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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.
Two interesting photos today.
More proof that Toronto FC is MASSIVE.
It seems 50 Cent (pronounced "fitty cen") has taken a liking to the beautiful game.
Specifically Toronto FC.
Was it the sublime skill of Laurent Robert, the explosive creativity of Amado Guevara?
As if this summer hadn't been bad enough for Arsene Wenger already! With Flamini and Hleb choosing
to move on to what they regard as bigger and better things and Emmanuel Adebayor seemingly doing
everything he can to get away as well, Wenger could have been forgiven for thinking that things had
got as bad as they were going to get.
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.
In another adventure of the saga called As the Stomach Turns, Jack Warner blasted back at Roy Keane
with comments that you can read in this article. You know its funny, I've been to Ireland many
times and I never realized that it was such a large country. Jack Warner truly is a clown and an
example of all that is wrong in this game.
Some news to read as you send 46 people to jail because someone's cellphone rang in court:
Photo of a crazy Portuguese fan (The Beautiful Game)
The Carlsberg Golden Cheerleaders of Euro 2008 (Babes in Sportsland)
Match review, from a Croatian point of view (Croatia blog)
And from an Austrian viewpoint (Austria blog)
The all-ladies'
Referring to West Ham as "Brits" potentially kicked off the violence
before matchday
I have deliberetly allowed two days to pass since the initial reports about the fracas at Crew
Stadium have passed to comment on this site. I wanted to see what action was taken by the club and
what the fallout was before rushing to judgement.
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.
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.
The use of technology in soccer for things like goal line calls, offside, and more has always been
experimental, and even then has been controversial. While arguing over a referee's call is often a
soccer fan's favorite pastime, few fans or officials support its use in the beautiful game.
However, more often than not the debate is about technology's impact on the flow of the game, not
accuracy.
It sounds as a cliche already, but it is true. The beautiful game of football won! Spain deserves
every gram of this cup. And Germany should be happy too. With a bit more finesse in the box, Spain
coould have won this match 5-0. Easily. The Spanish side has shown tremendous
If you're a fan of GolTV than you are a fan of Ray Hudson. The former Newcastle United player and
D.C. United and Miami Fusion manager has become the most colorful commentator on the beautiful game
in the U.S. and...
Back in England a week on from the end of Euro 2008, the tournament still looks as impressive
as it did in the Alps. I am not relishing another stolid European club season, dominated by the
tawdry money of the big teams, so for the last time, I am looking back on what was a refreshing
festival of football, the sort of which comes around only every few years:
How was the play?
My new friend, Chris Courtney from Letters From Vagabondia, has written a great piece tracking the
evolution of the American player in Europe. Chris had the enviable job of actually getting paid to
cover US Players in Europe as a writer and reporter for Soccer Times! He has done a great job of
capturing the trends and key names in his Part 1 post (1980s to the mid 1990s).
This weekend I went to Silverstone to support a local World Renault Series driver...
Pippa Mann is from Ipswich, she's 23 and she's the only woman driver in the league that feeds into the Formula One championship.
I covered the race for Town 102 because she's a local girl.
Football players age 12 to 17 can still register for the Two Week Italian Soccer-Language Program to be conducted on Jekyll Island, GA from June 29th to July 14th, 2008. Camp Directors, Antonio Saviano and Dek Smith said.
According to Dek Smith, Georgia Coast FA Director who is coordination the camp said "the instructors, who come directly from Italy will provide proven teaching methods to our players around the clock to enhance their Italian Soccer Experience.
The weekly show dedicated to the beautiful game that I sit in on each week has an interesting guest
tonight. Ned Kelly, author of Manchester Untied: The Untold Story, will be sitting in on World
Soccer Weekly tonight. The show...
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 [.
Sometimes American sportswriters do not get it, but at least one of them does: PTI co-host Mike
Wilbon
During Monday shows Wilbon and co-host Bob Ryan were talking about their top five moments in sports
during the last year. All of the regular moments were talked about including the Super Bowl, Final
Four, and the events Sunday at The All England Club.
We have 17-year-old wunderkind investigative reporter Jamie Lynn Spears (right) on the
story.
Spears, who recently had a kid and got $1 million for a photo shoot, has had her dreams of being a
soccer mom shattered. The absence of the beautiful game in her home state of Louisiana has forced
her to search for something else.
Some people view social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace as a pain, but they can be
great fun for sports fan. When large groups of people get together crazy groups usually form and on
Facebook that is not different. During the next couple of months, Only Time Will Tell will look at
some of the best Facebook Group that are related to sports.
If your Canadian or rather an native of Toronto then tomorrow's all star game may be something to
be proud of and something to get excited for. If you love the beautiful game then this years MLS
all star game against West Ham United can give you three things to look forward too.One,the leagues
best are collected in one place for all to see.
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.
I've been dreaming for the great one to journey to my hometown of Portland, Oregon, for many...
well, two years now. Not as a member of my club the Timbers, not in the flesh, but in 24-frames per
second. Moving pictures... in the hyper-reality of cinema... in the celluloid guise of the
brilliant film Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait.
When Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley FC have visited Cary over the last couple of years, our
supporters club has hosted their traveling fans for some social events before and after those
matches. Fans from both clubs expressed genuine amazement at how friendly we were towards visiting
supporters.
This was so two days ago, but who cares. I hesitate to ask what is so pressing that John must
removed his pants in the tunnel leading toward the locker room, rather than waiting until he's
within the cozy confines. [Spotted on The Beautiful Game]
Pretty simple one here :- The RFK stadium in Washington will probably never forget this footballer,
for he scored one of the finest goals in the history of the beautiful game there. The referee of
this game has also officiated in a Champions League final featuring Real Madrid. The team that he
scored the goal [.
Aka, what the English press really want to say but are afraid to...
For those little Engländers who still haven't picked a team to cheer, EURO 2008 gets ever
harder to watch. The excitement is mounting and it is hard to 'stay Swiss' (neutral), when
thousands across the Channel are having such loony fun.
Grahame Jones with Sunil Gulati
Nick Green spells out the dire situation for journalists, and specifically those who cover soccer,
these days. As Nick mentions, the latest cuts at the LA Times put Grahame Jones at risk.
It's hard to explain what Grahame means to the local press corps. He's seen it all, basically.
Oh America. The land that we all love, and the land that is starting to love the beautiful game.
Today is a great day for freedom everywhere, and I'm glad the MLS is joining in on the fun, with
three games taking place on the momentous holiday. As an American living abroad, it's times [...]
Jmayers at The Beautiful Game blog has asked an interesting question: Am I the only one tired of
Arshavin?
He goes on to say: "This guy is getting so many headlines and I don't think he deserves them.
It's not necessarily his fault -- our infatuation [with] transfer rumors probably is -- but with
this guy I'm getting tired of it.
Something to read while you make 70,000 people laugh... Remember Footballitis? (The Beautiful Game)
Hallo 3. Bundesliga (Pitch Invasion) Hleb has a big mouth (Soccer Weblog) What a week at White Hart
Lane (Spurs Offside) Video evidence of Wigan new boy Amr Zaki (101 GG) Trading in soccer talent (NY
Times) Kaka going nowhere (Kaka Offside)
It's tempting to think the NASL came out of the blue in 1968 as money-men in North America,
mesmerized by England's win in '66, finally decided to give that Euro-frippery a try. The reality
is decidedly messier, featuring a kind of convivial merger and acquisition in which Toronto's own
Steve Stavro, a grocer with an eye for the beautiful game, played an integral role.
I don't mind the MLS All-Star game. I realize that may not sound like a ringing endorsement of the
event and it's not. I write this not to defend the league, because to me, liking the game a matter
of preference, like peanut butter. If one travels around the world at all, one realizes that
outside of the U.
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
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Today the American soccer community mourns the loss of one of it's true icons with the midweek
discovery that Shep Messing's mustache is dead. This unexpected loss was first made public by Mr.
Messing when he appeared on the set of episode 67 of ExtraTime without what one female acquaintance
remembers as "the most enjoyable ride in New York that isn't at Coney Island.
Arsenal Premiership: Class gap a chasm as Blackburn given the run-around
Arsenal and their Premiership ambitions were given a huge boost after this performance. Star of the
show, was England man Walcott.
Walcott's pace and vision made the opening goal for Robin van Persie and his continual pacey runs
constantly showed up the immobile Blackburn defence and midfield.
While the smell of corporate jollies is far less obvious than at the World Cup, that still has
not stopped ten brands from trying their best to muscle in on the Beautiful Game again.
A credit card company, villains of the 2006 World Cup, when they managed to persuade FIFA to deny
bearers of any rival cards from using them to buy tickets, are one of the terrible ten at EURO
2008, as are an American fast food giant, purveyors of the sort of diet that will never make you a
footballer.
All eyes seem to be on Spain for tomorrow's Euro 2008 final.
Neutral fans are mostly dreaming of a beautiful team who play the Beautiful Game slaying a 34-year
old jinx in a red and yellow climax. But if big-match history counts for anything, the winners'
enclosure will be black and white instead.
Kevin McCarra:
Torres delivers finishing touch to make Spain kings of Europe
Richard Jolly:
Spain's victory a vindication of their ideals
Richard Williams:
Spain reign with beautiful game for the purists
Low admits Spain deserves victory
Lehmann lays into 'biased' referee following Germany defeat
'The referee didn't really fancy us Germans,' claims beaten goalkeeper
German Media: Spain deserved it
