Consequences after the Riots in Hamburg: DFB President Zwanziger is considering Travel Bans on Fans, Rostock is not ruling out Court Actions against the instigators. The Police Union is warning that there may be fatalities soon and is demanding games in empty stadiums. Hamburg – The physical damage caused in the Riots surrounding the 2nd […]

It's quite common to hear supporters of Premier League teams who live in the United Kingdom complaining about kickoff times. You'll often hear them moan about kickoff times being too late or too early, as they reminisce about the good old days of traditional 3pm Saturday start times. The bottom line is that they're spoiled. […]

This is it. After months of foreplay, the Champions League finally comes down to one of the most exciting stages of the tournament — the second leg of the first knockout round. Over the next 48 hours, we'll witness which eight teams will qualify for the quarter-finals of the illustrious tournament. Over at ESPN, they've […]

Here are five stories I've handpicked that you may be interested in reading, as well as a link to all of the day's top stories (again, handpicked for your reading pleasure). Enjoy. "Patrick Collins Named British Sports Writer of The Year" (Sports Journalists' Association). The Daily Mail journalist wins the top honors. Other awards go […]

After being asked about this issue we will give you the skinny. We have started a series of podcasts at Mad About Futbol. There we talk about La Liga, but we also talk about other leagues such as Serie A, Champions League, CONCACAF, and South America. So take a listen... You can check them […]

For years the ugly stepchild of the US Soccer scene, USL-1 has earned a permanent spot in the region's biggest club football event: The CONCACAF Champions League. Puerto Rico and Montreal represented the league with incredible class and demonstrated the quality of the second flight of North American football. At the same time MLS clubs […]

As we discussed in our recent podcast with Dave Brett Wasser, two NASL teams that seemed to stand out from the rest were Tampa Bay and New York. While Seattle, Minnesota and Vancouver all had competitive and well supported squads and Fort Lauderdale later developed a colorful tradition, from 1975 through 1980, the Cosmos-Rowdies rivalry […]

It was a great week to watch La Liga, there were so many goals and outstanding performances that it was tough to choose a Team Of The Week. By the way, all those that knock football for being boring should look at Sunday in La Liga as an example of what "The Beautiful Game " is all about, […]

Our good friend Brian Quarstad of Inside Minnesota Soccer will be putting together a weekly wrap up of USL-1. Here is this week's edition. Let me also mention I am hearing greater buzz about the potential of Pachuca setting up a sister club similar to Chivas USA by 2011 in either Phoenix or Orlando. The […]

I can't imagine what it must feel like to be a Manchester United supporter. Each game is almost guaranteed to be a win. Not only that, but it's almost always a one-sided win against an inferior opponent. Then, every season there are several trophies to add to the cabinet. For supporters of other clubs, every […]

I wrote this review of the Once in a Lifetime film when it was released two and a half years ago in South Florida theaters for another website. After the review from 2006, I have updated my thoughts on the subject and film which have evolved over the past few years: ONCE IN A LIFETIME […]

I want everyone to read this and learn on where I stand when it comes to the lower levels of US Soccer. Yes I am a MetroStars/Red Bull NY supporter. I love my club and I support them to the hilt in every single match they perform in either the MLS Regular Season & playoffs, US […]

Another picture has been leaked of Liverpool's new away shirt for the 2009-10 season. The black away shirt with gold and red trim, is designed and manufactured by Adidas and sponsored by Carlsberg. The new leaked picture is consistent with the other images of the new Liverpool away shirt that have been released. The design […]

In the United States, the clocks will be moving ahead one hour tomorrow morning. In the United Kingdom, the clocks won't be moving ahead until Sunday, March 29. So that means for the next three weeks, all football matches televised live from England will be shown one hour later than usual. For example, the 7:45am […]

Both Fernando Macua and Joan Laporta will ask to see if the Spanish federation (RFEF)will be willing to change the venue for the final of the Copa del Rey from Mestalla to the Santiago Bernabéu.