Monthly Archives: January 2011

This Weekend’s Soccer on TV (and SBI’s Top 10 Matches to Watch)

Call it a Winter Cup Weekend, with the FA Cup and Asian Cup grabbing the headlines and dominating the weekend TV schedule. Australia and Japan will face off on Saturday in an Asian Cup Final in the best match of … Continue reading »

Posted in Soccer on TV | 11 Comments

Special1 TV: Sven gets the sack

Posted in Special1TV | 9 Comments

MLS Notes: Cunningham signs with Crew, league amends player rules and more

Photo by ISIphotos.com By AVI CREDITOR Jeff Cunningham is returning to Columbus after all. Cunningham, the second-leading goal scorer in Major League Soccer history, and the Crew agreed on a multi-year contract on Friday, more than a month after Columbus … Continue reading »

Posted in Major League Soccer, MLS- Columbus Crew, MLS- Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS- Montreal Impact, MLS- San Jose Earthquakes, MLS- Toronto FC, MLS- Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 Comments

Clark sidelined four weeks after fracturing cheekbone

American midfielder Ricardo Clark finally broke through in recent weeks at German club Eintracht Frankfurt, earning quality minutes and impressing at multiple positions. Clark's renaissance has been on hold after suffering a fractured cheekbone during a training session on Friday. … Continue reading »

Posted in Americans Abroad, U.S. Men's National Team | 34 Comments

Red Bulls sign Hot as Homegrown Player

  Photo by ISIPhotos.com In the same month that the New York Red Bulls signed Maryland standout Matt Kassel to a Homegrown Player contract, the club has now added the first defender from its academy to the senior team. The … Continue reading »

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MLS moves Houston Dynamo to Eastern Conference

With the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers joining Major League Soccer in 2011 the league had to make some changes to conference alignment. As it turns out, MLS made just one change. The Houston Dynamo will be playing in the … Continue reading »

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Mid-Day Ticker: Liverpool lands Suarez, Pazzini joins Inter and more

  Amid rumors that Fernando Torres is interested in joining Chelsea comes word that Liverpool has, in fact, added a star rather than lost one. Liverpool has completed the acquisition of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez from Ajax for a reported €26.5 … Continue reading »

Posted in European Soccer, International Soccer | 24 Comments

MLS Training Camp Preview: Seattle Sounders

By JOSE M. ROMERO PHOENIX — The Sounders are one of the teams that trained at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Ariz., last offseason. They're repeat customers in 2011, hoping the preseason will be the springboard to a third … Continue reading »

Posted in Major League Soccer, MLS- Seattle Sounders | 30 Comments

Bradley on the verge of a move

Photo by ISIPhotos.com Michael Bradley appears to have played his last game for Borussia Moenchengladbach, with a transfer expected to be completed before the close of the current transfer window. Bradley has been linked with a handful of clubs in … Continue reading »

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Americans Abroad: A Look Ahead

By FRANCO PANIZO Clint Dempsey and Fulham may have had a bad result against Liverpool on Wednesday, but they'll have a chance to quickly erase that from their memories in FA Cup action this weekend. Fulham hosts Tottenham on Sunday, … Continue reading »

Posted in Americans Abroad | 23 Comments