It looks like the world depression and the supposedly up-coming Financial Fair Play rules have conspired to destroy Arsenal's so-called self-sustaining business model. The Gunners youth policy has led to Arsene Wenger signing up more and more youngsters in the hope that they will one day fulfil their potential and be sold off at vastly [.

Alan Pardew has been talking to The Sunday Mirror and his comments confirm what most of us now accept is happening at United. The "austerity" policy and supporting business model which Mike Ashley instigated when taking over the club, and which was highly criticised by many United fans, including myself, is achieving what it [.

By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Jan 17, 2012) US Soccer Players -- In Tuesday's edition of the Five Questions, US National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann talks competition and Tony presents a case study in using Major League Soccer's model in another part of the world. Also, Wilmer Cabrera's exit as U-17 coach and Open Cup changes.

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis was interviewed by Fox on Sunday and he said that Arsenal will never be able to compete with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City in the transfer market but believes Arsene Wenger's focus on developing young players is the correct way to run a football club.

Several weeks ago, a concerned season ticket holder for the New England Revolution spoke to me about all the frustrations his fellow fans were having with the organization. This person was new to the area and proud to support his team, but put off a bit by how out of sorts the fans were over their treatment in past years.

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Four months after it suspended the 2012 season, Women's Professional Soccer announced that it had ceased operations on Friday.

The league, which began play in 2009, saw a number of teams fold in its three seasons. But after poor attendance and litigation related to the Dan Borislow/magicJack dispute put the league further in the red, there appeared little else the league could do to revive itself.