Last night's US performance against Spain is difficult to classify but after all that's what happens in friendlies when you are experimenting. On one hand I was more disappointed with the performance last night than against England because the team has now been together for almost ten days and seemed to fall into the age […]

The countdown to Euro 2008 is now on in earnest as we're less than three days away from kickoff in the opener, Switzerland-Czech Republic. Along with my final prediction on Friday, I'll post the complete TV schedule for the group stage for everyone's convenience. I can't wait for this thing to get started. Onto my […]

SECOND HALF 1-0 Full Time. A better effort than last week but still a huge gap in class between the US and its opponent is exposed. Freddy Adu was my man of the match but of course we only saw him for 45 minutes. Stoppage Time: Eddie Johnson with a weak shot from the right […]

Manchester City announced the arrival of Mark Hughes to the Eastlands today, where he signed a three-year contract to manage the team he hated playing against when he was at crosstown rivals United. Hughes took Blackburn as far as he could during his four-year tenure at the club, finishing in the top half of the […]

Join me right here in this space from 4 pm ET/1 pm PT for a live running commentary of the US-Spain match from Santander.

1- New England Coming from a two goal deficit late to salvage a draw shows the character of a winner. 2- Chicago A week off and a week to focus on the possibility of brining in Brian McBride. But do you really want to upset the chemistry of this side right now? 3- Toronto FC […]

The Everton manager, David Moyes, has been awarded compensation in his writ against Wayne Rooney for damaging his professional reputation. The case was brought over allegations made in Wayne Rooney's 2006 Autobiography "My Story So Far" regarding how Rooney came to leave Everton and sign for Manchester United. In the book, Moyes had been accused […]

As we build up to the impending start of the 13th European Championships, I thought I’d take a walk down memory lane and share my five favourite games that this tournament has thrown up over the years with you and I’ll start with the match that hooked me in to become the football obsessive that […]

OK, I'm back. Quarterfinal #3 (June 21, 2:45 PM; St. Jakob-Park, Basel): Italy (Group C winner) vs. Russia (Group D runner-up): This would be a sneakier game for Italy then many people would think, especially if they just looked at the two names and knew that Italy is the current world champion. The loss of […]

We've discussed several times recently on the American Soccer Show the "bucket" formation employed by US Coach Bob Bradley. Part of me sympathizes with why Bradley is using this formation: from my vantage point the US has less attacking talent currently than at any point since the 1994 World Cup. However, the lack of creativity […]

Last week was devoted to previewing each of the four groups in Euro 2008 and with the start of the tournament less than a week away, it's time for me to take those previews and make predictions for the knockout rounds. Today, I'll cover the four quarterfinal matchups I believe will take place, on Wednesday, […]

The Italian squad has suffered a major scare today with the news that talismanic defender, Fabio Cannavaro, is having to seek hospital treatment on ankle injury received in training. Cannavaro was injured in an accidental clash with the full back Giorgio Chiellini. Reportedly, Italy's doctor, Paolo Zeppilli said “We have to do tests but it does not […]

Less than a week after being cut from the French 23 for the European Championships, the AC Milan midfielder Matthieu Flamini has been recalled as cover for Patrick Vieira. Squads can be changed anytime until midnight on June 8th and Domenech has serious concerns that Vieira may not recover from a thigh injury in time to play […]

England’s performances against USA and Trinidad and Tobago can hardly be described as spectacular, but Fabio Capello has learnt some extremely valuable lessons for when the real business begins in September. Of course, supporters will expect a much more vibrant and cohesive display of football against Andorra and Croatia in the opening two World Cup […]

Jeff Cunningham had a great finish for TFC’s second goal but didn’t finish his other opportunities leaving me to believe Cunningham is most certainly in decline and may not after all catch Jaime Moreno and Ante Razov as the top two MLS scorers all time. The Galaxy’s young guns didn’t get a result without […]