It’s not just a Chinese saying. It’s really a curse, and Pompey supporters are agonizing over it. Last season ended, mercifully, with retaining our Premiership status and a new, supposedly billionaire Arab owner showing interest. He was supposed to be a doctor, a UN ambassador for children, fronting a group of billionaire investors, worth billions […]

Darren Bent finally looks set to seal his Premier League transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Sunderland after the clubs agreed a fee for the 25 year old. The deal is believed to be worth £14million and will bring to an end a lengthy and eventful pursuit from Sunderland boss Steve Bruce. Bent finished as Tottenham's […]

It was a great night for Americans in the CONCACAF Champions League. Two teams from American leagues, that play in the United States or associated territories triumphed in Continental play. DC United’s penalty shootout victory over Firpo demonstrated the resilience of the American player- new Red and Black signing; Danny Szetela played a key role […]

Jozy Altidore seems to be handling this Twitter thing a little better than Darren Bent. While Bent tossed his toys out of the pram in 140 characters or less, the teenage American striker calmly tweeted to his followers: England early in the morning so im going to get some sleep ill tweet all day tomorrow […]

What the hell is going on at Portsmouth? Despite Sulaiman Al Fayed passing the fit and proper persons test that the Premier League subjected him to, he's still not completed the takeover at Fratton Park. The fans of Pompey deserve better than this, it's not fair and it's getting beyond a joke. The club has […]

Kenny Cooper Sr., a player I watched when growing up in the NASL has always been blunt. Cooper spoke about his son’s recent transfer to Brent Latham, one of the top football correspondents that cover the American game. Here were some of Cooper’s comments from the Yanks Abroad story and my reaction: "The value of […]

I am a football writer, but I am football reader too. I demand fresh information. I want it now. I want it in abundance. Coming up to a match, I scour the net for preview. Is player X still injured? Did player Y travel with the team? Did player Z's red card get overturned? An hour before kick-off, I'm "handcuffed" to my laptop hitting […]

A busy MLS Talk Podcast as Laurence McKenna who filmed the Canadian National Team's Gold Cup experience along with cohort Max Bell joins us. Following that we get a look at the new Football Pub show with Brian Hough as well as some of his thoughts on the US National Team. Finally, we get our […]

I had a long conversation with Mani Honigstein, who is the brains behind the football social networking site Footbo. An avid Bayern Munich fan, I talked to him about the summer transfers and his views on the season ahead for the Bavarian giants. Tell us a little about Footbo, and what you are trying to […]

The Ventura County Fusion will host the 2009 PDL Final after crushing the Bradenton Academics 6-1 in Laredo, Texas. The neutral site game which was played approximately halfway between the two teams home sites in California and Florida respectively was surprisingly a rout. Ventura County's success in these playoffs is even more remarkable given the […]

Episode 125 features Alexander Caufield, a Merseyside native and lifetime Liverpool supporter joins us on the show to preview the Premier League Season. Alex writes for Seattle based website Prost Amerika. Hear Caufueld's thoughts about Liverpool's potential title challenge, Manchester City's spending spree, and Burnely's chances to stay up among other topics discussed.

An abbreviated post due to my being on the road. After week 20 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 20 143 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 21,232 10 14,849 14,905 134 2006 17,497 -17.59% 7 15,496 4.36% 15,449 3.65% 128 2007 23,740 35.68% 7 15,942 2.88% […]

For every generation of fans and players, there is always one player that stands out for a variety of reasons. For every Sir Stanley Matthews, there will be a George Best, for every Gary Lineker, there will be Paul Gascoigne. Players who captivated their peers but for some reason, lost the passion, fell into bad […]

Murmers abound: Arsene Wenger may be planning a move for old Arsenal stalwart Patrick Vieira. This is either the perfect plan or a complete waste of time. I haven't figured it out yet. The Vieira who once helped lead Arsenal through the glory days of trophies and titles could be what the Professor needs right now. Wenger's kids are in dire […]