Leading up to the final of this World Cup, I am struggling with the fact that it is nearly over. For one month, we have had soccer at our beckon and call. I would wake up in the morning and there would be a group game from Cape Town. I would go to work and the day would pass by with a match in the morning from Durban, and one to push me through to the end of the day in Jo'Burg.

Tragic news has struck today with the report that Charlie Davies and two others were in a serious single car accident at 3 AM yesterday morning. One passenger was killed immediately, while the other two were taken to the local hospital. I will let the professionals explain all the details. Goff, SBI Davies will be [.

As a soccer fan, you go through a lot to follow your club, especially if your team isn't in the same country or region as you are. It's not easy to follow a club that isn't in your neighborhood. The games aren't on television, the newspaper doesn't talk about the team, and your friends don't [...]

Hi world, I want to apologize for leaving the blogging world for such a long time. Life got busy, with school, moving and everything, but look for a preview of the US-Mexico match later on today, or early tomorrow, and hopefully normal blogging services starting again soon as well. Things I have missed: FC Dallas' Resurgence Kenny Cooper's move [.

Today, FC Dallas made their second move of the transfer window by signing Jair Benitez from Deportivo Cali on loan for the rest of the season. Benitez is a 30 year old Columbian left fullback with good speed and average ball handling skills. To make room for him in the 24 man roster, FC Dallas [...]

FC Dallas has traded Marcela Saragosa for Atiba Harris in a surprise move today. Click here for the official report. Saragosa had lost his starting spot this year due to injury and poor form. I have never been a fan of Saragosa's, but he was liked by Schellas Hyndman which allowed him to play even when [.

Danny Szetela has now signed with the MLS, leaving Racing Santander. Szetela is a central midfielder that played with Columbus before making the move to Europe in 2007. FC Dallas is first on the allocation list of teams who can sign Szetela. The team is in need of another striker, a right midfielder, and some defensive [.

With the recent transfer of Charlie Davies from Hammarby to Sochaux, he is now leaving the Gold Cup squad to join up with his new team. He is now the fourth player to leave the squad. The other three were Freddy Adu, Micheal Parkhurst, and Steve Churundolo. The loss of Davies leaves a US attacking group that [.

In a summer that should be full of Americans moving to promising clubs, Charlie Davies has been transferred from the Swedish club Hammarby to Sochaux, a team in the French first division. Reports of the deal have been anywhere from €2 million to €2.5 million. The deal seems like it will be a great move for Davies [.

In a book that is sure to rile some feathers of the biggest names in the MLS, Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated has written the probable book of the summer in his all telling book, The Beckham Experiment. Hopefully I will pick up the book today and have it read by sometime next week, but [...]

A new semi regular column is going up soon here on the 2-6. The twentysixpanels book review will look at the biographies, case studies and novels that have defined the world of football and soccer through the decades. It will be a way for readers to familiarize themselves on the better books on soccer around the world.

Big news in American Soccer news today. Oguchi Onyewu signed a three year deal with European powerhouse AC Milan today, and Fifa handed out a 3+1 match ban for Micheal Bradley after an altercation between the ref and himself after he was sent off during the Spain v. USMNT match in the Confederations Cup.

At the FC Dallas game this weekend on July 4th, I saw some encouraging signs for the future of the team. This season has been the equivalent of a year's worth of depressants hitting the system constantly. The team has been terrible, the crowds have been pathetic and the front office has been inept. It [.