs that accompany a network show. Now Feuerstein's Fire and English Soccer Talk join the CSRN blog family. Feuerstein's […]

The Rapids will debut these tonight in a friendly versus UNAM Tigres at DSG Park.

The defending US Open Cup Champion New England Revolution needed Penalty kicks to defeat USL-2 side Crystal Palace USA of Baltimore after the game was level 1-1 at the end of 120 minutes. The Revs will now play DC United in the semifinals. The Red and Black used an extra time goal from Brian Namoff […]