Soccer Mad in America

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Last Updated: September 4, 2008 04:04 EDT
Added: September 12, 2006

August 19, 2008

The Grab: August 20, 2008

We all know Arsene Wenger hates to pay retail, but a possible shock move for out-of-favor leftback Mikael Silvestre from Old Trafford to the Emirates may be one of the deals of the transfer window. The former French international could be pulling on an Arsenal strip for around $1.4M (750,000 GBP), eschewing an opportunity to sit on the bench for the Red Devils. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Emirates, England, Grab, Red Devils, Silvestre, bench, bl, old trafford

August 17, 2008

Three Points and Doubt in North London

Looking rusty and a wholly inferior side without Cesc Fabregas and a seasoned holding midfielder, Arsenal failed to start their Premier League campaign with any improvement over their lackluster victory over FC Twente at midweek. Though three points were won by Arsene Wenger's inexperienced squad over last year's "Arsenal of the Championship" West Bromwich Albion, were it not for Samir Nasri's Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, England, English Premier League, Fabregas, Samir Nasri, Twente, West Bromwich Albion, victory

August 6, 2008

Post-fab Freddie Leaves Upton Park

I can't fault Freddie Ljungberg for being overvalued. The Swedish international was once one of the best wingers in the EPL, if not in the game. Unfortunately he will only be remembered outside of London as the little bald guy that posed in his underwear, or perhaps for his questionable taste in past hairstyles and animal-themed tattoos. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, English Premier League, Euros, Freddie Ljungberg, Transfers, West Ham, hairstyles, london, underwear, wingers

July 18, 2008

Spurs Good Riddance Could be a Black Cat Revival

In the past, Roy Keane has not been shy about looking disdainfully on the quaint but ineffectual nature of Irish football. It's arguable whether or not Roy Keane will be remembered as the uber-competitive hard man of the Manchester United midfield or the rage and pride-filled egomaniac that abandoned his country leading up to the 2002 World Cup. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Irish Football, Manchester United, Roy Keane, Spurs, Sunderland, Transfers, World Cup, bl, keane, midfield

July 9, 2008

Just go to Milan, Frank

We've all learned to take pretty much anything in the media during the transfer window with a grain of salt. The summer transfer window, where most big signings take place, is three months of rumor, innuendo and outright lies. Who can blame them? Football is a year-round sport, and there are countless pages to fill when there isn't any action. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Chelsea, England, Transfers

July 2, 2008

The Most Important Portuguese at Old Trafford Isn't Ronaldo

Winning, obviously, has its benefits. There's the extra cash, the added merchandising sales, and the growing allure for top-level players to join the squad and grab a piece of that success. Unfortunately, especially in Manchester United's case, it also brings many drawbacks, namely that everyone wants a piece of you. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Alex Ferguson, England, Manchester United, Portugal, Sir Alex Ferguson

When Will Barton's Luck Run Out?

Yes, it is that special time again. No, I'm not talking about the transfer window or the upcoming start of domestic leagues. I'm talking about another round of Joey Barton-bashing. After receiving a four month suspended sentence (does anyone actually go to jail in the UK?) for his assault on then-teammate Ousmane Dabo during training at Manchester City, Newcastle would seemingly love to Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Dabo, England, Joey Barton, Manchester City, Newcastle United, bad behavior

July 1, 2008

Book Review: Red Mist

Conor O'Callaghan is a poet, but his 2004 memoir, Red Mist: Roy Keane and the Irish World Cup Blues, feels more like an investigative account of a crime. While the drama surrounding the Irish captain's departure from World Cup preparations is well-known among footie fans over here, very few of us understand the impact of Roy Keane's actions. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Books, England, Roy Keane, World Cup, bl, ireland, keane

June 22, 2008

Oh, Stan? We've always loved him . . . .

It's amazing how benevolent Stanley Kroenke looks now, especially since Arsenal's board, namely Peter Hill-Wood, officially dated himself as a relic by claiming the club didn't want "his sort". It was easy to recoil at Silent Stan, because to the Arsenal board, he undeniably represented all that was wrong in the football world, with its foreign owners and their tasteless riches. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England

June 16, 2008

Can the Dutch change Europe?

At the Euros 2004 in Portugal, the Greek national team finished second in their group and won the last three matches of the tournament with 1-0 victories to clinch the trophy. And so began Europe's love affair with an arguably catenaccio-type philosophy. Jose Mourinho did it best, and his out-sized persona did well to mask an often unexciting preference in tactics. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Europe, Euros, Greek National Team, Jose Mourinho, Portugal, philosophy, tactics, trophy

June 5, 2008

Who's next for Chelsea?

Despite nudging Chelsea into the realm of big-time footy, albeit with an infusion of funds of speculative origin, Roman Abramovich has seemingly completed the task of turning Stamford Bridge into a new Siberia. And I don't mean it's Siberia because visiting teams never get more than a point there, but because the Russian billionaire has effectively frightened off any manager with any notions of Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Chelsea, England, Jose Mourinho, bl

May 7, 2008

Is Wenger Losing It?

Arsene Wenger will undoubtedly stand as one of the most influential managers in the history of English soccer. Three top division titles, four FA Cups, and one European Cup final certainly places him among the greats that have managed an English side. Over his ten years in North London, Wenger has managed to stick with his own brand of soccer, praised for its fluency and eye-pleasing pace, but Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Arsenal, England, wenger

April 8, 2008

The Grab: 04.08.2008

Goldenballs overtakes Ronaldinho in the Rich List again, but that may change soon if everyone's favorite toothy Brazilian makes a move to the luxuriousness of Manchester City, which will happen when AC and I top the next Rich List. Interestingly, at least six of the top ten aren't playing their best footie in quite some time, including the the aforementioned little Ronnie (too busy partying), Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Grab, bl

March 27, 2008

The Grab: 03.27.2008

Don't get the idea that we make any sort of generalizations at all (e.g., Italian soccer is corrupt, there are no technically competent English players, Brazilians take their tradition of samba to the pitch, etc.) and we're certainly not racist, but here's a little footy-related post from one of my favorite blogs. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Grab, bl

March 26, 2008

The Late Grab: 03.25.2008

Wolfsburg striker, Marcelinho, certainly has a way with the ladies. Remember Joey Barton's technique with the lasses that catch his eye? Well, Brazilian definitely scores points for tenderness, stroking her face and all. Too bad about the beer bottle to her friend's face. Marcelinho accused of attack [Setanta Sports] With a target of winning the World Cup by 2050, Japanese Soccer is setting its Click to continue reading...

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Tags: England, Grab, bl

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