Results in the Americas: Boca loses to San Lorenzo, America keeps losing in...
Tons of results folks! Starting in Argentina as River Plate remains at the top after their 4-2 victory over Argentino Juniors. Boca, saving most of their starters for Wednesdays Copa Libertadores game...
View ArticleSix MLS stars picked by Canada
Canada has a nice mix of players for their upcoming friendly against Brazil. The two countries will play on May 31 in Seattle. Canadian coach Dale Mitchell picked the following group for the friendly....
View ArticleLiverpool star added to Argentina roster
If you’re lucky enough to see Argentina when they play Mexico in San Diego on June 4 or against the U.S. in New Jersey on the June 8, you’ll get to see Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano. The...
View ArticleFIFA suspends Iraq
The story of last summer won’t be repeated anytime soon. The Iraq soccer federation was suspended from international competition for a year after their government decided to disband all national sports...
View ArticleBrazil releases 23-man roster for U.S. trip
Brazil is facing Canada on May 31 in Seattle and Venezuela in Boston on June 6. There are some names on their roster that are more famous than others – but none of the really famous ones will be making...
View ArticleTransfer rumors: Boca, America and everything South of the border
Well, Brant does the rumors out of Europe so I thought I’d take a shot at everything from Mexico to Argentina. Some notable transfers that have been confirmed is Boca Juniors star Rodrigo Palacio going...
View ArticlePires: France needs to sign up Arsenal manager
Robert Pires once played for Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. Now the French midfielder would like to play for Le Boss again – only not in North London. Pires, who has gone on to success at Villarreal (unlike...
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Italy will be first to test the Orange Card
Italian Soccer will test out the Orange Card in it's league according to an article from Spain's 20minutos.es The Orange card will actually expel the player for a few minutes off the field giving the...
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Gold Cup to be held in 13 cities including Miami. Fans rally to save USL team...
The CONCACAF website has confirmed the Gold Cup will be played in a record 13 different U.S. cities and Miami’s FIU stadium will be hosting a double header July 10, 2009. Qualified countries are:...
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Italian captain fails drug test, club team blames bee sting
Fabio Cannavaro is back in the news after failing a drug test. I'm not a doctor, not do I play one on TV (though I could be Dr. McStinky on Grey's Anatomy), so I will let the AP story explain all the...
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Didier Drogba is the World Cup’s biggest loss
Right now the biggest story of the 2010 World Cup is not who will be there but who will not. American fans are focused on Rio Ferdinand and Charlie Davies, but the rest of Africa is focused on Chelsea...
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It is not Uruguay’s fault that France is terrible
A lot has been made about the France/Uruguay match being boring. A large reason for the perception of a boring match is Uruguay’s defensive style of play. La Celeste knew France was the better side...
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US prove their mettle against England
Howard stood tall for the Americans on Saturday Going into the match, confidence buzzed around both camps. The US team knew they were the underdogs, but were fully capable of beating England. England...
View ArticleWhy the World Cup is special to me
It goes without saying that the FIFA World Cup is special. There are very few less obvious statements. Still, the world’s greatest sporting event has a special meaning to many that enjoy the games each...
View ArticleIf Dempsey starts up top, who replaces him in the middle?
Bob Bradley has a dilemma. Robbie Findley, the starting striker in the US’ first two games, is suspended due to yellow card accumulation. Even if Findley was available, it has become clear that he’s...
View ArticleDempsey was onside, but it wasn’t a bad call
Huh? Hear me out for second. The USA is through to the Knockout Stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. I assume you’ve heard by now. Now that the victory is clear, we can look back at the...
View ArticleJason Kreis as US manager?
MLSSoccer.com writer Randy Davis posted an interesting story this morning about Real Salt Lake manager Jason Kreis’ ambitions to coach the US national team. Could the current MLS champion be a good fit...
View ArticleBrazil 2, USA 0: Back off the ledge, it’s only a meaningless friendly
Tonight the US national team played in front of over 70,000 people at New Meadowlands Stadium against a young and hungry Brazil squad. They lost, 2-0. Why is everyone so surprised? When the rosters...
View ArticleMLS teams win on Match Day 1 in CONCACAF Champions League
After the LA Galaxy’s 4-1 drubbing from Puerto Rico Islanders, many assumed this would be another year of failure for MLS sides in the CONCACAF Champions League. That no longer appears to be the case....
View ArticleBob Bradley re-ups with US national team through 2014
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Bob Bradley will be returning as the US national team head coach. Bradley’s new contract will take him through the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. First up on his...
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