One of the major needs of the Madrid midfield is a person to come in and protect the the Merengue backline. That type of player has been missing from the Spanish giants ever since Claude Makelele. One of Madrid's prodigal sons will also make his return to Valdebebas as of this winter. The news was […]

Following the College Cup triumph of the Maryland Terps numerous columns online have been penned attacking the quality and attractiveness of NCAA Soccer. Ives Galarcep had a well written and thoughtful response to these critics in his Soccer by Ives column of Monday. The most galling thing about the criticism the College Cup has received […]

In the United States collegiate sports system, the biggest tool to recruit some of the best possible talent in the land they use recruiting trips as a primary tool. Kids from all over the country come to a particular university to see how school life will be. In some way, Barcelona are looking as that […]

It could be a sense of desperation. It could be that the team is not giving their players any time to adapt to a new league or team. It could be those 12 points that they trail Barcelona and the fact that they are now behind Atlético in the standings. Whatever you want to call […]

Maryland won its third NCAA title yesterday with a 1-0 victory over North Carolina in Frisco, TX. The Terps came into the tournament as the number two seed behind fellow ACC school, Wake Forest finished the season with 15 straight wins. Graham Zusi scored both game winning goals for the Terps in the College Cup […]

Maryland won its third NCAA title yesterday with a 1-0 victory over North Carolina in Frisco, TX. The Terps came into the tournament as the number two seed behind fellow ACC school, Wake Forest finished the season with 15 straight wins. Graham Zusi scored both game winning goals for the Terps in the College Cup […]

It wasn't a blowout like Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero predicted,but he would have won picking a straight winner. Whenever I talk to my non-fútbol friends, I can never seem to tell them that stats in the game I love lie. The one that lies the most is possession. Many people see a […]

Houston Dynamo GM Oliver Luck doesn't like to lose. That's a good thing because in his tenure the Dynamo haven't done much losing. The former West Virginia and Houston Oiler QB is a competitor of the highest order and when things don't happen the way they are supposed, Luck isn't going to sit with folded […]

Tonight provided the ultimate shock as Brooks Haggerty made save after save to preserve a 1-0 North Carolina victory over heavily favored Wake Forest tonight. The Deamon Deacons steam rolled through last year’s NCAA Tournament and had done the same this year including a 5-0 quarterfinal win over South Florida. Led by Marcus Tracey, Wake […]

Well if precedent has taught us anything, this upcoming round of the Champions League is usually the most exciting and action-packed. There is a possibilty of seeing yet another Chelsea-Barcelona matchup in the works or Real Madrid- Manchester United or Bayern Munich emerge from the draw. Barca would like to see themselves face off against […]

Now that the final matchday has come and gone of the Champions League, we now know what the potential parings for the final sixteen of the Champions League could be. With the draw a week from Friday, it's always good to have a little bit of fun with what could possibly be. Here is the […]

Commissioner Don Garber visited Portland this week and touched base with perhaps the most passionate fans any club team has north of the Mexican border. The fans of the Portland Timbers dating back to the initial NASL entry in 1974 have been more reminiscent of the die in the wool fans of European football than […]

After 72 games, Pedja Mijatovic did take long in making Juande Ramos the 11th coach in ten seasons for the Merengues, the ninth this decade. The writing was on the wall for Schuster after Madrid lost their first home game of the season against Sevilla. According to several reports, the former German international lost his […]

The Miami Fusion was contracted after the 2001 MLS season. Since that time south Florida football fans, myself included have been eager to see the league return to the area. In October, FC Barcelona in partnership with local businessman Marcelo Claure announced their intention to bring the MLS back to South Florida. Claure is the […]

The Miami Fusion was contracted after the 2001 MLS season. Since that time south Florida football fans, myself included have been eager to see the league return to the area. In October, FC Barcelona in partnership with local businessman Marcelo Claure announced their intention to bring the MLS back to South Florida. Claure is the […]