With just over a week to go until the first US World Cup 2010 qualifier of the group stage at Guatemala who would you like to see called in? Edson Buddle has been impressive for the LA Galaxy and as mentioned above Ante Razov despite a recent injury has a history of scoring in the […]

When the Vedran Corluka story broke on Thursday, it seemed nothing more than transfer speculation hitting the news wires, stoked by the usual rumour mongers and agents, desperately trying to earn a bit of corn for themselves, pushing a transfer through. Manchester City denied it, Tottenham didn't mention it and Mark Hughes came out and […]

U.S. TV network Fox Soccer Channel will feature a new co-host and analyst for its Fox Soccer Match Day beginning Saturday, August 16, when former Wimbledon, Newcastle United and England defender Warren Barton joins the network. At Wimbledon, Barton made 180 appearances during the club's hugely successful period from 1990 to 1995 when he played […]

Arsenal Football Club launched their redesigned official club website this morning, and boy is it different. While the previous design was sleek, the new one is much simpler and more closely resembles a typical football website we've grown accustomed to especially with the placement of the left and top navigation bars. Sometimes less is more. […]

In the race for the Premier League title, a big factor of whether a team can succeed is not so much the talent on the pitch but rather off it. In a long season of 38 Premier League matches as well as the FA Cup, Carling Cup and, for some teams, the Champions League and […]

So, Manchester United has picked up another piece of silverware after beating Portsmouth 3-1 on penalties in the annual curtain raiser to the new season. The game, which ended 0-0 in regular time, was a bit of a sleeper at times with Man United controlling large portions of the match but unable to score. A […]

Marvell Wynne had an outstanding match in the US' 2-2 draw with Holland/from foto.net Sacha Kljestan: scored a goal for the United States in a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands. Marvell Wynne: Played 90 minutes and helped set up several chances for the US against the Dutch. Robbie Rogers: Started on the right side for […]

Thought for the day: If you were an alien that landed on earth and were forced to watch the Sky Sports News program "Through The Night," would you know that the biggest sporting event in the world waa taking place, the one that happens only once every four years, the summer Olympic games? The answer […]

PRE GAME (4-4-1-1) Guzan Wynne – Edu – Parkhurst – Orozco Rogers – Bradley – Kljestan – Holden Adu McBride Rogers and Holden swap flanks to play on owing itself to the bad linkup play between Orozco and Rogers. Otherwise Nowak keeps his starting XI intact. Join us to discuss at CSRN's Third Half Chat. […]

Many Glasgow Rangers fans may not be too pleased with the new design of the club's away shirt. Manufactured by Umbro, the shirt looks very similar to the classic England shirt that the national team wore in the 1982 World Cup in Spain. It makes you wonder if some Rangers fans will refuse to buy […]

As our readers and listeners to the American Soccer Show are aware, I have advocated the use of a 4-5-1 formation for the US Olympic side. I see no reason to change the setup now, but perhaps a change or two should be made to the lineup. The change I'd make is to place Benny […]

The new Newcastle United third shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been unveiled, and it's silver with a white trim. Designed by Adidas and sponsored by Northern Rock, the shirt will be worn today (August 9th) for the first time in a friendly against Valencia. Silver shirts are quite rare in football. So, what's your […]

The 2008-2009 season starts end of month but several big names will be missing come opening day. AC Milan especially are showing their weakened status with several poor performances in pre-season, including a 0 – 5 loss to London's Chelsea last week in Russia. Who do you think will be the most obvious missing link come match […]

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The Netherlands entered the Olympic Men's Football Tournament as the favorite in Group B. However, following a scoreless draw against Nigeria, the other highly touted side in this draw, Holland needs at worst a draw and ideally a victory against the US to realistically stay alive in Group play. Ryan Babel the Liverpool attacker is […]