For two years, RailHawks' fans have enjoyed excellent coverage of our favorite soccer team by Cary News sportswriter Tim Candon.
But TSF has learned that Tim has left the Cary News to become the editor of HighSchoolOT.com, a new local high school sports website produced in concert with WRAL and 99 The Fan sports radio. Click to continue reading...

In my never-ending quest for quality entertainment, I recently discovered that MLS has put out a new DVD for me to add to my collection. It's called "Gamebreakers: The Stars of Major League Soccer", and it allows me, the viewer to, "(c)elebrate the exhilarating action of the world-class stars of Major League Soccer with a high-energy look at clutch, game-winning moments steeled in the red-hot forge of the beautiful game. Click to continue reading...

Something to read while you file for 82 divorces... David Bentley dancing around like a fool (The Beautiful Game) Terrible season for Cobh Ramblers (Pitch Invasion) Round 3 round up from Australia (A-League Offside) Joey Barton states the obvious (NUFC Blog) Don't show up late for a match in Uruguay (FCL) Gabby Agbonlahor has been busy (Unprofessional Foul) The mystery behind the [. Click to continue reading...

It was a hectic weekend here in Erie, but one that I wouldn't mind living again. I posted early last week that I'd be taking a brief leave of absence to get situated at college, which is what I've been doing for the past few days.

Clearly I've missed a lot in the soccer world with the transfer deadline having come and gone and a whole round of fixtures played. Click to continue reading...

Paying for field access has become part of the price of the beautiful game for some.

On the one hand, it's a great thing that soccer fields are in such high demand.

On the other hand, things shouldn't get to the point where people are gouged to use a field.

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As a soccer writer based in the Northeast region of a country that already has four other sports to worship, watch, and play, there's a great perk to covering soccer. The accessability to soccer players is much greater than your run of the Major League Baseball players and NFL heroes, and thus, real stories are easier to report. Click to continue reading...

As many of you have noticed, Soccer Statistics recently changed our main picture from one featuring the majestic Cristiano Ronaldo to one featuring the superb yet underrated Salomon Kalou - really, he's awesome. We'll be writing on the reason for this change in the next week sometime.

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Sometimes the beautiful game connects with people in a beautiful way.

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Another action packed weekend rumbles by for all those involved in the beautiful game. In todays Sottish football Barrel-Scrape-O-Thon we feature more contentious refereeing decisions involving Old Firm clubs or, more accurately, contentious refereeing decisions in favour of Old Firm clubs, the first "no, honestly, I pick the team" statement of the season emerges from [. Click to continue reading...

Sunday was a sad day for Italian soccer, as one of the most charismatic club presidents of Serie A passed away. In things of this nature there is no club distinction: we are all bound by the same love for the beautiful game, and when one of us leaves the family it's always a sad [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "AC Milan 4-1 Juventus: Rossoneri Win Trofeo Berlusconi 2008", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

...without an ownership group or a stadium.

But that won't stop this dude in Detroit from trying to get one.

MLS Rumors found the site, which appears to be a one-man army to bring the beautiful game to the Motor City.

While it will likely never happen in my lifetime, I commend the effort. Click to continue reading...

Freddy Adu did not develop well in MLS

We're constantly hammered with one side of the coin including Sunday at the conclusion of the US-Netherlands match on NBC by Marcelo Balboa: we hear constantly that Major League Soccer is responsible for the US being more competitive in major international tournaments.

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Arsenal took the lead against Sevilla from a Carlos Vela goal. He should also be credited with an assist for doing all the work in the buildup. It was a great goal, one of several he's scored in pre-season, so he and his supporters might have taken it hard when Arsene Wenger said after the game:

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The beautiful game was tainted a bit today, I gathered from the audio commentary and highlights, by some shoddy defending, but that was overshadowed by 3 second-half goals: 2 from Adebayor and 1 from Bendtner, as Arsenal defeated Ajax 3-2 in Amsterdam.

Eboue put in a really nice cross for the opener, Adebayor set up the second for Bendtner, and Denilson did really well to set up the winner. Click to continue reading...

10 is the magic number of the Beautiful Game. Any player who dares wear it on their back has to be something special. That FC Barcelona have handed Lionel Messi the magical number 10 shirt vacated by Ronaldinho is no surprise. From a stringy, spotty faced oik to the most exciting player on the planet, [. Click to continue reading...

Something to read from the safety of your bulletproof bra... The best of Bellamy (Who Ate All the Pies?) Ola Rafael (Real Madrid Offside) Dish Network says adios to GolTV (The Beautiful Game) The (talented) Fallen Out With Fergie XI (The Spoiler) Overseas Poles (Poland WCB) Some brilliant satirical stats (The Gaffer) The "giddily bullish transfer market" of European footy (Time) Click to continue reading...

It seems like it's going to be another slow week for Wizards news. We have the rumors of the potential trade to fill Scott Sealy's roster spot, as well as waiting on the renderings of the Wizards stadium to be released. But nothing of any real substance to touch on. But isn't there news to report on, how serious is Wolff's injury? Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's roll-call of magnificent number sevens includes legends like Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish and Peter Beardsley - and Robbie Keane is determined to add his name to that list.

Ever since Keegan arrived at Anfield in the 1970s, Liverpool have enjoyed their most successful periods when the number seven shirt has been filled by a dynamic playmaker capable of raising the team's play to a higher level. Click to continue reading...

Every year at around this time, MLS moves out of the Home Depot Center and the Galaxy and Chivas USA play a bunch of road games because of the X-Games.

It makes AEG a good chunk of change and a new field is relayed before the soccer starts up again. Here's a few shots of what's going on in the grounds instead of the beautiful game. Click to continue reading...

Football players are supposed to be astronomically wealthy, but David Beckham – the richest player in the world – is only the 616th richest person in the UK. Thanks to television money and our love affair with the beautiful game you can make a fortune from running around and kicking a ball, but don't expect to be rubbing shoulders with Bill Gates or Warren Buffett. Click to continue reading...

Seen and processed around the web.

One take on Wambach

Sponsor suffocation

Well, well, another case of not supporting local soccer for Euro glory.

A hero in the background of the beautiful game's development


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Some news to read as you purchase a tank "for shopping and day trips": What happens when New Zealand soccer goes wild (The Beautiful Game) Reflections on beautiful dancers, the Beach Soccer final, and why FIFA is the best gig in the world (Bill Archer) This photo made me laugh out loud. (Two play footie, one plays/played [. Click to continue reading...

Over 200 teams from 27 countries will take place in the Anti-Racism World Cup in Bologna, Italy.

With no end to racism, hooliganism and violence in sight, it's always good to shine light on the efforts to erase the negativity from the beautiful game.

• As if on cue, German hooligans strike.

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Here in London, England, it's another balmy sunny Sunday afternoon where just for once the sky is blue and the mercury in my thermometer is rising close to 29 degrees. If you close your eyes and block out the sound of passing ice cream vans and low flying aircraft, you could pretty much believe you're on a beautiful beach somewhere in the south of France, lounging around in the sun as the approaching waves gently kiss your toes. Click to continue reading...

In the spirit of covering our North American brethren, I had been working on a few articles on Canadian soccer including one on ace Julian De Guzman who is making quite a name for himself at Deportivo La Coruna. That was until I saw the incredible display of poor sportsmanship shown by Canadian fans before the MLS All Star Game last night. Click to continue reading...