A little over a month ago, Independiente’s Carlos Matheu was just moments away from making a move to Europe. He was then informed that in his physical they found a cardiac malformation and his transfer to Lokomotiv eventually fell through. The Argentine defender was in coach Claudio Borghi’s plans for the Apertura tournament, he was […]

Oscar Washington Tabárez not only has to deal with the pressure that the Uruguayan media is putting on him, but he will have to play two vital games against direct rivals that are fighting for one of those direct spots to South Africa 2010. Uruguay is currently in sixth place and depending on how they […]

Taking my kids to a friend's birthday party on Saturday morning, I had the sudden realization that perhaps the best place in the world to watch weekend soccer matches on TV is the United States. Well, at least the Eastern Time Zone in the U.S. Why? I was able to schedule my DVR to record […]

Marcus Hahnemann Played the entire match for Reading in a 4-2 victory over Crystal Palace recording 2 saves Jay DeMerit Played 90 minutes for Watford in a 2-1 win over Ipswich Jemal Johnson Entered MK Dons 2-1 loss to Swindon in minute 70 Zac Whitbread Played all 90 minutes in Milwall's 2-1 win over Huddersfield […]

The intent of Jorge Luis Pinto´s 22-man roster leaves no doubt as to his intent. A six-point sweep would put them in second place in the standings since Argentina will face Paraguay next weekend. The six points would leave them only nine points away from the magic number of 25 that is going to be […]

Some of the biggest storylines from the opening two weeks of the new Premier League season have been the surprising displays by Hull, Stoke, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. All four teams are playing today in matches that will show whether their results from the first two weeks were a flash in the pan or not. Here […]

Does this need any explanation other than my utter disappointment in the fact that just a few short weeks ago I extolled the virtues of English Footballers for playing a more honest game than their counterparts from other parts of the planet? I've seen cheeky, over the line plays like this before, but not since […]

Arrival of Match Day One for Serie A fans provides several classic pairings including, Roma v. Napoli, Sampdoria v. Internazionale and Fiorentina v. Juventus. Those who remember last year's final outcome between Juventus and Fiorentina, know they won't be disappointed. Fiorentina took 4 points from both seasonal encounters, drawing the first at home 1 – 1 and besting the […]

It was just a few short months ago, May 17th to be exact, that Portsmouth claimed their first FA Cup since 1939. Well now the whole journey kicks off again. I missed the Extra Preliminary Round (there were 203 fixtures so I am not going to recap!) but I'm jumping in now at the Preliminary […]

Southampton (W-L-L) v Blackpool (L-D-L) Swansea City (W-W-L) v Sheffield Wednesday (D-L-W) Wolves (W-W-D) v Nottingham Forest (W-L-D) Barnsley ( L-L-L) v Derby County (L-D-L) Bristol City (W-D-W) v QPR (W-L-W) Burnley (D-L-L) v Plymouth (L-L-D) Doncaster (L-D-W) v Coventry City (L-W-W) Norwich (D-D-L) v Birmingham (W-W-W) Preston (D-W-W) v Charlton (W-L-W) Reading (L-W-D) v […]

Daniel ¨Cata¨ Díaz got the call from coach Alfio Basile as a replacement for Inter defender Nicolás Burdisso. Burdisso suffered a calf injury and will be out of action for approximately 45 days. The Getafe defender will This injury ocurred in this weeks Italian Super cup final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The injury […]

The UEFA Cup first-round draw was held on Friday and there are a number of interesting new faces in the competition. One of those teams is Dutch side FC Twente, who as we've detailed in previous posts, is now coached by former England boss Steve McClaren. Twente, who were entered into the UEFA Cup after […]

Bob Bradley’s tenure as United States National Team manager has gone about as well as can be expected: A CONCACAF Gold triumph, several victories in the “old world” and thus far a smooth run in qualifying including an elusive win over Guatemala. So with this in mind, clearly their will be no coaching change for […]

Bob Bradley's tenure as United States National Team manager has gone about as well as can be expected: A CONCACAF Gold triumph, several victories in the "old world" and thus far a smooth run in qualifying including an elusive win over Guatemala. So with this in mind, clearly their will be no coaching change for […]

Can we not talk about last week's predictions please? Well I guess you want to laugh at me with the same intensity I kicked my own backside. Only five predictions correct (eleven of twenty so far this season), missed the banker entirely (one for two on banker predictions). The only two solaces I had was […]