It was hot and humid Saturday night in New England as I headed to Foxboro to watch the New England Revolution take on the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer action. The Galaxy were without two key players, as Landon Donovan and Omar Gonzalez both missed the match. Donovan rested after his World Cup efforts […]
Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has been suspended for three months by the Italian Football Federation, and fined 45,000 euros, due to irregularities in the transfer of Diego Milito and Thiago Motta from Genoa last summer. The suspension means that Moratti will not be able to be involved in footballing matters during this summer’s transfer […]
ESPN has seen a 36% increase in its ratings compared to the World Cup four years ago as suddenly soccer became a sport that the mainstream media covered. But the question that Major League Soccer probably wanted answered was did that interest in the world cup translate to more fans going to MLS games? The […]
The Bundesliga did Bayern Munich no favors when it released its fixture list this week. The German season kicks off on the 20 August when Bayern will meet the 2009 league winners VfL Wolfsburg at home. . “The opening Bundesliga match between the current and former champions boasts a certain tradition since last season,” commented […]
I was shocked to read that Real Zaragoza president Agapito Iglesias has put a £21 million buy-out clause on former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant. “Pennant is one of our big players and is a big talent, we have not offered him to any teams,” Iglesias told Sky Sports. “He has a buy-out clause of €25m […]
He has not impressed at all during the World Cup, but that has not discouraged Chelsea from submitting a formal £40million offer to Liverpool for Fernando Torres. It seems that Torres is Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti’s top target and Roman Abramovich is ready to bankroll the deal. The bid puts new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson […]
La Liga is viewed as the best league in the world at the moment with Messi, Ronaldo and Kaka all displaying their skills on a weekly basis. But underneath all that glitter is a potential financial crisis that could tear the league apart. One of the reasons that the Premier League has enjoyed so much […]
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to both the English and Mexican FA’s for refeering errors that impacted both countries round of 16 games this week. “Yesterday I spoke to the two federations [England and Mexico] directly concerned by referees’ mistakes said Blatter. “I have expressed to them apologies and I understand they are not […]
Roy Hodgson will be named Liverpool manager Wednesday after agreeing a two-year deal to replace Rafa Benitez worth around £3million a year. It has been a month since Benitez has left, but after interviews with Manuel Pellegrini and Didier Deschamps, Liverpool decided that Hodgson was their man. Hodgson has been brilliant at Fulham and he […]