Monthly Archives: May 2009

Howard leads contingent of Americans going for trophies this weekend

                                                                                            Photo by ISIphotos.com Four U.S. national team players will have a chance to add some silverware to their collections this weekend before taking part in upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Tim Howard, Maurice Edu, DaMarcus Beasley and Jose Francisco … Continue reading »

Posted in Americans Abroad, European Soccer, Mexican Soccer, U.S. Men's National Team | 22 Comments

WPS Week 10: A Look Ahead

By CHRISTA MANN The fast approaching Week 10 in Women's Professional Soccer has match ups between the St. Louis Athletica and L.A Sol, Jersey's Sky Blue FC and the Boston Breakers, and the Bay Area and Washington Freedom. The Chicago … Continue reading »

Posted in Women's Professional Soccer | 1 Comment

Report: Real Madrid to face Toronto FC

  By DUANE ROLLINS According to a report out of Toronto on Thursday, Toronto FC will be the second opponent for Real Madrid in their mini North American tour this summer. Toronto’s Globe and Mail reported today that the game … Continue reading »

Posted in Uncategorized | 57 Comments

UEFA Champions League plays of the year

The UEFA Champions League final victory by Barcelona was a great display of soccer, but here we are, two days later, and soccer fans everywhere are already in Champions League withdrawal. Does the idea of waiting three months for the … Continue reading »

Posted in European Soccer | 20 Comments

New Jersey Sky Blue fires Sawyers

New Jersey's Sky Blue FC announced the official firing of  Head Coach/General Manager Ian Sawyers on Thursday afternoon. According to the SBFC CEO and President Thomas Hofstetter, "The dissagreements between the coach, team, and management made it impossible to move … Continue reading »

Posted in Women's Professional Soccer | 33 Comments

Chicago’s last-minute penalty vs. Chivas USA: Legit call or bad joke?

If you stayed up to watch the Chicago Fire-Chivas USA match you saw a match marred by a boat-load of yellow cards (ten to be exact), a red card and three penalty kicks, the last of which left many observers … Continue reading »

Posted in Major League Soccer, MLS- Chicago Fire, MLS- Chivas USA | 153 Comments

Morning Ticker: Fire downs Chivas USA, Pachuca drops first leg and more

  Cuauhtemoc Blanco converted the second of two penalty kicks in second-half stoppage time to help give the Chicago Fire an improbable 3-2 comeback victory against Chivas USA on Thursday night. The match ended in controversy when referee Terry Vaughn … Continue reading »

Posted in Major League Soccer, Mexican Soccer, MLS- Chicago Fire, MLS- Chivas USA | 20 Comments

D.C. United to face Real Madrid in August

By TRAVIS CLARK In what will be a rematch of a 1-1 draw exactly three years to the day, D.C. United will host Real Madrid on Sunday, August 9 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The occasion marks United’s highest … Continue reading »

Posted in European Soccer, MLS- DC United | 26 Comments

U.S. national team practice report

by GIANFRANCO PANIZO The United States' men's national team continued its preparation for next week's pair of World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Honduras on Thursday in hot and humid temperatures in Miami. The team, which still has only 11 … Continue reading »

Posted in U.S. Men's National Team | 30 Comments

Nowak resigns from U.S. national team, next stop Philadelphia

                                             Photo by ISIphotos.com Peter Nowak said farewell to one job on Thursday, setting up his next coaching opportunity, which will begin on Friday. Nowak officially resigned from his post as U.S. national team assistant coach on Thursday, clearing … Continue reading »

Posted in MLS- Philadelphia Union, U.S. Men's National Team | 18 Comments