So after compiling a record of 45-1-9, Greg Ryan has been shown the door following his goalkeeping gamble at the World Cup. His contract will not be renewed after 2007 and I can’t say that this comes as much of a surprise. Had the US gone on to beat Brazil, [...]
The 25-man roster for the Switzerland friendly is out and their are some interesting inclusions and omissions. First, after the run of the U-20 team this summer, the players who showed their worth are finally getting the call to the big time. Adu and Szetela get the call and the [...]
It’s great to be from the UK right now and even better to be from Scotland. Who knew that Scotland would step up to the footballing table like this? First the national squad embarrasses France (twice) and the Rangers go to Lyon and on the back of a great Beasley [...]
In the wake of the U.S. Women’s loss to Brazil, coach Ryan’s decision to replace the young and sometimes suspect Hope Solo with veteran Brianna Scurry has been met with extreme criticism from both players and the media. Had it worked, the decision would have been hailed as genius and [...]
I waited to see Chelsea in action before commenting on the debacle that is Chelsea FC and now that I have witnessed the beginning of the Avram Grant era, I have but one thing to say…it was fun while it lasted Chelsea fans. Jose is the Larry Brown of the [...]
The multi-million dollar experiment at Stamford bridge is now over. After running wild with money and footballing success, Chelsea is in complete dissaray and after a draw at home to Rosenborg Jose Mourinho has left the club. I am speechless. Details to come.
[...]Well how about that? Liverpool always find a way to screwa round in the group stages so that game was almost expected (cue Rafa tinkerinker, Pennant, penalty, blah, blah, blah). But Chelsea coming from behind to draw AT HOME to a team sitting 5th in the Norwegian league? Wow. The [...]
Well, well, well. After months of doomsday predictions about the post-Henry era and every columnist, blogger, and phone-in proclamator explaining how Arsenal are going to struggle this season and pose no real threat to Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester, Wegner’s children are sitting atop the table with a two point cushion [...]
The regular talking heads may be lagging behind (I heard that Mariotti said the other day that Beckham was helping England qualify for the FA Cup) but the channel itself is making strides in presenting football properly. The other day the Top 10 Plays countdown had 2 football clips, one [...]
Over the past two days the Men’s and Women’s national teams have been put in the shop window and oddly enough the teams are starting to look similar. The men’s teams held it’s own against Brazil for the better part of the match before skill, fatigue, and youthful missteps inflated [...]
Hurrah! Emile Hesky has come back from the footballing dead to give England a big boost of much needed confidence. From bums to world beaters in a single game. After the game, however, I was listening to BBC’s 606 and the usual refrain began again: “Arsenal have too many foreigners [...]
Just as the seasons are starting to get interesting - Barcelona and Bayern Munich scaring the footballing wordl, English Premier League keepers keeping fans in stiches with their comical keeping, a slow transfer window, the decent of Chelsea and Manchester United - we pause once more for Euro qualifiers and [...]
The premiership is now one month old and the blogs, rumor mills, and 606 rant lines are ablaze with wild speculation, referee gaffs, praise and condemnation for club and coach, and all other manner of irrational thought. So what have we actually learned thus far?
Title defenses ain’t easy
Up until [...]
The Uptown Cafe will sponsor a Silent Auction, Hors D’ Oeurves And Wine Tasting Sunday, August 26, Sept. 16, 2007, from 5-8 pm.
There is a $15 entry fee. All procceds go to BHSN Boys Soccer Program.
The Uptown Cafe is at 102 E. Kirkwood Ave. 339-0900.
[...]Let me preface this by saying that I am an Arsenal fan so take the following statements how you will. After splashing cash Cheslki style Spurs are sitting bottom of the table with no points and conceding 4 goals. This was the year that they were going to make an [...]
Arsenal 2 - 1 Fulham
Arsenal opened the season with a win at home, despite teh protestations of the Fulham faithful. Lehman once again lost the plota nd gifted Fulhama goal before Carlos Bocanegra tried to set a pick on Toure. This being footballa nd not basketball, RVP scored the [...]
DeMarcus Beasley scored his first goal for Rangers yesterday to send them through to the next round of Champions League qualifying. It came, of course, after an evening of monkey chants because everyone knows that European football fans are known for their racial sensitivity. Nothing says f$%k you and your [...]
Really? How do you sign a 9-year old? What if he discovers women or Guitar Hero or has an awkward growth spurt and turns into a less cordinated version of Peter Crouch? This is ridiculous on so many levels. But more power to ManU. While Arsenal may have cornered the [...]
Reading football blogs all day news comes faster than can be verified by credible sources. So I read a bit too quickly that the league had stymied Freddy Adu’s transfer to Benfica when in fact it was Adu himself. This was followed by the announcement that Eddie Johnson has turned [...]
Dear MLS,
Let it go.
Reports are coming out that even though Real Salt Lake and Benfica have agreed to terms for Freddy Adu, you as a league can’t agree to terms. Stop it. You did the same to lint Demspey, Eddie Johnson, and a host of others all in the [...]
Not even Beckham could make me watch an MLS match but in the internet era I don’t have to to see the best that the Galaxy could produce against Chelsea. It wasn’t Kirk Gibson or Willis Reed but a clealy hobbled Becks did his footballing duty and stepped onto [...]
First I’d like to say @$%# Uruguay and @$%# the ref. They are a team that in the face of superior opposition resorts to shoving, violent tackles, punches to the face, and a wide assortment of #@%hole-like play. And could someone please explain to me how you can dole out [...]
Hello world. My name is Freddy Adu. Me and BFF Jozy just schooled Brazil after warming up against Poland. In case you missed it…
Anyway. Now that we have put rest doubts about my ability to perform and my squads ability to compete against the world’s best, lets look [...]
Well that was simply awful on both sides of the ball. I know that I spent a lot of blog space praising the inexperienced squad we sent to Venezuela, but just as the the rest of the world was criticizing the United States for sending a weakened squad to a [...]
After being filled with gloom after the dismal performance the United States posted against South Korea, the U-20 team added to the barrel of hope I received after the Copa America loss to Paraguay. We defended well, we kept possession and we finished with aplomb. It’s as though they the [...]
After two games the US is effectively done at the Copa America. But while we came away with bloody f-all in regards to points, we did learn a few thinsg about our squad and the future of US soccer:
1. Bob Bradley is the right man for the job. He [...]
