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Beasley off to Glasgow

Rangers FC have completed the signing of DeMarcus Beasley from PSV Eindhoven. The 25-year-old US international has signed a three-year deal at Ibrox in a move that The Scotsman reports is worth £700,000. This represents a reasonable bargain as Beasley joined PSV back in 2004 for a fee of £1.5m after spending four seasons with […]

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/ 6872 days ago

Copa America Kicks Off on GolTV

I had the pleasure yesterday evening to watch the opening match of Copa America as Peru shocked Uruguay 3-0 in a thoroughly entertaining match. The Peruvians were incredibly impressive in all areas of the pitch. And what a magnificent goal by Juan Carlos Marino to make it 2-0 for Peru. If you watch the above […]

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Chelsea & Aston Villa U.S. Friendlies on Fox

This July, Fox Soccer Channel will be broadcasting Chelsea's first friendly of the summer against the Suwon Bluewings on Tuesday, July 17, live at 11pm ET. The match will debut Chelsea's new yellow dayglo away jersey.Eight days later, you can watch the Toronto FC v Aston Villa friendly on Fox Soccer Channel. The match will […]

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Riquelme Begins To Sound With Atlético

The Colchonero faithful begin to look at the possible arrival of Juan Román Riquelme to the Vicente Calderón as a reality. The Villarreal star has now mentioned that he intends to return to the Yellow Submarine and finish out his contract. He now knows that coach Manuel Pellegrini has no plans to use him, so […]

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MLS’ Best Signing?

Mexico has been revelation to me about the perceptions that exist in certain parts of the globe about soccer in the USA. First the Alexi Lalas conversations and now this: According to three different people I spoke to about MLS, the most credible signing for the league this year from a pure technical standpoint was […]

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/ 6872 days ago

The Most Credible MLS signing?

Mexico has been revelation to me about the perceptions that exist in certain parts of the globe about soccer in the USA. First the Alexi Lalas conversations and now this: According to three different people I spoke to about MLS, the most credible signing for the league this year from a pure technical standpoint was […]

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/ 6872 days ago

Deal Between Setanta and DISH Network Imminent

EPL Talk can exclusively reveal that the deal between Setanta Sports and DISH Network will be completed within weeks according to an unconfirmed source. Elsewhere there are strong rumors that Setanta Sports will be available in Canada in the very near future. As soon as we hear more news, we'll let you know.

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Back-to-Back Gold Cup Champs vs. Mexico 06-24-07; individual player ratings

The United States has moved one step closer to establishing themselves as the dominating force in CONCACAF (when they can go into the Azteca and win, that will be it), with two second-half goals in a 2-1 victory. Feilhaber's goal was worthy of a title-winning stirke. That was easily one of the 10 best goals […]

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/ 6874 days ago

The Madness of Thierry Henry and Thaksin Shinawatra

This past week, the two names you can't escape are Arsenal's Thierry Henry and soon-to-be conqueror of Manchester City Thaksin Shinawatra. I've purposefully stayed away from writing about them. Why? If you're like me, I'm a bit sick of hearing their names in the news so often, which is why I've waited until now to […]

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/ 6874 days ago

Mexico's Continued Pain and Alexi Lalas

I must admit having a new respect for the Mexican people today even if I still detest their national football team. They are a people who seemed to have so much hope that today they would finally remove the spell Landon Donovan (aka the Mexicutioner) and his mates have on their national team, and yet […]

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Parting Thoughts on the Gold Cup Squad

Obviously winning the Gold Cup is a wonderful achievement for the United States national team. However some lingering questions remain in my mind about the future of the national team. While Landon Donovan once again showed his quality and class when he decides he really wants to play the game (instead of hanging out on […]

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/ 6874 days ago

Mexico’s Pain and New Love for Lalas

I must admit having a new respect for the Mexican people today even if I still detest their national football team. They are a people who seemed to have so much hope that today they would finally remove the spell Landon Donovan (aka the Mexicutioner) and his mates have on their national team, and yet […]

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/ 6874 days ago

Parting Thoughts on Our Gold Cup Squad

Obviously winning the Gold Cup is a wonderful achievement for the United States national team. However some lingering questions remain in my mind about the future of the national team. While Landon Donovan once again showed his quality and class when he decides he really wants to play the game (instead of hanging out on […]

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US vs. Mexico 06/24/07 Gold Cup

The Final that everyone expected and, according to some, the Final that CONCACAF had hoped for. The two premier soccer nations in CONCACAF meet for the region's top prize. The United States will be looking to repeat as champions while the Mexicans are looking to redeem themselves from a string of poor results against the […]

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/ 6875 days ago

The View From Mexico

I arrived in Mexico this afternoon eager to find out if a buzz existed about tomorrow’s Gold Cup final between Mexico and the USA. Coming into a touristy airport like Cancun doesn’t tell you much about Mexico. In fact you might as well be somewhere in middle America, because probably less awareness of the beautiful […]