2007 was an interesting year for the US National Team. A transition year to say the least, at times the US looked worse than any point since prior to hosting the 1994 World Cup. The American performances in the Gold Cup and Copa America were un-inspirational to say the least. Despite winning the Gold Cup […]

Destiny entwined Two hundred thousand a week Major malfunction Liverpool beat Derby 2-1 on a late winner by Steven Gerrard. It was another unfortunate result for Derby who should have earned at least a draw for dominating Liverpool in the second half. The Reds were once again plagued by their inconsistency, with only the individual […]

Best Performance: The US' 2-1 victory over the Pato led Brazil squad at the U-20 World Cup in Canada Biggest Revelation: Sal Zizzo. The UCLA product playing out wide in the US midfield for the U-20s got himself a contract in the Bundesliga with his outstanding World Cup. Worst Performance: John Hackworth's U-17 team imploding […]

Yes, Arsenal is hitting a sticky patch right now and are not playing the type of fluid football they're renowned for especially in their away match against Portsmouth at Fratton Park. Watching the match, I kept on asking myself the question in my head, "Are they playing like Premier League title contenders?" The simple answer […]

Here's my "Best Of" list for the year 2007 in the Premiership.Best Game: Tottenham-4, West Ham-3 (03/04/07)Most Improved Team: PortsmouthBest Uniform: Manchester United-Away (Black)Best Manager: Arsene WengerMost Passionate Fans: LiverpoolBest Stadium: Fratton Park and Craven Cottage (tie)Most Outstanding Striker: Didier Drogba (Chelsea)Most Outstanding Midfielder: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)Most Outstanding Center Back: Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United) […]

This is traditionally the busiest time of year in the English Football season with the Boxing Day matches on the horizon and the January transfer window about to open. But here in the United States we are consumed by meaningless college bowl games between sixth place finishers in their conference. Can you imagine if we […]

Robbie Keane bitches He whines he wanks he whinges Bottles when it counts Arsenal squeaked out a 2-1 win over Tottenham in the North London Derby. They were not very convincing, but, unlike last season, it was an unconvincing win. The match began rather creepily with a friendly handshake between Ramos and Wenger. Gunners fans […]

Another Premiership manager has bitten the dust as Fulham fired Lawrie Sanchez today with immediate effect.Sanchez joins Martin Jol, José Mourinho, Chris Hutchings, Sammy Lee, and Billy Davies as managers who started the year with a Premiership club and have been fired or have left by "mutual consent" during the season. Steve Bruce left Birmingham […]

1998 was an expansion year in MLS. Chicago and Miami entered the league and MLS sensing it needed to expand the pie of potential players in the league increased the number of foreign players allowed in the league from four to five and the results were less than pleasing. Perhaps it was a sign that […]

The draw to determine pairings for the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Here are the matchups with my predicted winners highlighted. Schalke v Porto Roma v Real Madrid Olympiacos v Chelsea Liverpool v Internazionale Celtic v Barcelona Lyon v Man. United Fenerbahçe v Sevilla Arsenal […]

It's not a stretch to say that hundreds have died as a direct result of football hooliganism. We've seen recent problems with football-related violence in Italy, Croatia and England just to name a few places. Some pundits claim that the violence has less to do with football than it does with societal unrest. It was with […]

The Carling Cup semifinal draw was made last night after Chelsea's 2-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.The semifinal round will be contested over two legs, with the team that scores the most goals over both games advancing to the final. The exact dates have yet to be determined but the matches will be played […]

What a crazy time it has been already within MLS. Juan Carlos Osorio ends up with the Red Bulls and Chicago is left without a coach. The franchise in its ten years of existence has had three head coaches and two of them have been poached away by the New York franchise. What makes Osorio […]

euFootballBiz is reporting that Liverpool will likely tour the United States and Canada next summer to play several friendlies. Liverpool may play in the MLS All-Star Final against an MLS All-Star team. If so, the 2008 final is scheduled to be played in Toronto in July. euFooballBiz also indicates it's likely that Liverpool will play […]

Watching the highlights of last night's impressive performance by what is essentially Arsenal's B side against Blackburn in the Carling Cup, I was yet again impressed by the legacy that Arsene Wenger has built at his club. He's spent little money, invested in the future and the rewards for that policy are paying dividends this […]