If we were to view this series of three friendlies for the US as a tournament, the national team would be failing miserably. Let's take a look at the player ratings I have given for the Spain and England matches to determine where each member of player pool currently stands. The ratings are on a […]

Beginning today the American Soccer Show goes to twice a week. Today's show will feature a recap of US-Spain and a conversation with Duane Rollins about TFC and the Canadian National Team. In the upcoming weeks while qualifying for the national team begins, the American Soccer Show is going to be more US National Team […]

Football is not always a beautiful game; sometimes bookings are necessary. This season was no different in Germany, even if statistically player discipline was comparatively better than in the past several seasons. While goal scorers have the Torjägerkanone (awarded by the magazine kicker) to shoot for, no comparable trophy exists for the Bundesliga's best/worst troublemakers. […]

Major League Soccer and Spanish club Villarreal have agreed to a fee for the transfer of New York Red Bulls striker Jozy Altidore. The final price, not reported in the official MLS announcement, will reportedly be a record for a US-developed player — $10 million USD. Villarreal finished 8 points behind La Liga champions Real […]

It has been a long test of patience for EPL fans in America and Setanta to see if the sports channel would finally make the jump to cable. Today, the wait has finally come to an end. Verizon and Setanta have confirmed that Setanta Sports USA will be added to Verizon's fiber optic cable system […]

It takes a very brave man to risk his managerial credibility being diminished and take on the lead role at Manchester City, and Mark Hughes has proved he has the heart of a lion by agreeing to work with ruthless owner Thaksin Shinawatra. Just days after Sven Goran Eriksson’s controversial sacking, Hughes takes the manager’s […]

While officially the transfer window isn't open yet clubs are making signings that will become official on July 1st. It might be a free transfer of a player who is out of contract or a transfer involving money or just plain rumors involving players and clubs, the silly season has begun for Championship teams. The […]

As the old saying goes, money talks and Cristiano Ronaldo is listening. The 23-year-old Portugese superstar finally ended his silence in an exclusive interview with respected Brazilian website Terra he is reported as stating: "I would like to play for Real Madrid but only if it is true they are ready to pay what Manchester […]

As the old saying goes, money talks and Cristiano Ronaldo is listening. The 23-year-old Portugese superstar finally ended his silence in an exclusive interview with respected Brazilian website Terra he is reported as stating: "I would like to play for Real Madrid but only if it is true they are ready to pay what Manchester […]

Members of the 20 Premier League clubs will convene in Leicester today and tomorrow for their annual meeting. At the top of the agenda will be a topic that could have a profound impact on the future of the game — determining the league's global expansion plans. According to The Press Association, a watered down […]

After my initial choice for 5th, Here are my next two favourite matches from the European Championships. Number 4: Holland Vs Yugoslavia Euro 00 Quarter Finals June 25th 2000 Occasionally, when you're as obsessed with football as much as me, you sit through some dire games. This wasn't a game that I had that bad a […]

Last night's US performance against Spain is difficult to classify but after all that's what happens in friendlies when you are experimenting. On one hand I was more disappointed with the performance last night than against England because the team has now been together for almost ten days and seemed to fall into the age […]

Panini is making a comeback this summer (although they never really left us) with their series of Euro 2008 stickers and its de rigueur sticker album. But they're also trying something brand new. The Italian sticker company has entered the world of, gasp, digital stickers.Surely Panini doesn't get the point, you wonder? The whole pleasure […]