Author Randall Barfield sends us 10 questions from his Little Soccer Quiz Book.

See how many you get right >>

1. Sir Alex Ferguson is boss of which UK team?
2. In what city is the Santiago Bernabeu stadium located?

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The recent Emmanuel Adebayor controversy had me thinking about goal celebrations, which led me to this excellent YouTube video featuring 20 of the best. Plenty of classics in there, including Roger Milla dancing with the corner flag at Italia '90, Gazza's legendary dentist chair celebration at Euro '96, and the insane backflippery of Julius Agahowa. Click to continue reading...

LD has had moments of immaturity in the past (remember the sports bra a la Brandi Chastain?), but honestly, who hasn't? The whole comments-about-Beckham storyline only proves that he has matured beyond his years.

Paul Oberjuerge had an opportunity to talk with Landon yesterday about the fall out from his comments in Grant Wahl's new book (new interview with Wahl here).

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Her Story: You can't make a list like this without including Brandi Chastain, the author of the most pivotal moment in US WNT history. She grew up in California and played her college years in that state. She was first capped by the Lady Nats in 1991, and I don't think she has technically retired from US Soccer since.

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At halftime Sunday (check Fox Soccer Channel just before 7 p.m. ET), the Washington Freedom will honor Mia Hamm and Siri Mullinix.
I had a chance to talk with Hamm on Thursday.
On how the Freedom survived from the WUSA to the WPS: "First of all, you're in a great area. Click to continue reading...

Man oh man oh man - here's Glenn Beck making fun of Obama's Aunt - and a bunch of other people, too. This is why I've been staying away from the news in favor of b-ball and soccer. What a hateful, useless tool! Isn't this the dude who was recently weeping about how much he loves [...] Click to continue reading...

The Men's bracket is up and some folks (you know who you are) have already made their picks.  The women's bracket will be finalized this evening.  Then we have a couple of days to get everything set before the games are off and running.  I'm using the NYTimes Brackets this year - we'll see how [.. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday President Barack Obama repealed the Mexico City Policy - the infamous gag rule that pulled funding from health care providers who offered (or even just talked about) certain health care options for women.  Yeah, you know what I'm talking about.  Obama's Day Three ... was a mixed bag, reminding me that change is a process [. Click to continue reading...

Brandi Chastain, a pioneer soccer player, will return to the field at age 40. The FC Gold Pride of the new Women's Professional Soccer league selected Chastain in the seventh round of Friday's general draft in St. Louis. The woman who made the winning goal in the 1999 Women's World Cup final against China should provide [. Click to continue reading...

Maybe the photo gives you a clue as to whom I'm picking to win the Gold Medal match. The only remaining question is whether or not the US will score a goal. Game time is 8:00 am and it's being broadcast live on USA Network channel.

The player pictured is Formiga, I'll point you to From A Left Wing and Jennifer Doyle's commentary on Brazil's decisive 4-1 win over the World Cup champion German squad in the semifinal Monday.

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The Kansas City Wizards host Real Salt Lake tonight at 7 p.m. If you're reading this and haven't yet left, get out of the house and use the Parallel Parkway exit, as the exit onto State Ave is closed due to construction.
The gates just opened, and people are going crazy about Selena Gomez and Brandi Chastain. Click to continue reading...

Sweet logo.
While we try to sort out TV for next Tuesday's Open Cup match (we're trying to get it on Metro Sports, folks), know that it will be available no matter what at www.USLLive.com. If the TV agreement can't be worked out in time, park yourselves in front of a computer screen in time for kickoff at 6:30 p. Click to continue reading...

Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying your Thursday afternoon. It's a pretty one out there. If you are walking around KC and see one of those green "Ink" magazine dispensers, go ahead and pick one up and turn to page 73. There you will see the printed version of Cherryh Butler's column about the trip to practice a week or so ago and a picture taken by Hillcrest Road himself. Click to continue reading...

Our Juniors are still undefeated at Regionals, and we'll still be getting you more details soon. We're currently 3-0-3, and all three teams have the ability to move out of the group stage with the correct results today. Go get 'em, kids!
Fun day of soccer yesterday, as the U.S. wrapped up a 9-0 aggregate victory over Barbados and Spain broke two jinxes (vs Italy in major tournaments and penalty shootouts on June 22) to advance to the semifinals of Euro '08. Click to continue reading...

I've been browsing youtube & google video for soccer commercials featuring women - esp those featuring freestyle or just play. I noticed that the few Nike ads featuring women (USNWT) almost never show actual play. This is curious - given the much loved the Nike Joga Bonito ads - which, along with fifastreet ads, form their own viral video kingdom. Click to continue reading...

­Gulati shows Ryan the door. The Times lists a number of potential candidates, though it lacks one candidate that OSG likes for the job and I couldn't agree more. Would she clash with the USSF? Absolutely. Would that be a bad thing? Hardly. I loved her commentary in tandem with Foudy when this all blew [...] Click to continue reading...

- In a video entitled "Knights of Iraq: 6" by the Islamic Front of the Iraqi Resistance's (JAMI), a participant in the video is seen firing off rounds from a handgun wearing a Zidane shirt. So I guess these means terrorists also like soccer. Someone needs to find a video of a terrorist wearing an American football jersey or a baseball jersey quick, before the mindless masses actually begin to think that. Click to continue reading...