The headline story is that the USA continued their World Cup preparations with a 2-1 win over Turkey on Sunday at Red Bull Arena. German-born Fabian Johnson scored his first goal for the Stars and Stripes in the 26th minute when he combined with Michael Bradley for a superb goal that gave the Americans a […]
It’s summer time so it must be time for our annual Luis Suarez is heading to Spain stories. This summer’s story comes courtesy of Suarez’s lawyer who says that the Premier League Player of the Year would be tempted to a move to the Santiago Bernabéu. Alejandro Balbi told Cadena SER that Suarez has a “predisposition for […]
Jurgen Klinessman is not the only national team coach making head scratching squad decisions for this summer’s World Cup. Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has opted for Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne over Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi. Rossi missed four months of the season between January and May after suffering another right-knee injury, but despite scoring two […]
All good things must come to an end, and the New England Revolution’s seven game unbeaten streak ended Saturday night as they lost 2-0 in Montreal. This was New England’s worst performance since the opening night defeat in Houston, and will have given coach Jay Heaps plenty to think about on the plane ride home. […]
Another big coup for NYC FC as they have signed Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard to go along with the signing of Atletico Madrid and Spain striker David Villa. The 35-year-old Lampard has been linked with a move to Major League Soccer for several years now, and the move brings to an end a […]
Several UK media outlets are reporting that Southampton and England striker Rickie Lambert is close to agreeing a £4 million move to Liverpool. Lambert is set to travel to the US on Sunday with the England national team and is expected to have a medical at Liverpool on Saturday. Lambert spent time at the Liverpool […]
I happen to think that there is more than a grain of truth to Zlatan Ibrahimovic comments that “jealous” rival European clubs put pressure on UEFA to use financial fair play to hold back Paris Saint-Germain. Ibra helped set a new points total in Ligue 1 last season and they were just a late Demba […]