If, for whatever reason, you've dismissed the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and didn't bother to watch this afternoon's war between the United States and Brazil, you missed one helluva match. Some might call it the greatest finish in US soccer history, regardless of the gender involved. If that paragraph has made you curious enough […]

We've all seen it before. A man or lady approaches a burly fellow holding a clipboard. He is the gatekeeper and behind him is a passageway into an exclusive club where the music is loud, the drinks flow freely and the people seem to be having the time of their lives. For the patrons hoping […]

July 9, 2011: One of the most memorable days in Women's World Cup history. If there was anything that could upstage the brilliant cat-and-mouse match won by France over England, it was a determined Japanese squad that deposed the host nation Germany with a stunning extra time goal. There was a commonality between the matches […]

The US TV schedule for most of this summer's preseason friendlies featuring Premier League teams has been announced. As expected, many of the games featuring Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City will be shown on US television networks such as FOX Soccer and ESPN. While the schedule is subject to change and additional games […]

Perhaps this summer, more than any other, is the one where Manchester City comes good. After pipping Arsenal for automatic Champions League qualification last season, City are not in need of a major overhaul; some steady summer planning would do just fine. For fans expecting to see the Citizens splash large amounts of money on […]

In the professional era of world football, the players have a responsibility to their clubs, managers, fans and the game. They are regimented with extensive training programs, fed a disciplined and scientifically proven diet and have their bodies looked after to ensure the pinnacle of sporting performance. Long gone are the days of celebrating a […]

Football players representing the top clubs have just put paid to a frantic 2010/11 fixture list, with the top echelon of British football having played in three domestic competitions, European games and international fixtures. The summer brings an opportunity to spend the multimillions and take a well earned break before it is time for pre-season […]

2011 Women's World Cup USA Vs Brazil Quarterfinals Post Game Show Sunday, July 10 1:30PM EDT – 10:30AM PDT Guests: Jeff Kassouf Women's Soccer Expert, Bret Leuthner Sky Blue FC Radio Announcer, World Cup Buzz Women's writter Haley Thaxton NOTE: Start time will be pushed back if match goes into extra time and or Penalties […]

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has consulted with attorneys about formulating a case against Manchester City after being "banished" from the first team during their forthcoming trip to the U.S. Adebayor, along with Craig Bellamy, Roque Santa Cruz, Shay Given, Wayne Bridge, Nedum Onouha and Michael Johnson have been left off the pre-season tour and […]

With his 2006 work Soccer in a Football World, David Wangerin shone a light on the murky history of American professional soccer in a way that other historians hadn't. While most writers concentrate on the NASL era and beyond, Wangerin filled in the gaps between Belo Horizonte and Port of Spain, documenting the failures and […]

We continue our round up of the transfers that have been agreed in the Championship so far, whilst not exhaustive these are done deals and feel free to comment if you think I have missed any important transfers. Cham­pi­onshipTalk is now has a page on Face­book and you can fol­low Kris­t­ian Downer on Twit­ter! Millwall Darius Henderson […]

It was the road trip from hell for the New York Red Bulls. Three draws and a loss as they continued to score goals but they couldn’t find a way to keep a point or the full three points. But with Toronto FC coming to town earloer this week, this would be the game where […]

Sunderland have raided Manchester United and have welcomed both Wes Brown and John O’Shea to Steve Bruce's squad. Both players were deemed non-essential to the future of United, and Ferguson decided to unload them. In addition to those two signings, Sunderland now have accumulated David Vaughan, Connor Wickham, Ahmed Elmohamady, Craig Gardner, Ji Dong-won, Kieran […]

Napoli Shoot the Moon, Make Offer for Sanchez As we spoke about earlier this week, Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez is one of the most sought after transfer targets by Europe’s top clubs, being linked with high-priced moves to the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Barcelona. But now we find the Chilean wonderkid has a […]

I love John O’Shea. Okay, it’s in that manly football fan kind of way, but still – I love John O’Shea. He’s my kind of player — not overly talented, not overly athletic and not overly handsome. But he will do a job for you anywhere, anytime, any place. Every team needs players like John […]