Liverpool fans swarmed Anfield on Thursday in protest against the removal of manager Rafa Benitez and of the reckless ownership of two Americans, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The story is nothing new. Liverpool fans have been adamant in calls for new ownership for the past several months. Attending the Portsmouth match at Anfield with my father in March, […]

After Major League Soccer, Premier Development League & US Adult Soccer Association went thru their whole qualifying within a month and a half period, US Soccer finally had their draw for the first round of the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. As usual US Soccer tries to pair the sides into more of a […]

It's still fresh in our memory banks of what happened to Preston Burpo on a challenge with New York Red Bulls midfielder Dane Richards. That terrible challenge when both men were at the ball at the same time & after the clearance there was a snap. That was a pure accidental moment right off the bat. […]

What a dramatic finish tonight at Red Bull Arena as the Red Bulls were mired in a four match league losing streak between US Open Cup Qualifying Wins and the Friendly win over Juventus. But the Captain of the club imposed his will on the game and when he needed to come out on top, […]

The official 23-man squad who will lead Germany into the World Cup in South Africa has been announced. Goalkeepers Manuel Neuer Tim Wiese Hans-Joerg Butt Defenders Philipp Lahm Dennis Aogo Holger Badstuber Jerome Boateng Per Mertesacker Serdar Tasci Arne Friedrich Midfielders Bastian Schweinsteiger Sami Khedira Piotr Trochwoski Marko Marin Mesut Ozil Toni Kroos Marcell Jansen […]

Newly-promoted St. Pauli have today signed experienced German international and Schalke striker Gerald Asamoah. St. Pauli made it their first priority during this transfer window to add to their firepower, and the signing of an experienced striker like Asamoah will surely add to their chances of staying up next season. St. Pauli are on of […]

Tuesday, June 1st 2:00PM EDT – 11:00AM PDT Guests: Mike Ammann comes to discuss Preston Burpo and his situation against Mamadou Diallo (late addition) Arlo White Play-by-play man of the Seattle Sounders Phil Schoen GOL TV Announcer NASL Segment Discuss RBNY's 3-2 loss to New England

US football has come on leaps and bounds in the last two decades. When the US hosted the World Cup in 1994, most of their squad had never played in a professional league. Fast forward to present day and Major League Soccer is becoming a huge brand with star names such as David Beckham and […]

Heiko Westermann suffered a broken bone in his foot during Germany's recent friendly with Hungary. The injury will rule the versatile defender out for weeks. Westermann's injury comes on the back of injuries to key players in the Nationalelf team, like Simon Rolfes, Christian Traesch, Michael Ballack, and Rene Adler. Westermann's presence will be missed […]

Germany's warm-up match against Hungary on Saturday proved to be a successful run-out for the Nationalelf, and a good assessment tool for head coach Joachim Low, just before this summer's World Cup. As I predicted yesterday, Germany finished with three goals in the bag and did it with relative ease. A penalty from Podolski, a […]

Yes ladies and gentleman that picture is worth a thousand words. It was something that you could see in a movie or if you got an e-mail and it was trick photography that showed a limb bent in a position that's not natural. But unfortunately for Preston Burpo this terrible accident did happen and to […]

Battling midfielder Hanno Balitsch has completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen from Hannover 96 on a free transfer. Balitsch will fit wonderfully into Jupp Henckyes side, and will cover the space usually occupied by Simon Rolfes, who is rather injury-prone. Rolfes will not feature in this summer's World Cup because of injury problems, and so […]

In what will be Germany's last warmup before the World Cup, it will be interesting to see how the Germans lineup, and who will ultimately deserve their place in Low's final 23-man squad. Hungary, who miss out on this year's World Cup after being beaten to qualification by Denmark and Portugal, will still prove a […]

Following the withdrawal of Michael Ballack, who has captained his national team since 2004, Joachim Low faced the task of having to appoint a successor to the injured ex-captain. Reportedly, the armband was expected to go to either Bastian Schweinsteiger, who occupies a similar position on the field to Michael Ballack, and also plays with […]

Since Bob Bradley was named coach of the US National Soccer team shortly after the US crashed out of the 2006 World Cup, he has made it a mission to put his players up against the best the world has to offer. Since 2006, the US team has travelled to Asia, Europe, Africa and South […]