If Columbus wins tonight, we'll have our first ever MLS Cup Final that does include DC United, the LA Galaxy, Houston/San Jose or Chicago. MLS can rightly claim it is more competitive than I ridiculed it for not being just a few short months ago. The keys tonight: The Crew backline led by Chad Marshall […]

It has been 40 years since a side from outside the top flight of English football has won the League Cup, when Swindon beat Arsenal 3-1 way back in 1969. However the lose of Liverpool and Chelsea last night has opened the way for the clubs from the Championship to claim some major silverware. Lower […]

Imagine for a minute that the Premier League was played in America. Which cities would Premiership clubs play in that best resemble their city in England? Arsenal: With Arsenal's former home at Highbury featuring one of the most unique architectural designs, it's only fitting that Arsenal would reside in Brooklyn. Aston Villa: It's apt that […]

Konami has signed a deal with UEFA that allows the game creator to use all the elements and attributes of the competition to create an exclusive UEFA Champions League mode within the Pro Evolution Soccer game. They are the only game on the market to have an official deal to use the Champions League branding […]

Diego Maradona was appointed as Argentine national team head coach Tuesday evening. That was the best birthday present that he could have received. The obsession with Maradona has reached a new level. From the outside looking in, there is very little logic to it. On the inside with some logic it's senseless. What people don't […]

The writing might be on the wall for Bernd Schuster or it might be the typical Real Madrid hysterics that go on after a big loss like the one they suffered against Real Unión. Right now they are burying Schuster before he dies. According to one of Madrid's "mouthpieces", As, they say stated that club […]

Valladolid 2 -2 Hércules (VLL adv. 7-3 ) Espanyol 3-0 Celta (ESP adv. 5-2) Villarreal 1 -1 Pol. Ejido (POL adv. 6-1) Mallorca 2-0 Málaga […]

1-2-3 – Current ranking of Bochum, Cottbus, and Bielefeld on the "Anti-Fair-Play Table." Here Bochum has a commanding lead thanks to their 33(!) yellows in 12 games. This trio tops another table as well, but this one's about "Anti-Results." All three are currently in the relegation zone. Coincidence? Probably not considering Anti-Fair-Play cellar dwellers Leverkusen […]

When David Beckham joins AC Milan on loan from the LA Galaxy in January, speculation is that he will wear the number 75. With both the numbers 7 and 23 shirts (his previous numbers at Man Utd, Madrid and LA) taken (Pato wears #7 and Massimo Ambrosini wears #23), Beckham will take the number 75 […]

One only need look to the winner's table for the last decade and lack of dominance by English clubs at the highest level of European club competition is sobering. Since 1999 there have been 3 titles won by English Premier League teams, Liverpool in 2005 and Manchester United in 1999 and 2008. The remaining title winners […]

I thought I would share with you some of the articles that have caught my eye over the past couple of days: Kartik of Major League Soccer Talk argues that Landon Donovan's trial with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich is a good move for the player. Kudos to Werder Bremen for taking a tough stance on […]

Bob Bradley’s selection for US camp preparing for the final qualifier of the semifinals of the group stage. Let’s look at each player and whether or not he has a national team future, given this is essentially a B team with a few exceptions. (Gibbs, Kljestan, Mastroeni and Ching are the exceptions) GOALKEEPERS : Brian […]

Bob Bradley's selection for US camp preparing for the final qualifier of the semifinals of the group stage. Let's look at each player and whether or not he has a national team future. GOALKEEPERS : Brian Edwards (Toronto FC), A training camp related call in. This is simply meant to have an extra training camp […]

Real Unión gave the shocker of the year at the Bernabéu as they eliminated reigning league champs Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey. Many people in the Spanish media thought that logic would once again rear its head into football in Spain, Real Unión decided to repeat their performance and score another three […]

The 2008/09 season has given us one of the best and closest starts to a season in many years. With Liverpool beginning to prove themselves as a consistent force, the prospect of a tight title race is mouth watering to say the least. Last weekend’s 2-1 win to Arsenal has well and truly brought them […]