In a football world full of foreign fans, which have never once traveled to England, Manchester United is the flavor of the millennium. But those of us, who love and appreciate the English game, and its history and passion, felt liberated today. Leeds United, one of the giant clubs of the last forty years in English […]

Hull City manager Phil Brown is preparing a surprise bid for US international and Benfica player Freddy Adu, according to the News Of The World. Benfica would accept a bid of £1.5m for Adu. The American striker is currently on loan at Belenenses, a fellow Portugese side but Adu has only made a handful of […]

U.S. international star Landon Donovan has arrived in England and made his first public appearance today for Everton, the club he has joined on loan for the next 10 weeks. Donovan arrived at Goodison Park for the second half of the Toffees FA Cup win against Carlisle. He flew in to Manchester Airport on Saturday […]

The third round of the FA Cup is like Christmas to me. There's always a surprise or two that you never expect. Plus, I usually get up early in anticipation of the matches that are before me. And this year, it was great to see the added touch of snow across England to make the games […]

Saturday morning Landon Donovan will arrive in Goodison Park to begin his loan spell with Everton. As he settles into his seat and watches his new team take on Carlisle United in the FA Cup, he will be working on his checklist of what he wants to accomplish over the next 75 days. This loan […]

I remember sitting this year in anticipation of the 3rd round draw as per usual after watching Kettering battle to a draw against Leeds United I had a feeling that this could be a draw to remember. My mate who supports Brighton had seen his team qualify to the third round as a league 1/2 […]

Liverpool announced that Glen Johnson will miss at least a month after tearing a knee ligament. It may be paradoxical to claim this for a recent £18m signing, but Johnson’s absence may aid the Reds in their battle for fourth. Johnson is an attacking right back. He’s adept. He gets forward with power and pace. […]

A new decade, a new year, and 10 players I'll be keeping a watchful eye on for one reason or another in 2010. We all know Drogba, Rooney, Torres, Defoe and the lot will get their 20+ goals and single handily place their teammates on their shoulders and march onwards. But what about the role […]

Which FA Cup matches will most likely feature a shock result?(polls) It's one of my favorite weekends of the year – the third round of the FA Cup when there's always an upset result. The question is, which Premier League is going to suffer a shock defeat against a team from the lower leagues? Will […]

As 2010 arrives through the doorstep, La Liga returns with a vengeance from the winter break that seemingly flew by so quickly. As soon as these players finish their grapes and cava to ring in the new year, the focus needs to return to their football responsibilities. Nearing the conclusion of the first half of […]

January 1, 2010 was supposed to mark day one of Fox Soccer Channel not being available on Time Warner Cable due to a squabble over how much Time Warner would pay News Corp., which owns Fox Soccer Channel (as well as other Fox networks), for the right to carry its cable and broadcast channels. According […]

Roma and Bayern Munich have agreed on a loan deal for Luca Toni until the end of the 2009-2010 season, and hopefully Toni will give a new dimension of play to Roma with his deadly heading and killer finishing. In fact, Toni could be the signing that turns around the giallorossi's season into a more […]

An End of Year, Cleaning out some files post A bit of an older article by Fake Sigi illuminates some of the correct linkmachinizations that occur beyond the pitch that surround clubs and stadiums. Bill Archer's post, The End of the Beginning, is a good piece on the labors issues in MLS. Mike Woitalla of […]

ESPN Los Angeles.com and ESPN 710 Radio's Dave Denholm joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to review the year that was for the USMNT.

What should have been a difficult choice, was really a simple one. No player made anywhere near the impact on Major League Soccer in the 2000-2009 period as did Dwayne DeRosario. The Canadian international was without question the dominant figure this decade in the league. DeRo had a short stint in Germany, before excelling for […]