Saturday, February 7 2009 may well have been the most significant day in the modern history of Portsmouth FC when the Portsmouth of Tony Adams had succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at home to Liverpool despite having taken the lead twice. This was the lowest point and the final straw in Adam's reign as Portsmouth […]

USL-1 season begins in two weeks and thanks to Brian Quarstad of Inside Minnesota Soccer for compiling this preview of USL-1. Tomorrow we'll have our weekly MLS review and a preview of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal second leg match between USL-1's Islanders and Cruz Azul of the FMF. For the record I believe the […]

Above: USL W-League action featuring the Los Angeles Legends vs. the Vancouver Whitecaps The unpredictability of the USL continues. With the signing of the New York team for the 2010 season, it pushes forward. Maybe they have a better business plan for pro soccer than the critics give them credit for. Do they feel […]

Robbie Findley became the latest Alexi Lalas reject to scorch MLS with a hat trick last night at Rio Tinto Stadium in RSL's 4-1 win over Columbus. Findley has been capped once for the United States against Switzerland in a friendly back in October 2007. When I attempted to ask Findley last year at RSL […]

Well we said today was going to be busy. A source told me earlier today Sven Goran Eriksson would be sacked by Mexico at the next FMF Board meeting, April 27th, but it appears to have been done already according to Soccernet. Mexico was destroyed last night by Honduras, losing 3-1 in a match which […]

I was fortunate to be invited on a conference call with FOX Sports International and Setanta Sports to discuss the new UEFA Champions League packages for the US market beginning next season. FOX takes over as the primary package from ESPN and Setanta has acquired a separate package which includes exclusive broadband rights. Here are […]

Fox Soccer Channel just completed a press conference to officially announce the acquisition of the Champions League TV coverage in the United States. Among some of the findings were that: Fox Soccer Channel will go ahead and do the highlight shows and pre-game shows with Fox talent, Fox is seriously considering using the international feed […]

The United States National Team faced three of its four easiest qualifying matches at the beginning of the Hexagonal schedule. The expectation that the United States would capture nine points from these three matches and have a security buffer against failures in the summer and the fall has not been achieved. Yet largely thanks to […]

We don't know what kind of team the US, Honduras, Costa Rica and Mexico the four leading CONCACAF nations are going to send to this tournament given the rigors of qualifying and in the case of the US the Confederations Cup. Thus we'll save analysis of the groups for a later date. Jamaica is the […]

We'll have more analysis of the US current World Cup Qualifying campaign and a look at the daunting stretch facing the US this summer later today. The CONCACAF Gold Cup Draw is today. I will be on a conference call with FSC later today to officially unveil the Champions League coverage plans. The AP reports […]

Peter Crouch's infamous robot dance moves that he blessed us with a few years ago have made a return. In last night's last gasp 2-1 victory by England against Ukraine, Crouch scored with an acrobatic volley and the joy on his face was plain for everyone to see. In the middle of his goal celebrations, […]

Fox Soccer Channel has announced the details of their Champions League TV rights deal. Here are the most important points to know: Fox will broadcast 31 live and 79 delayed matches on FSC next season. Sixteen games will air on Fox Sports Net on Tuesdays. The final from Madrid on May 22, 2010, will be […]

Attention Villarreal, attention Villarreal. Did you stay up late and watched the future of American Futbol? Did you see what your young and future striker has done with no help from Xerez who is suppose to help you take him and get the necessary minutes to get playing time and help your club win a […]

Bob Bradley shook up the US lineup entering tonight's must win qualifier in Nashville against Trinidad and Tobago. The squad responded with a 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago. But I will preface the analysis of the match with the fact that T&T created more chances than they should have considering Dwight Yorke was injured […]

US Lineup: Hejduk , Onyewu, Bocanegra, Beasley, Dempsey, Mastroeni, Bradley, Donovan; Altidore, Ching. Beasley plays left back replacing Heath Pearce, Beasley is replaced in left midfield by Clint Dempsey who is replaced on the right side by Landon Donovan. Jozy Altidore starts up top for Donovan. Please join us on twitter, at twitter.com/mlstalk for a […]