It took 75 minutes but eventually the USA broke down a stubborn Azerbaijan defense as late goals from Mix Diskerud and Aron Johannsson lifted the USA to a 2-0 victory. This was not a performance that inspired confidence that the US can get it of its group in Brazil. It left many American fans wondering […]
Chelsea’s on-loan goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has claimed it “would not be healthy” for him to be in the same squad as the club’s first-choice keeper Peter Cech next season. Courtois seems less than convinced that a return to parent club Chelsea would be a step forward in his career saying: “The two of us want […]
The reverberations from Jurgen Klinsman’s decision that Landon Donovan was somehow not one of the best 23 American soccer player on the planet continue, but on Sunday night Donovan did his talking on the pitch, as he became the all-time scorer in Major League Soccer. Donovan had been tied at 134 goals with Jeff Cunningham […]
Brendan Rodgers has been rewarded for getting Liverpool back into the Champions League with a new long-term contract. His existing deal had only one year to run but he has now put pen to paper on an extension, which reportedly runs until 2018. Rodgers told the club’s official website: “I am both humbled and privileged […]
Frank Lampard might be good enough for Roy Hodgson and England but the midfielder is not good enough for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea. The 35-year-old midfielder heads to Brazil as a free agent, although he could negotiate a new deal at the Stamford Bridge club giving fans hope they might not have seen the last […]
Ten-man Queens Park Rangers clinched promotion to the Premier League in dramatic fashion as Bobby Zamora’s stoppage-time strike secured a 1-0 win over Derby County in the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday. Harry Redknapp’s side were forced reduced to ten men for the final 30 minutes after Gary O’Neil’s was given a straight […]
Landon Donovan did not hold back on his assessment of Jurgen Klinsmann’s decision not to include him in the US 23-man squad heading to Brazil next month. Meeting with reporters for the first time since Klinsmann told him he was not one of the 23 best American players on the planet, Donovan could not hold […]
Whether it was a result of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play penalties that restricted them to one major signing this summer, or whether they just really love him as a player, but at £50m, PSG massively over paid for the Brazilian defender. Luiz isn’t even the best Brazilian defender in the PSG line-up, that tag belongs […]
Stunning move by US national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday when he announced that Landon Donovan was not going to Brazil. Somehow Klinsmann does not think that the LA Galaxy star is one of the 23 best American soccer player. Are you kidding me? Donovan has been the best and most productive player in […]