The title of this post says it all. It's straightforward for the Cottagers. Anything but a win against Sunderland tomorrow and Fulham can start packing their bags for the Coca-Cola Championship next year. Instead of lucrative home games against the likes of historic Premiership city rivals like Tottenham, Arsenal, and Chelsea, the fans at Craven […]

It was a Mexican Superstar, Luis Hernandez that led an MLS side to its last Continental Triumph As has been discussed recently on CSRN's American Soccer Show, MLS Talk and on this website we’ve been fed what amounts to league driven propaganda (presumably to attract new investors to the game which is a good thing) […]

Fenerbahçe continued to be the surprise package of this Champions League season by coming back from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday. The atmosphere at the Sükrü Saraçoglu Stadium was electric as always though the home fans were stunned early on when Chelsea were gifted the lead. It appeared that Fenerbahçe manager […]

It was a Mexican Superstar, Luis Hernandez that led an MLS side to its last Continental Triumph As has been discussed recently on the American Soccer Show and on this website we've been fed what amounts to league driven propaganda (presumably to attract new investors to the game which is a good thing) that the […]

Dave O'Brien is now doing the Boston Red Sox games on NESN, and Eric Wynalda has been replaced by John Harkes. MLS Primetime Thursday on ESPN2 will have a different flavor this season, also because at CSRN we will have a weekly live blog for the matches. Pedro Gomez who grew up like myself watching […]

According to reports coming out of Catalunya, all signs point towards Josep Guardiola taking over for Frank Rijkaard at the Nou Camp. The former Olympic gold medalist and member of the much ballyhooed Dream Team of the 1990's will be promoted to the big team at the end of this season. Catalan network TV3 began […]

The number of Premier League clubs who could possibly play summer friendlies in the United States or Canada has been reduced by one. That's because Tottenham Hotspur looks likely to play matches this summer in India, Singapore, China and Netherlands according to The Daily Mail newspaper. The article also mentions the possibility of Newcastle United […]

Liverpool and Arsenal had an Oscar and Felix feel. Both clubs are each other’s bogey teams. Arsenal’s Frenchified fancy dans cannot break down disciplined defenses and remain prone to adept counterattack. Lump and pray Liverpool struggle when forced to play chess on the ground rather than checkers in the air. The clash can create soccer […]

Perhaps the critics of my recent posts did have a valid point: the standard of MLS is improving ever so slightly. Saprissa the MLS slayer was brought to its knees by a very lively and strong Houston Dynamo side at Robertson Stadium, and I for one could not be happier for the message this potentially […]

It's all over in North London and after the first leg, Arsenal and Liverpool are level 1-1 on aggregate and will settle things at Anfield in six nights' time. Briefly, here's what I thought of today's game: First of all, it should be said, and I know I'm stating the obvious, that this was a proper game of […]

It's been a tale of two halves; Arsenal had the better of things and were in control for the first 20 minutes or so, and Liverpool came alive for the last 20-25 minutes. Very impressed with Liverpool's immediate response to Adebayor's goal. Once again, Steven Gerrard, the captain, put the team on his back and […]

My cost-host Dave Denholm has begun his podcast for the new MLS season. It's insightful and worth a weekly listen. Check it out at: http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/710espn/sectional?id=soccerpodcasts Brian Zygo who contributes to our program and also has his own podcast has an excellent Houston Dynamo related website with news and information. You can find it at: http://wswhb.blogspot.com/ […]

Roma 0 – 2 Man Utd Tuesday 1st April 2008: Stadio Olimpico The Next Generation of Forward – Cristiano Ronaldo When Ronaldo cannoned that header past a leisurely Roma defence he looked nothing like the flamboyant flair player, Ronaldo had no veneer of the tentative school child, he illustrated no semblance of the theatre that […]

From: ChampionsLeagueTalk.com The hype going into this match was of course centered on the 7-1 thrashing that Roma took from Manchester United last season at this same stage. However, anyone with common sense could see that this match would have very little in common with that famous night. For starters, this match was at the […]

The hype going into this match was of course centered on the 7-1 thrashing that Roma took from Manchester United last season at this same stage. However, anyone with common sense could see that this match would have very little in common with that famous night. For starters, this match was at the Stadio Olimpico […]