We want this league to succeed. For the future of the sport it must not only survive but thrive. However, as the European Championships heat up, Brazil is about to face Argentina in a critical COMNEBOL qualifier, the African nations spend over a month in World Cup qualifying, and the home nations of MLS begin […]

We want this league to succeed. For the future of the sport it must not only survive but thrive. However, as the European Championships heat up, Brazil is about to face Argentina in a critical COMNEBOL qualifier, the African nations spend over a month in World Cup qualifying, and the home nations of MLS begin […]

The 13th edition of the European Championships started out in decent fashion today, as both games had their exciting moments and neither ended in draws. The picks of many to advance from Group A, Portugal and the Czech Republic, both came away with victories, setting up a showdown in Geneva between the two in four […]

So, here are my two final choices as my two favourite games from the European Championships and both may seem suprising. Number 2: Spain Vs Yugoslavia Euro 00 Group C June 21 2000 So this was one of these games were both sides could qualify or be eliminated depending on other results. Sometimes, that can […]

Altidore celebrates a goal versus Mexico/Getty Images As the excitement of Jozy Altidore’s sale to Villarreal FC begins to fade and we take a longer term view of Altidore’s prospects of developing for the US National Team, questions must be asked. Despite the lofty sale price, the most ever received by Major League Soccer, Altidore […]

As the excitement of Jozy Altidore's sale to Villarreal FC begins to fade and we take a longer term view of Altidore's prospects of developing for the US National Team, questions must be asked. Despite the lofty sale price, the most ever received by Major League Soccer, Altidore has seemingly tailed off in his development […]

The long wait for Euro 2008 is just about over as we're roughly 17 hours away from kickoff in the tournament opener between Switzerland, the co-host, and the Czech Republic. The group stage will end on June 18, with two games played every day until that date. Starting Sunday, June 15, both games will kick […]

I've been building up to the start of Euro 2008 for two weeks now, providing you with a one-stop-shop of sorts with final rosters for each of the 16 nations involved, previews of each nation and group, and my predictions for the quarterfinals and beyond. Every tournament has a winner, obviously, and we're at that […]

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Caps/G Hometown Club Adu, Freddy M 5'8" 140 6/2/1989 6/0 Potomac, Md. SC Benfica (Portugal) Beasley, DaMarcus M 5'8" 145 5/24/1982 74/15 Ft. Wayne, Ind. Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) Bradley, Michael M 6'2" 175 7/31/1987 18/1 Cedar Grove, N.J. SC Heerenveen (Holland) Califf, Dan D 6'1" 175 3/17/1980 16/1 Orange, Calif. […]

If we were to view this series of three friendlies for the US as a tournament, the national team would be failing miserably. Let's take a look at the player ratings I have given for the Spain and England matches to determine where each member of player pool currently stands. The ratings are on a […]

Beginning today the American Soccer Show goes to twice a week. Today's show will feature a recap of US-Spain and a conversation with Duane Rollins about TFC and the Canadian National Team. In the upcoming weeks while qualifying for the national team begins, the American Soccer Show is going to be more US National Team […]

It has been a long test of patience for EPL fans in America and Setanta to see if the sports channel would finally make the jump to cable. Today, the wait has finally come to an end. Verizon and Setanta have confirmed that Setanta Sports USA will be added to Verizon's fiber optic cable system […]

It takes a very brave man to risk his managerial credibility being diminished and take on the lead role at Manchester City, and Mark Hughes has proved he has the heart of a lion by agreeing to work with ruthless owner Thaksin Shinawatra. Just days after Sven Goran Eriksson’s controversial sacking, Hughes takes the manager’s […]

Members of the 20 Premier League clubs will convene in Leicester today and tomorrow for their annual meeting. At the top of the agenda will be a topic that could have a profound impact on the future of the game — determining the league's global expansion plans. According to The Press Association, a watered down […]

After my initial choice for 5th, Here are my next two favourite matches from the European Championships. Number 4: Holland Vs Yugoslavia Euro 00 Quarter Finals June 25th 2000 Occasionally, when you're as obsessed with football as much as me, you sit through some dire games. This wasn't a game that I had that bad a […]