U.S. national goalkeeper Tim Howard and his Everton teammates head to the Rockies to play the MLS’s Colorado Rapids in a pre-season game on August 3rd. In addition to Tim Howard Everton is lead by midfielders Mikel Arteta and Tim Cahill. Up front Yakubu Ayegbeni had a great season last year with 21 goals and […]
Aston Villa have agreed a fee with Chivas USA for goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Guzan gas been a long term target of Villa who have been searching for a goalkeeper since Scott Carson returned to Liverpool after a season-long loan at the club. Guzan thanked the MLS club and its fans for their support during his […]
Major League Soccer named its all-star team for the game against West Ham on July 24 in Toronto. The MLS team is headlined by its two biggest stars David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco, will play together for the first time. England star Beckham, of the Los Angeles Galaxy, and Mexican soccer legend Blanco, of the […]
It has been another interesting pre-season at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea’s seemingly pursuit of almost every big name start in the world making daily headlines. Chelsea came so close to winning the treble last year that you would think that they only need to slightly tweak the existing team. But that is not the Abramovich […]
At least in the F.C. area. The Washington Post has some interesting data that show more people watch D.C. United games on television that watch the Washington Nationals baseball team. From the post: Nielsen Media Research numbers, the Nats are drawing an average rating of 0.39 in the Washington Designated Market Area, which consists of […]
Arsenal’s first pre-season friendly is a couple of weeks away but I thought it was a good tie to look at how the upcoming season is shaping up for Arsenal. It has been anything but quiet at the Emirates this summer with Mathiue Flamini and Jens Lehmann leaving on free transfers. Flamini leaves a huge […]
Brazil today announced its squad for the Olympic Games in China and I am sure the news upset managers all over Europe. Olympic gold is the one significant soccer title that Brazil has never won, and this years squad includes several big names. The biggest are Barcelona’s Ronaldinho and Real Madrid forward Robinho who are […]
Liverpool’s first pre-season friendly is this Saturday against Tranmere so I thought it was a good tie to look at how the upcoming season is shaping up for Liverpool. Last season Liverpool came in a disappointing fourth place in the Premiership 11 points behind Manchester United. The good news for Liverpool fans was that the […]