As part of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s 100th anniversary celebrations, the U.S. will play Germany on June 2 at RFK Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. ET. Buy USA v Germany Tickets June 2 is after the end of the Bundesliga season, so technically Germany Joachim Low will have access to his full squad […]
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It took a lot longer than it I expected it too, but Reading have hired former Southampton boss Nigel Adkins as their new manager. When Reading surprisingly sacked Brian McDermott 13 days ago, I thought that they had to have someone lined up to replace McDermott with so little time left in the season. But […]
One of the benefits of international games is that players often open up more to reporters in their own country than they do with the English media. Invariably they say something truthful and controversial and then have to backtrack and deny it. Usually with the phrase “what I meant was lost in translation”. The latest […]
I don’t understand West Ham United decision to leave Upton Park, their home since 1904, and move into the Olympic Stadium beginning in 2016. West Ham will pay £2 million a year in rent for the privilege of playing in front of empty seats in the 54,000 capacity stadium. Boris Johnson, the London mayor was […]
The French newspaper Le Parisien was the first to broach the subject recently that Paris Saint Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had enough of Ligue 1 and that he wants to return to Italy. Ibra has carried PSG on his back for most of the season, and he has not being amused with the attitude […]
It is not even Easter, and the title and relegation races appear to be over in English Premier League. At the top, Manchester United are 15 points clear of Manchester City with nine games to go after United beat Reading 1-0 while City lost 2-0 at 10-man Everton. It would take a monumental collapse for […]
With only 9 games left in the season, Reading have fired manager Brian McDermott. McDermott led the club to promotion last season, but after four successive Premier League defeats they are four points from safety and the club has panicked in firing the manager. Reading released a statement that said: “Owner Anton Zingarevich wishes to […]
Thrilling game at Anfield today as third-placed Tottenham Hotspur had their 12-game undefeated streak ended by a 3-2 defeat by Liverpool. The match was billed as a contest between player of the year contenders Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale, and both played significant roles in the game. Spurs centre back Jan Vertonghen twice scored by […]