By now, the world knows. The story has permeated throughout mainstream media across the world. John Terry has been removed as captain of the England National soccer team.
The story, for those few that do not know, goes a little like this: John Terry married with two children, began having an affair with another woman. As [...]
MLS veteran Jesse Marsch has retired from soccer and will take on his new role as assistant coach of the US Men’s National Team under Bob Bradley immediately. Marsch played 14 seasons in MLS two with DC United, eight with Chicago, and four with Chivas USA. He is one of the last remaining players to [...]
Bob Bradley has announced a 23 man roster for the upcoming national team training camp in preparation for the February 24 friendly against El Salvador.
The roster most includes the same names we saw with the US team in their friendly against Honduras last month, but there are a few exceptions. Brian Ching has found his [...]
Can we go a full 24 hours without something violent happening in the world of soccer? Seriously! First, Salvador Cabanas, then Juan Carlos Silva, and now news out of Scotland, that DaMarcus Beasley’s BMW has been destroyed by a gas bomb.
No one was injured in the blast, but reports say that Beasley ran to his [...]
The United States Men’s National Team will hold their base of operations in Pretoria, South Africa for the upcoming World Cup. The team will train at Pilditch Stadium, the same location they held training at during their run to the finals of the Confederations Cup in 2009.
*The Adu/Johnson play starts around the 2 minute mark
Freddy Adu delivered quite a nice pass to Eddie Johnson in his debut for Aris FC, a pass which Johnson capitalized on by scoring his first goal for the team.
They both certainly have quite a long way to go, but with Eddie Johnson getting steady playing time, [...]
Kenny Cooper has completed a loan deal that will see him play for Plymouth Argyle of the Coca Cola Championship in England. The move is an effort by Kenny and his father to ensure more playing time in hopes of making the US World Cup roster. Cooper’s departure from 1860 Munich comes on the heels [...]
Egypt defeated future US World Cup opponent Algeria 4-0 in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
I have to admit, I was little worried seeing Algeria stroll through the tournament. As with most African nations, comparing the various teams is often difficult, and the African team almost always finds themselves underrated.
But with this loss [...]
England will play Mexico on May 24 at Wembley Stadium in the lead up to the World Cup.
I see this a very intriguing match-up. With this friendly, it is obvious that England coach Fabio Capello is not taking Team USA lightly. England’s first match in the World Cup will be against the USA. This friendly [...]
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that Europe will be the focus of the 2018 World Cup bids.
Bids that are currently under review by FIFA for both the 2018 and 2022 Cups include: England, Russia, USA, Australia, and Japan, as well as joint bids from Spain/Portugal and Belgium/Netherlands.
Blatter’s comments have [...]
