Friday, January 31, 2014

Arsenal approach Barcelona with last-ditch loan offer

Arsenal approach Barcelona with last-ditch loan offer - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

With Arsenal?s proposed move for Julian Draxler looking on the rocks with only a few hours left in the transfer window, Arsene Wenger is believed to have made alternative plans. The Germany international has a huge release clause in his …


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Paolo Maldini Ashley Cole Gennaro Gattuso

Hernandez out for a fortnight


Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has been ruled out for a fortnight after suffering a mild concussion in training ahead of the Red Devils match with the MLS All-Stars. Hernandez was forced to visit hospital following the incident and was confined to his New Jersey hotel room all Wednesday. Those following the sports betting will [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/hernandez-out-for-a-fortnight/

Michael Ballack Lucio David Suazo

FC Dallas might lose Toja to Europe

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/fc-dallas-might-lose-toja-to-europe.html

Florent Malouda Carlos Tévez David Beckham

Kansas City Wizards hit with sexual harassment lawsuit

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/kansas-city-wizards-hit-with-sexual.html

Wayne Rooney Samuel Eto’o Steven Gerrard

Galaxy fall to Earthquakes in first leg

CARSON, Calif. -- Josh Saunders punted the ball away as soon as he got two hands firmly on it, but it was too late. The Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper let a controversial free kick slip from his hands and into his net in stoppage time, giving the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-0 advantage just 90 seconds before the final whistle of the first leg of the teams' Western Conference semifinal series. To advance and defend their 2011 MLS Cup title, the Galaxy will have to beat San Jose by two goals in the return leg in the Bay Area on Wednesday (8 p.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17747/galaxy-fall-to-earthquakes-in-first-leg

Andrea Pirlo Didier Drogba Daniel Alves

Drew Brees Still Has Two Milestones To Eclipse

Last night, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s single-season NFL passing record in a blowout win over the Atlanta Falcons. Marino set the old record of 5,084 yards with the Miami Dolphins in 1984. Brees now sits at 5,087 yards. Perhaps the most amazing thing is that he broke this record in [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/12/27/drew-brees-still-has-two-milestones-to-eclipse/

Gabriel Milito Gary Neville Juninho Pernambucano

USA Eagles Earn First Rugby World Cup Win Since 2003

While most of you were paying more attention to the Philadelphia Eagles, a completely different team of Eagles beat the Russians 13-6 in New Zealand. That win was the USA Eagles’ first Rugby World Cup win since a 2003 victory over Japan. The USA is 1-1 at the Rugby World Cup thus far, after losing [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/09/15/usa-eagles-earn-first-rugby-world-cup-win-since-2003/

Thierry Henry Ronaldinho Cristiano Ronaldo

Our Own Private CONMEBOL

One of the side benefits of being an international soccer fan is the frequent refresher course in geography. Every so often, we are encouraged to grab a globe or fire up Google Maps, and we find ourselves saying, “Oh, so that’s where Slovenia is,” or, “Wow, that flight from London to Donetsk must be rough.”�Some [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/06/06/our-own-private-conmebol/

Michael Owen William Gallas Zé Roberto

AFC Splits into East & West

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/afc-splits-into-east-west.html

Carlos Puyol Nemanja Vidic Maxi Rodríguez

Medical scheduled ? Arsenal on the verge of signing Serie A hitman

Medical scheduled – Arsenal on the verge of signing Serie A hitman - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

According to Tuttosport, Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic is due to fly to London for a medical with Arsenal today, with the Montenegro captain nearing a move to the Gunners. Vucinic, 30, was expected to move to Serie A side Inter …


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Michael Essien David Villa Francesco Totti

Thursday, January 30, 2014

George's Premiership Predictions 28 January

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/georges-premiership-predictions-28.html

Ricardo Quaresma Carlos Puyol Nemanja Vidic

MLS Draft Results: Union Trade Up To Get Blake

Posted in MLSSuperDraft

To call the 2014 MLS SuperDraft a wild affair may be putting it lightly. Many deals were made as teams moved around feverishly in the first round to get players that they wanted. The first big move started at the top as the Philadelphia Union traded up from number two to number one to snag […]

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Dimitar Berbatov David Albelda Alessandro Nesta

Farewell, Sandro Rosell, aka ?We knew ye all too well, yet not at all?

It is with, believe it or not, a heavy heart that I write this: Sandro Rosell is no longer president of FC Barcelona. The man who has done so much to inspire so much scorn from so many culers, the man who ensured that the club’s unfortunate legacy of eating itself from within continues apace, […]

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Fernando Torres Cesc Fàbregas Xavi

Join the Dave?s Football Blog Fantasy Premier League, Sponsored by SoccerPro.com

Have we reached the point in our civilization where our favorite football games exist only so we can play our own games on top of them? If the NFL lockout were still going on, would we have missed our fantasy leagues more than the actual league? Maybe, but who cares? Let’s play. Dave?s Football Blog [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/08/07/join-the-daves-football-blog-fantasy-premier-league-sponsored-by-soccerpro-com/

Ruud van Nistelrooy Andrea Pirlo Didier Drogba

England 1, Ukraine 0: Outplayed but Advancing to the Quarter-Finals

England 1 Rooney 48′
Ukraine 0

Much of the English media spent the days leading up to the match talking as though advancement to the knockout rounds was a foregone conclusion, little more than a formality with the only question being whether Roy Hodgson’s side would face off against Spain or Italy in the next round. On [...]

Source: http://liverpool.theoffside.com/match-recaps/england-1-ukraine-0-outplayed-but-heading-to-the-quarter-finals.html

Zlatan Ibrahimović Michael Essien David Villa

Former FIFA president says World Cups were fixed

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/former-fifa-president-says-world-cups.html

Simão Sabrosa Arjen Robben Robinho

German Bundesliga ? Match Predictions ? August 31-September 1, 2013

Three teams look to keep their perfect record in tact while two others look for their first points of the season in the German Bundesliga this weekend. Saturday, August 31, […]

The post German Bundesliga – Match Predictions – August 31-September 1, 2013 appeared first on The 90th Minute Soccer Blog.

Source: http://the90thminute.com/german-bundesliga-match-predictions-august-31-september-1-2013/

David Suazo Dimitar Berbatov David Albelda

Homeland Controversy Why Croatia's Josip Simunic probably isn't a Nazi

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/homeland-controversy-why-croatias-josip.html

Cristiano Ronaldo Kaká Shunsuke Nakamura

Weekly Football News 10 December 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/weekly-football-news.html

Frank Ribéry Andriy Shevchenko Patrick Vieira

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Should the NCAA Tournament Be More Like the UEFA Champions League?

It’s NCAA Tournament week here in America, and as the college basketball-loving masses fill out their brackets in the vain hope of actually winning a few bucks, the press turns to head coaches from schools that just missed out on invitations to the Big Dance(tm). Angry coaches whose jobs hinge on these invitations often have [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/03/16/should-the-ncaa-tournament-be-more-like-the-uefa-champions-league/

Juan Román Riquelme Iker Casillas Ryan Giggs

Kansas City Wizards hit with sexual harassment lawsuit

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/kansas-city-wizards-hit-with-sexual.html

Diego Milito Gabriel Milito Gary Neville

Pin The Fail On The Bradley

Jonathan Bornstein is quite popular in Honduras. He might want to consider hiding there for a while. Yes, you could say it was unfortunate that Steve Cherundolo, the USA’s starting right back, sprained his ankle so soon after his team had taken a seemingly improbable lead against Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. Cherundolo [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/06/26/pin-the-fail-on-the-bradley/

Owen Hargreaves Wesley Sneijder Ronaldo

Asain 2010 World Cup Qualifying final group draw

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/asain-2010-world-cup-qualifying-final.html

Fabio Quagliarella Diego Milito Gabriel Milito

Fifa World Rankings December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/fifa-world-rankings-december-2013.html

Zlatan Ibrahimović Michael Essien David Villa

Hernandez out for a fortnight


Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has been ruled out for a fortnight after suffering a mild concussion in training ahead of the Red Devils match with the MLS All-Stars. Hernandez was forced to visit hospital following the incident and was confined to his New Jersey hotel room all Wednesday. Those following the sports betting will [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/hernandez-out-for-a-fortnight/

Maxi Rodríguez Philipp Lahm Gianluca Zambrotta

Clint Dempsey gives back to his Nacogdoches roots

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/clint-dempsey-gives-back-to-his.html

Samuel Eto’o Steven Gerrard Lionel Messi

Schadenfreude, Thy Name Is Sergio Ramos

There are times when Sergio Ramos is an absolutely brilliant footballer. Both Spain and Real Madrid keep him around in the hope that those moments of brilliance outnumber the moments when he’s a complete and utter klutz. Like this moment, for example. Real Madrid knocked off Barcelona, 1-0, in the Copa Del Rey final yesterday, [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/04/21/schadenfreude-thy-name-is-sergio-ramos/

Francesco Totti Paul Scholes Roberto Ayala

US WNT - Olympic roster has Hope but no Scurry

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/us-wnt-olympic-roster-has-hope-but-no.html

Jamie Carragher Sergio Agüero Nery Castillo

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

MLS second week: Hassoun Camara's stellar bicycle kick in Impact's 2-1 win over Timbers

Source: http://www.soccerblog.com/2013/03/mls-second-week-hassoun-camara.htm

Daniele De Rossi Michael Ballack Lucio

ESPN FC Champions Cup Revealed

Virgin Gaming, ESPN and EA SPORTS have all come together to host the ESPN FC Champions Cup on FIFA 14. The tournament will be held on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game and will see challengers all over the world compete which include players from the UK, US, Canada, Germany, Spain, […]

The post ESPN FC Champions Cup Revealed appeared first on FIFA Soccer Blog.

Source: http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/espn-fc-champions-cup-revealed/

Frank Lampard Rio Ferdinand Deco

CLASICO: Joseph changes the landscape

CARSON -- The Galaxy and Chivas USA face off in one of the most meaningful of SuperClasico showdowns, surely the biggest since the 2009 playoffs, and a rivalry first-timer will be playing the wild-card role. The measure of Shalrie Joseph's impact in his Chivas debut Sunday night (ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, 8 p.m.) could determine the final regular-season meeting this season, one which could send the Galaxy streaking toward a top-three spot in Major League Soccer's Western Conference or leave the Goats within striking distance -- with games in hand -- in the battle for the West's final postseason berth.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17702/clasico-joseph-changes-the-landscape

Kim Kallström Filippo Inzaghi Javier Zanetti

Possible Arsenal Starting Line-Up Against Southampton

Possible Arsenal Starting Line-Up Against Southampton - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Arsenal will travel to the St. Mary to take on Southampton, where the Gunners will be looking to maintain their top position in the Premier League. The Gunners are firing all cylinders at the moment – both on and off …


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Didier Drogba Daniel Alves Petr Cech

The Transfer Lens ? Gourcuff to Arsenal? Inler to Liverpool?

The Transfer Lens – Gourcuff to Arsenal? Inler to Liverpool? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Big news today, and a transfer of sorts, with Arsenal set to extend the lease on their perennial piece of furniture, Arsene Wenger, potentially taking him beyond the two-decade mark as Gunners manager. Read More�-�Arsene Wenger set to sign Arsenal …


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Juan Román Riquelme Iker Casillas Ryan Giggs

Spanish Primera Division ? Match Predictions ? August 31-September 1, 2013

It’s another full slate of matches in the Spanish Primera Division as FC Barcelona faces their toughest test of the season so far in a trip to face Valencia. Saturday, […]

The post Spanish Primera Division – Match Predictions – August 31-September 1, 2013 appeared first on The 90th Minute Soccer Blog.

Source: http://the90thminute.com/spanish-primera-division-match-predictions-august-31-september-1-2013/

Ryan Giggs Paolo Maldini Ashley Cole

Fifa World Rankings December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/fifa-world-rankings-december-2013.html

Iker Casillas Ryan Giggs Paolo Maldini

Extraordinary day, aka ?Nou Nou, or gut rehab? Take your pick ? not.?

Press conference about the future of the Camp Nou, going on live now. Link is above. Comments, etc can also go here.

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Gianluca Zambrotta Torsten Frings Pavel Nedved

Possible Liverpool Starting Line-Up Against Everton

Possible Liverpool Starting Line-Up Against Everton - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Liverpool will take on Everton on Tuesday night at the Anfield in the Merseyside Derby, where the Reds will be hoping to get three full three points and consolidate their position in top four. The Reds are largely frustrated by …


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Michael Ballack Lucio David Suazo

Fifa World Rankings November 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/11/fifa-world-rankings-november-2013.html

Fernando Torres Cesc Fàbregas Xavi

Monday, January 27, 2014

Bayern Munich Become Champions League Favorites

Although the matches that happen today might see Madrid march on and BVB end Malaga?s Cinderella run, the Champions League matches from yesterday have left no doubt that Bayern Munich is now the favorite to make it back into the Champions League final and seems the likeliest team to emerge victorious. A 2-0 victory by…

The post Bayern Munich Become Champions League Favorites appeared first on SoccerProse.com.

Source: http://soccerprose.com/soccer-fans/bayern-munich-become-champions-league-favorites/

Rafael van der Vaart Robin Van Persie Samir Nasri

First Impressions: 11Pro II

Considering how big a fan the entire footballing world has always been of the adiPure range from adidas, every incarnation of the boot has large shoes to fill. Although a good boot, the original 11Pro left many longtime fans of the adiPure range unsatisfied and became one of the few boots to see professionals actively…

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Source: http://soccerprose.com/soccer-fans/first-impressions-11pro-ii/

Roberto Ayala Ruud van Nistelrooy Andrea Pirlo

George's Premiership Predictions 28 December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-28.html

Wesley Sneijder Ronaldo David Silva

Montreal Impact best team in Canada

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/montreal-impact-best-team-in-canada.html

Fabio Quagliarella Diego Milito Gabriel Milito

George's Premiership Predictions 7 December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-7.html

Ronaldinho Cristiano Ronaldo Kaká

The Champions League Final?s Real Winners

1. This guy. Sure, there will still be some drunken fools in some English pub somewhere who will say that Lionel Messi never would have done this at the Brittania. Even they do so half-jokingly. What matters is that Messi can’t seem to help breaking ducks in Champions League Finals.�He’s a habitual duck breaker. “What’s [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/05/29/the-champions-league-finals-real-winners/

David Suazo Dimitar Berbatov David Albelda

Manchester United could bid for Atletico Madrid flyer ?this week?

Manchester United could bid for Atletico Madrid flyer ‘this week’ - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Manchester United are set to continue their January spending spree with a move for Atletico Madrid full-back Filipe Luis, with a bid said to be launched as soon as this week. With the news today that Everton defender Leighton Baines …


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Gianluca Zambrotta Torsten Frings Pavel Nedved

Manchester United closing in on ?8m Liverpool midfield target

Manchester United closing in on ?8m Liverpool midfield target - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

After the signing of Juan Mata for a club record fee, David Moyes has been vocal in stating that Manchester United are trying their utmost to add more quality to the Old Trafford squad. A report in Portugal today indicates …


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David Villa Francesco Totti Paul Scholes

Europa Cup, QF second leg: Spurs flop in Inter loss but away goal proves crucial, 1-4 aet (agg 4-4)

Source: http://www.soccerblog.com/2013/03/europa-cup-qf-second-leg-spurs.htm

Rafael van der Vaart Robin Van Persie Samir Nasri

2014 MLS SuperDraft, Mock Draft: Version 2

Posted in MLS

  The 2014 MLS Combine begins today, which means it is the perfect time to update the Mock Draft ahead of next week’s SuperDraft. I’ll likely update it once more after the Combine next week as we’ll know a little more about where teams are going with this draft. *- Generation adidas player Team Pick […]

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Deco John Terry Zlatan Ibrahimović

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Giant Killers on the March...Again!

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/giant-killers-on-marchagain.html

Ronaldinho Cristiano Ronaldo Kaká

2014 MLS SuperDraft, Mock Draft: Version 3

Posted in MLSSuperDraft

Time for the final version of my mock draft. Just as expected, several changes from the first two versions as teams have swapped picks since before the MLS Combine kicked off last week. Some Combine performance was weighted in this but I do feel like this could be the first year in some time that […]

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Frédéric Kanouté Kolo Touré Vicente

George's Premiership Predictions 11 January 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/georges-premiership-predictions-11.html

Carlos Puyol Nemanja Vidic Maxi Rodríguez

Your 2011 Premier League Fantasy Champion Is?

Joe Plumber, manager of N’gog we trust 4evra. So long as you don’t leave Andy Carroll to Jonny Evans, ya know? For finishing top of a table with more than 200 entries, Joe will receive a $100 gift certificate to SoccerPro.com, which has licensed jerseys for all the big European clubs and MLS clubs, plus [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/05/23/your-2011-premier-league-fantasy-champion-is/

Carlos Puyol Nemanja Vidic Maxi Rodríguez

Fifa World Rankings January 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/fifa-world-rankings-january-2014.html

Kim Kallström Filippo Inzaghi Javier Zanetti

Eric Abidal is What Makes Football Great

While a player is on the ground after an obvious dive, waving frivolously for the stretcher?we forget about why we watch football. When a football powerhouse steals a young starlet away from his hometown club and ends up ruining his career?we forget about why we watch football. But, as soon Eric Abidal started warming up…

The post Eric Abidal is What Makes Football Great appeared first on SoccerProse.com.

Source: http://soccerprose.com/la-liga/eric-abidal-is-what-makes-football-great/

Clarence Seedorf Florent Malouda Carlos Tévez

George's Premiership Predictions 11 January 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/georges-premiership-predictions-11.html

Torsten Frings Pavel Nedved Frédéric Kanouté

George's Premiership Predictions 7 December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-7.html

Dejan Stankovic Clarence Seedorf Florent Malouda

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Weekly Football News 10 December 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/weekly-football-news.html

Deco John Terry Zlatan Ibrahimović

Baggies close in on new keeper


West Brom assistant boss Michael Appleton has confirmed the club are close to finding a new goalkeeper. Scott Carson had worn the number shirt at the Hawthorns for the last few years but the England goalkeeper recently signed for Turkish side Bursapor and the Baggies are now thought to be on the verge of bring [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/baggies-close-in-on-new-keeper/

David Albelda Alessandro Nesta Ricardo Carvalho

Galaxy fall to Earthquakes in first leg

CARSON, Calif. -- Josh Saunders punted the ball away as soon as he got two hands firmly on it, but it was too late. The Los Angeles Galaxy goalkeeper let a controversial free kick slip from his hands and into his net in stoppage time, giving the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-0 advantage just 90 seconds before the final whistle of the first leg of the teams' Western Conference semifinal series. To advance and defend their 2011 MLS Cup title, the Galaxy will have to beat San Jose by two goals in the return leg in the Bay Area on Wednesday (8 p.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17747/galaxy-fall-to-earthquakes-in-first-leg

Fernando Torres Cesc Fàbregas Xavi

MLS Expansion: Competition in Minnesota Heats Up

Posted in MLSMLS Expansion

The MLS expansion race continues forward in 2014. While we await news out of the south with Atlanta and Miami, the talk in Minnesota is beginning to heat up a good bit. A Minnesota TV station is reporting that NASL?s Minnesota United FC are joining forces with MLB?s Twins to explore the possibilities of landing […]

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Gianluca Zambrotta Torsten Frings Pavel Nedved

FIFA 14 Producer Series: Precision Movement

Another FIFA 14 Producer Series video for you guys now, this time talking about Precision Movement. The video sees Producer’s of the game’ David Rutter and Nick Channon talk about how Precision Movement has evolved on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Enjoy the video and let us know your thoughts via the comment section […]

The post FIFA 14 Producer Series: Precision Movement appeared first on FIFA Soccer Blog.

Source: http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/fifa-14-producer-series-precision-movement/

Gianluigi Buffon Wayne Rooney Samuel Eto’o

Who will be next season?s top scorer?


It is 11 years since an Englishman won the Premier League Golden Boot. A home-grown player had won at least a share in the award in every previous Premier League season, so this prize exemplifies the shift in balance of power between native and foreign players more than anything else. This pattern might be about [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/who-will-be-next-seasons-top-scorer/

Clarence Seedorf Florent Malouda Carlos Tévez

Chelsea legend John Terry edging towards summer exit?

Chelsea legend John Terry edging towards summer exit? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

It has always been expected that Chelsea’s John Terry would end his career at Stamford Bridge, having been at the club since 1995, and proudly captained since 2004. He has won a host of glittering personal and team accolades throughout …


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Wayne Rooney Samuel Eto’o Steven Gerrard

Danny Jordaan Cleanses His Soul

Now’s probably not the best time to announce this, not with Sepp basking in his powerful glory and FIFA in heaps of trouble as it is, but alas, Danny Jordaan must cleanse his soul of all its evils.
Portuspain 2018 and Qatar 2022 have been accused of colluding for the upcoming World Cup decisions, supposedly agreeing [...]

Source: http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/danny-jordaan-cleanses-his-soul.html

Roberto Ayala Ruud van Nistelrooy Andrea Pirlo

George's Premiership Predictions 14 December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-14.html

Deco John Terry Zlatan Ibrahimović

Does The Europa League Matter Now?

I’ve written in the past about searching for meaning in trophies, and whether winning a competition — any competition — means more to top-flight clubs than the financial windfall that comes with finishing in a top league position. Fans, of course, want the trophies. Last April, I posed this question to a few Manchester City [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/12/08/does-the-europa-league-matter-now/

Hernán Crespo Owen Hargreaves Wesley Sneijder

Friday, January 24, 2014

Europa Cup, QF second leg: Spurs flop in Inter loss but away goal proves crucial, 1-4 aet (agg 4-4)

Source: http://www.soccerblog.com/2013/03/europa-cup-qf-second-leg-spurs.htm

David Villa Francesco Totti Paul Scholes

George's Premiership Predictions January 18 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/georges-premiership-predictions-january.html

Javier Zanetti Eduardo Da Silva Fabio Quagliarella

Weekly Football News 10 December 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/weekly-football-news.html

Wayne Rooney Samuel Eto’o Steven Gerrard

Manchester City Buy 80% Stake in Melbourne Heart

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/manchester-city-buy-80-stake-in.html

John Terry Zlatan Ibrahimović Michael Essien

George's Premiership Predictions 28 December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-28.html

Nery Castillo Javier Mascherano Adrian Mutu

Struggles secondary in historic U.S. win

MEXICO CITY -- It was an historic victory, the first by the United States at Estadio Azteca in a series that dates to the 1930s, and those responsible couldn't have been more pleased with what they achieved. The Americans got a superb performance from their backline, at least two heroic saves from Tim Howard and one fortuitous goal to claim a 1-0 triumph Wednesday night over Mexico. And they weren't shy about proclaiming how important was the result .

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17732/struggles-secondary-in-historic-u-s-win

Kim Kallström Filippo Inzaghi Javier Zanetti

Struggles secondary in historic U.S. win

MEXICO CITY -- It was an historic victory, the first by the United States at Estadio Azteca in a series that dates to the 1930s, and those responsible couldn't have been more pleased with what they achieved. The Americans got a superb performance from their backline, at least two heroic saves from Tim Howard and one fortuitous goal to claim a 1-0 triumph Wednesday night over Mexico. And they weren't shy about proclaiming how important was the result .

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17732/struggles-secondary-in-historic-u-s-win

Samir Nasri Ricardo Quaresma Carlos Puyol

Clint Dempsey gives back to his Nacogdoches roots

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/clint-dempsey-gives-back-to-his.html

Rio Ferdinand Deco John Terry

Liverpool?s 2012-2013 Fixture List Released

We can take a brief break in the build-up to today’s Group C matches to look at Liverpool’s schedule for the upcoming Premier League season, which will kick off for Brendan Rodgers’ side in the West Midlands. It’ll be a challenging (to say the least) opening few weeks, particularly if Europa League matches are thrown [...]

Source: http://liverpool.theoffside.com/premier-league/liverpools-2012-2013-fixture-list-released.html

Kim Kallström Filippo Inzaghi Javier Zanetti

German Bundesliga ? Match Predictions ? August 31-September 1, 2013

Three teams look to keep their perfect record in tact while two others look for their first points of the season in the German Bundesliga this weekend. Saturday, August 31, […]

The post German Bundesliga – Match Predictions – August 31-September 1, 2013 appeared first on The 90th Minute Soccer Blog.

Source: http://the90thminute.com/german-bundesliga-match-predictions-august-31-september-1-2013/

Diego Milito Gabriel Milito Gary Neville

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Struggles secondary in historic U.S. win

MEXICO CITY -- It was an historic victory, the first by the United States at Estadio Azteca in a series that dates to the 1930s, and those responsible couldn't have been more pleased with what they achieved. The Americans got a superb performance from their backline, at least two heroic saves from Tim Howard and one fortuitous goal to claim a 1-0 triumph Wednesday night over Mexico. And they weren't shy about proclaiming how important was the result .

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17732/struggles-secondary-in-historic-u-s-win

Frédéric Kanouté Kolo Touré Vicente

City new-boy wants the title


There is no doubting Manchester City are going to be genuine Premier League title contenders this season, and their new star man is gunning for the top prize in his debut season. City spent �35 million to bring Argentine striker Sergio Aguero to the Etihad Stadium during the summer and he proved his class with [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/city-new-boy-wants-the-title/

Javier Zanetti Eduardo Da Silva Fabio Quagliarella

New Era for Inter as Gasperini Takes Charge


Inter Milan have named the man who will attempt to reclaim the Champions League crown they relinquished last season. Former Genoa boss Gian Piero Gasperini has been handed the role of manager, becoming the fourth man to take the reins in just a year after Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez and Leonardo. Former Brazilian midfielder Leonardo [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/italian-serie-a/new-era-for-inter-as-gasperini-takes-charge/

William Gallas Zé Roberto Frank Ribéry

Pohang Steel Korea Title

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/pohang-steel-korea-title.html

Maxi Rodríguez Philipp Lahm Gianluca Zambrotta

Bradley names his roster for Barbados World Cup Qualifier

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/bradley-names-his-roster-for-barbados.html

Gianluca Zambrotta Torsten Frings Pavel Nedved

The Pro Bowl Should Be Replaced, Not Saved

Once upon a time, NFL players cared about playing football in the Pro Bowl. This is what they did yesterday instead. Notice how nobody seemed all that interested in hitting anyone. There was no blitzing, no real blocking (it wasn’t really needed), and no tackling. This might have been the players deciding that they weren’t [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/01/31/the-pro-bowl-should-be-replaced-not-saved/

Zé Roberto Frank Ribéry Andriy Shevchenko

Jackson Martinez: Chelsea and Arsenal to miss out on �34m striker

Jackson Martinez: Chelsea and Arsenal to miss out on �34m striker - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Chelsea and Arsenal set to miss out on Porto striker Jackson Martinez, after his agent claimed that the Colombian will sign a new deal within next few days. Several European clubs are thought to be interested in the striker, who …


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Daniel Alves Petr Cech Fabio Cannavaro

Fifa World Rankings November 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/11/fifa-world-rankings-november-2013.html

Fabio Cannavaro Gianluigi Buffon Wayne Rooney

Hernandez out for a fortnight


Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez has been ruled out for a fortnight after suffering a mild concussion in training ahead of the Red Devils match with the MLS All-Stars. Hernandez was forced to visit hospital following the incident and was confined to his New Jersey hotel room all Wednesday. Those following the sports betting will [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/hernandez-out-for-a-fortnight/

Sergio Ramos Luca Toni Alex

This Is What Being a Football Fan Looks Like?

…when your team loses a big one. Our pal Gary Vaynerchuk has always worn his heart on his sleeve when it comes to the New York Jets, so it’s little surprise to see this reaction from him after the Pittsburgh Steelers stomped his Jets for 30 minutes, then held them at bay just enough in [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/01/25/this-is-what-being-a-football-fan-looks-like/

Adrian Mutu Kim Kallström Filippo Inzaghi

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

England 1, Ukraine 0: Outplayed but Advancing to the Quarter-Finals

England 1 Rooney 48′
Ukraine 0

Much of the English media spent the days leading up to the match talking as though advancement to the knockout rounds was a foregone conclusion, little more than a formality with the only question being whether Roy Hodgson’s side would face off against Spain or Italy in the next round. On [...]

Source: http://liverpool.theoffside.com/match-recaps/england-1-ukraine-0-outplayed-but-heading-to-the-quarter-finals.html

Frédéric Kanouté Kolo Touré Vicente

Struggles secondary in historic U.S. win

MEXICO CITY -- It was an historic victory, the first by the United States at Estadio Azteca in a series that dates to the 1930s, and those responsible couldn't have been more pleased with what they achieved. The Americans got a superb performance from their backline, at least two heroic saves from Tim Howard and one fortuitous goal to claim a 1-0 triumph Wednesday night over Mexico. And they weren't shy about proclaiming how important was the result .

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17732/struggles-secondary-in-historic-u-s-win

David Villa Francesco Totti Paul Scholes

International Rules Football Is A Dog?s Game

Yesterday, our pals at Dirty Tackle decided to highlight a Copa Sudamericana match in which a dog invaded the pitch and held up play for 3 minutes. The suggestion that this dog might have been “the most successful pitch invader ever” falls flat, however, when you consider this rather famous moment from the International Rules [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/10/27/international-rules-football-is-a-dogs-game/

Steven Gerrard Lionel Messi Thierry Henry

Tika taka, golden days and the fallibility of memory

“You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it doesn’t exist.” The dude who said this probably wasn’t talking about the nuances of football systems of the 20th and 21st century (or maybe he was, and we just didn’t know he was prescient […]

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BarcelonaFootballBlog/~3/DvhG1K1sweY/

Luca Toni Alex Hernán Crespo

US Olympic roster - Guzan, McBride and Parkhurst overage Olympians

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/us-olympic-roster-guzan-mcbride-and.html

Lucio David Suazo Dimitar Berbatov

George's Premiership Predictions January 18 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/georges-premiership-predictions-january.html

Alexandre Pato Maicon Jamie Carragher

George's Premiership Predictions Boxing Day 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-boxing.html

Javier Zanetti Eduardo Da Silva Fabio Quagliarella

U.S. will feature players with Mexican experience

MEXICO CITY -- The United States will face a crowd expected to approach 110,000, perhaps more, when it takes on Mexico in Wednesday night's friendly at iconic Estadio Azteca, as daunting a task as exists in international soccer. It's a huge showdown for the Americans, as is every game against their archrival, and they've brought in six players with advanced knowledge of the Mexican game and the men who will suit up for El Tri. That could be advantageous, but head coach Jurgen Klinsmann says the call-ups of the half-dozen from Liga MX -- Santos Laguna forward Herculez Gomez, Pachuca midfielder Jose Torres, Puebla winger DaMarcus Beasley, Club Tijuana midfielder Joe Corona and defender Edgar Castillo, and San Luis defender Michael Orozco Fiscal -- has less to do with where they play than with what they can provide for the U.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/17723/u-s-will-feature-players-with-mexican-experience

Maxi Rodríguez Philipp Lahm Gianluca Zambrotta

The Movement?s In Motion

Along with sexy suit-wearing, awkwardly-pointing Maxi, we’re giving you a heads up that we’re moving on. Our long-awaited transfer to SB Nation as a host platform is mostly complete, and after a few button clicks on Friday morning, we’ll be in the future. In case you’re wondering, Charlie Adam’s terrible at making decisions on the [...]

Source: http://liverpool.theoffside.com/team-news/the-movements-in-motion.html

Miroslav Klose Sergio Ramos Luca Toni

US Olympic roster - Guzan, McBride and Parkhurst overage Olympians

Source: http://mysoccerblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/us-olympic-roster-guzan-mcbride-and.html

Zé Roberto Frank Ribéry Andriy Shevchenko

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Will Australia Finally Embrace Asian Football in 2014?

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/will-australia-finally-embrace-asian.html

David Villa Francesco Totti Paul Scholes

ESPN FC Champions Cup Revealed

Virgin Gaming, ESPN and EA SPORTS have all come together to host the ESPN FC Champions Cup on FIFA 14. The tournament will be held on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game and will see challengers all over the world compete which include players from the UK, US, Canada, Germany, Spain, […]

The post ESPN FC Champions Cup Revealed appeared first on FIFA Soccer Blog.

Source: http://fifasoccerblog.com/blog/espn-fc-champions-cup-revealed/

Rio Ferdinand Deco John Terry

Croatia edges Iceland makes it eight out of ten appearances at big tournaments

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/11/croatia-edges-iceland-makes-it-eight.html

Samir Nasri Ricardo Quaresma Carlos Puyol

Pin The Fail On The Bradley

Jonathan Bornstein is quite popular in Honduras. He might want to consider hiding there for a while. Yes, you could say it was unfortunate that Steve Cherundolo, the USA’s starting right back, sprained his ankle so soon after his team had taken a seemingly improbable lead against Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. Cherundolo [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/06/26/pin-the-fail-on-the-bradley/

Joe Cole Miroslav Klose Sergio Ramos

George's Premiership Predictions January 18 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2014/01/georges-premiership-predictions-january.html

Clarence Seedorf Florent Malouda Carlos Tévez

Europa Cup, QF second leg: Spurs flop in Inter loss but away goal proves crucial, 1-4 aet (agg 4-4)

Source: http://www.soccerblog.com/2013/03/europa-cup-qf-second-leg-spurs.htm

Michael Ballack Lucio David Suazo

Fabregas and Tevez should get on with it


A summer without a major football tournament is always a difficult one to bear. The only major sporting event to fill your time is Wimbledon, and even the novelty of that wears off after a week. With no matches to satisfy our football fix we have to be content with transfer rumours. The internet has [...]

Source: http://www.footballnewsblog.co.uk/premiership/fabregas-and-tevez-should-get-on-with-it/

Florent Malouda Carlos Tévez David Beckham

Jack Wilshere out with dreaded Arsenal ankle injury

Source: http://www.soccerblog.com/2013/03/jack-wilshere-out-with-dreaded.htm

Fernando Torres Cesc Fàbregas Xavi

Monday, January 20, 2014

Spanish Primera Division ? Match Predictions ? August 31-September 1, 2013

It’s another full slate of matches in the Spanish Primera Division as FC Barcelona faces their toughest test of the season so far in a trip to face Valencia. Saturday, […]

The post Spanish Primera Division – Match Predictions – August 31-September 1, 2013 appeared first on The 90th Minute Soccer Blog.

Source: http://the90thminute.com/spanish-primera-division-match-predictions-august-31-september-1-2013/

William Gallas Zé Roberto Frank Ribéry

Weekly Football News 10 December 2014

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/weekly-football-news.html

Torsten Frings Pavel Nedved Frédéric Kanouté

Sandro Rosell has fraud charges levelled against him

Source: http://www.soccerblog.com/2013/03/sandro-rosell-has-fraud-charges-levelled-against-him.htm

Kaká Shunsuke Nakamura Alexandre Pato

George's Premiership Predictions November 23

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/11/georges-premiership-predictions_22.html

Sergio Ramos Luca Toni Alex

Eric Abidal is What Makes Football Great

While a player is on the ground after an obvious dive, waving frivolously for the stretcher?we forget about why we watch football. When a football powerhouse steals a young starlet away from his hometown club and ends up ruining his career?we forget about why we watch football. But, as soon Eric Abidal started warming up…

The post Eric Abidal is What Makes Football Great appeared first on SoccerProse.com.

Source: http://soccerprose.com/la-liga/eric-abidal-is-what-makes-football-great/

Paul Scholes Roberto Ayala Ruud van Nistelrooy

Unpredictable City flying under the radar

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/unpredictable-city-flying-under-radar.html

Diego Simão Sabrosa Arjen Robben

George's Premiership Predictions Boxing Day 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-boxing.html

Lionel Messi Thierry Henry Ronaldinho

George's Premiership Predictions December 21 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions.html

Robinho Joe Cole Miroslav Klose

Capital One Cup ? Match Predictions ? August 27-28, 2013

The Capital One Cup kicks off the second round with several matches on August 27th and 28th including the introduction of English Premier League sides into the competition. Tuesday, August […]

The post Capital One Cup – Match Predictions – August 27-28, 2013 appeared first on The 90th Minute Soccer Blog.

Source: http://the90thminute.com/capital-one-cup-match-predictions-august-27-28-2013/

Samir Nasri Ricardo Quaresma Carlos Puyol

Danny Jordaan Cleanses His Soul

Now’s probably not the best time to announce this, not with Sepp basking in his powerful glory and FIFA in heaps of trouble as it is, but alas, Danny Jordaan must cleanse his soul of all its evils.
Portuspain 2018 and Qatar 2022 have been accused of colluding for the upcoming World Cup decisions, supposedly agreeing [...]

Source: http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/danny-jordaan-cleanses-his-soul.html

Samir Nasri Ricardo Quaresma Carlos Puyol

Sunday, January 19, 2014

FIFA's folly as Groups of Death beckon

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/fifas-folly-as-groups-of-death-beckon.html

Robin Van Persie Samir Nasri Ricardo Quaresma

George's Premiership Predictions 7 December 2013

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/georges-premiership-predictions-7.html

John Terry Zlatan Ibrahimović Michael Essien

FIFA's folly as Groups of Death beckon

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/12/fifas-folly-as-groups-of-death-beckon.html

Maxi Rodríguez Philipp Lahm Gianluca Zambrotta

MLS To Add More GA Signings

Posted in MLSSuperDraft

Things should begin to ramp up for MLS teams in the coming days as the SuperDraft is right around the corner. Last week MLS announced the signing of four Generation adidas players to this year’s draft pool. Those four players included:�Andre Blake (GK, University of Connecticut), Marlo Hairston (MF, University of Louisville), Eric Miller, (D, […]

The post MLS To Add More GA Signings appeared first on WVHooligan.com - MLS Blog.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WVHooligan/~3/yHdM4LQmK9I/

David Beckham Daniele De Rossi Michael Ballack

Does The Europa League Matter Now?

I’ve written in the past about searching for meaning in trophies, and whether winning a competition — any competition — means more to top-flight clubs than the financial windfall that comes with finishing in a top league position. Fans, of course, want the trophies. Last April, I posed this question to a few Manchester City [...]

Source: http://www.davesfootballblog.com/post/2011/12/08/does-the-europa-league-matter-now/

Filippo Inzaghi Javier Zanetti Eduardo Da Silva

Croatia edges Iceland makes it eight out of ten appearances at big tournaments

Source: http://soccerphile.blogspot.com/2013/11/croatia-edges-iceland-makes-it-eight.html

Frédéric Kanouté Kolo Touré Vicente

Three Added To 2014 Generation adidas Class

Posted in MLSSuperDraft

As expected, MLS has announced the signing of three additional Generation adidas players to this year’s class. Christian Dean�(University of California),�AJ Cochran�(University of Wisconsin),�Damion Lowe�(University of Hartford) have signed�Generation adidas�contracts, completing the 2014 class of seven players. The four other Generation adidas signings are goalkeeper Andre Blake (Connecticut), Marlon Hairston (Louisville), Eric Miller (Creighton) and […]

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Xavi Juan Román Riquelme Iker Casillas

Is Richard Garlick The Right Man For The Job?

Is Richard Garlick The Right Man For The Job? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Since Richard Garlick took over from Dan Ashworth as West Bromwich Albion?s sporting and technical director, he has come under a lot of criticism from the fans for the transfer policy and the way the club has been run, but …


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Alexandre Pato Maicon Jamie Carragher

Possible Manchester United Starting Line-Up Against Chelsea

Possible Manchester United Starting Line-Up Against Chelsea - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Manchester United will travel to West London to face Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge, where David Moyes would be hoping to get a positive result. The Red Devils have had a stuttering start to the season but it seems like …


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Ryan Giggs Paolo Maldini Ashley Cole