A barely populated stadium in Denmark played host to England’s opening group game of the 2011 U21 European Championship Sunday night. A difficult test awaited the players, pitted against tournament favorites Spain who, like England, boasted an impressive array of their domestic leagues young talent. The Spanish youngsters, much like their senior side, looked well […]

I grew up like most kids in coastal southern California; surfing, being outside, and playing sports. Soccer was something I played in elementary school with friends at lunch, along with 3 seasons of AYSO. Playing soccer was something fun but at the age of 10 or 11, my understanding of soccer pretty much revolved around […]

Unless you were living under a rock last summer, you probably heard that Cesc Fabregas was linked with F.C. Barcelona. The Fabregas saga was one of the biggest stories of the transfer season last year as there were months of on-going speculation about his future. At the time, Fabregas was frankly on top of the […]

Philadelphia Union's match against Real Salt Lake this past weekend seemed to be for the taking for the Union. Despite RSL being in fourth place in the West, they were missing three players due to the Gold Cup and had won only one of its last five. Meanwhile, the Union entered the match unbeaten at […]

Six million Euros. That's all it cost for Manchester United to sign a hardly-known Mexican striker from Chivas Guadalajara around a year ago. Nobody knew what to expect from Javier Hernandez, but as soon as he scored goals in the World Cup against France and Argentina, excitement started to build. However, not even Alex Ferguson […]

The 2010/11 season was a mixed bag for Tottenham Hotspur fans. Some of the more memorable highlights of the season included beating Milan in San Siro, Gareth Bale's hat trick against inter, and coming back from 2-0 down at half-time at the Emirates to stun north London rivals Arsenal. This came as a bittersweet resolve […]

In what was supposed to be a great homecoming for DC United, it turned out to leave a sour taste in the mouths of the home fans after they watched their beloved DC United give up four goals for the fourth time this season. Steven Lenhart picked apart a dire performance from the young back […]

Nottingham Forest have punished Billy Davies for failing to get the team promoted or toeing the line with Chairman Nigel Doughty by sacking him with immediate effect. Davies had always had a tumultuous relationship with the club’s board and it is the timing rather than the decision that is surprising after the club failed to […]

Guus Hiddink may be on his way to returning once again as the manager of Chelsea after his short stay in the second half of 2009 saw him win the FA Cup. Hiddink has the distinction of being the only coach well-received for his duties after a list of coaches following the sacking of Jose […]

Entering this 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the United States Men's National Team had it's issues. Most figured they would ultimately be exposed in the late stages of the tournament. Instead, those problems, coupled with a lackluster first-half performance, contributed to a 2-1 defeat to Panama in Group C play. Bob Bradley made no changes from […]

If you went to bed last night after the USA's debacle against Panama, you missed a great draw between Seattle and Vancouver. But more importantly you missed Eric Hassli score what may be the best goal in MLS history. Not only was it impressive that Hassli was able to collect the poor pass but […]

The United States lost its first group stage game in their Gold Cup history Saturday night after being defeated by Panama in front of more than 27,000 fans in Tampa, Florida. It wasn't as if the United States didn't create enough chances, but they simply had a tough time putting them away. More Gold Cup […]

Summer is the time when transfer speculation and analysis dominate the news. Almost all of the transfer speculation focus on the players going to new clubs. However, for managers, selling and releasing players is also important during off-season. Like other sports, managers sell or release players based on different obvious reasons. Some players were sold […]

Let me start off by admitting that I am a die-hard Manchester United fan, but I will try and keep my analysis of our bitter cross-town rivals as objective as possible. Ever since Sheikh Mansour’s takeover at Eastlands, money has been pumped into Manchester City at an ungodly rate. World-class players from every major league […]

Editor's note: While the following isn't an article about the USMNT, it does have important consequences on CONCACAF, the Gold Cup and the US men's national team. In the face of five Mexican players testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs after the El Salvador game, should the result still stand? Not all five players played in […]