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 […]
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez had surgery today (Thursday) to repair damage to his meniscus. Suarez reportedly felt a problem with his knee at training on Wednesday, with a subsequent scan detecting meniscus that requiries immediate surgery. The expected recovery time is 2-3 weeks, making him doubtful for Uruguay’s first game on June 14 against Costa […]
What is it with former Manchester United midfielders hammering current players in the press? For years former United captain Roy Keane has taken potshots at United players, while today’s newspapers all carry some hard hitting comments from Paul Scholes about striker Wayne Rooney and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. What makes Scholes comments so interesting is that […]
The Daily Express and ESPN are reporting that Manchester United and Bayern Munich have agreed on a deal for midfielder Toni Kroos. The breakthrough appears to have been United’s agreement to pay the transfer fee in full to Bayern. The Luke Shaw deal is also completed and we are just waiting on the official announcement […]
No surprise to hear that Barcelona have appointed Luis Enrique as their new first-team coach. The former Barca player, who managed the club’s B team between 2008 and 2011, quit as Celta Vigo manager last week. He has signed a two-year deal and replaces Gerardo Martino, who left after Barca finished second to Atletico Madrid […]
The ongoing contract squabbles between Serie A champions Juventus and their manager Antonio Conte have been put on hold for a while after Conte committed to returning to Juve next season, despite is contract being up in a years time. I don’t understand why Juventus are not signing up, arguably the third best young manager […]
Uefa has updated its club coefficients, which gives an early indication about how the teams will be seeded for next season’s Champions League draw. Based on these rankings, it looks like we could once again see a couple of group of death scenarios. Pot I Real Madrid FC Barcelona Bayern Munich Chelsea Benfica Atletico Madrid […]
As expected Manchester United have named Dutch national team coach Louis van Gaal at the club’s new manager. United legend Ryan Giggs has been named as van Gaal’s assistant. The Dutchman, who has won titles with Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AZ Alkmaar, will take charge at Old Trafford after leading the Netherlands at this […]
It was not to long ago that New England Revolution fans were wondering about this teams offense and where the goals were going to come from. That is not the case at the moment after the Revs scored five goals for the second consecutive game to beat the Philadelphia Union 5-3. The win, New England’s […]