Featured image: Bobby Moore, Gerry Francis and Pele before the Team America vs. England game at JFK

The news that PPL Park will be host the 2012 MLS All-Star Game means that Philadelphia will be the host of a major pro sport All-Star event for the first time since the NBA came to town in 2002.

Featured image: Bobby Moore, Gerry Francis and Pele before the Team America vs. England game at JFK

The news that PPL Park will be host the 2012 MLS All-Star Game means that Philadelphia will be the host of a major pro sport All-Star event for the first time since the NBA came to town in 2002.

14.11.2011 - Empieza a jugar en Urquiza cuando el equipo de José (Racing), trae la primera copa intercontinental a Argentina. En 1972 pasa a préstamo a San Martín de Tucumán, juega el Nacional (72) y vuelve a Urquiza. En el verano de 1973 va a Estudiantes de Buenos Aires (préstamo), juega 6 meses, es devuelto a Urquiza y ahí queda libre.

The U.S. team has been based in Ft. Lauderdale this week and has had a chance to catch up on the latest incarnation of the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers. Coached by former Fire assistant Daryl Shore, the Strikers are currently in the semifinals of the NASL playoffs.
That got us thinking about the good ole' days, and we reached to former U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen, who played here from 1981-83 alongside former legends like Gerd Muller, the German international who scored the second most goals in World Cup history, and Peruvian star Teofilo Cubillas.

FireStingDoug recalls what many thought was the best NASL match ever played at the time.

On June 28, 1981 the Sting hosted what many consider to be the biggest regular season game in team history. The New York Cosmos came calling and 30,501 fans packed Wrigley Field for the spectacle.

On August 5th the NY Cosmos led by Eric Cantona will play Paul Scholes's testimonial at Old Trafford.

Cantona, the coach of the Paul Kelmsley owned Cosmos hopes nostalgia will help gain a foothold in the MLS but featuring in the testimonial of a player the stature of Scholes in one of football's most hallowed ground might translate into something more tangible.

This week in Soccer History: Franz "Kaizer" Beckenbauer, May 29 1977
Contributing Editor Dillon Young
(links posted are to images of the original documents from the era)
This week, on May 29th 1977, Franz "Kaizer" Beckenbauer joins the New York Cosmos versus the Tampa Rowdies.

26.05.2011 - Aún hoy, a 17 años del Mundial USA 94, empresarios estadounidenses siguen armando el rompecabezas para viralizar el soccer en el país del baseball (el fútbol americano, el hockey sobre hielo y el basquet).
Si nos vamos a 1970 el panorama era más que desolador... la convocatoria a estadios no superaba los 4000 latinos.

In FireStingDoug's continuing series of trips down memory lane this edition takes a look back at the May 17, 1981 battle between the Sting and the New York Cosmos. A match that was televised on WGN TV.

The Cosmos had world class talent but the Sting seemed to own them through the years holding an overall 4-1 all time lead in the series.

As a self professed comic book nerd I can appreciate the concept of alternate realities and multiple universes. That being said I'm generally not a big fan of sports fiction so this soccer book is a bit of a departure from the other efforts reviewed here. Michael Maddox's "The Ten Shirt" sort of made me feel like I was reading one of the possible alternate reality stories that I encounter after picking up the new weekly stash of reading material on Wednesday afternoons at the local geek store.

You know those kids that wear the Negro League Baseball caps? So you ask them about Satchel Paige and they look at you like you are the idiot? Or those that wear rugby shirts, and yet they don't know about the Super League? Those guys that absolutely love the University of Washington but couldn't talk to you about Don James?

Scott French writes about the new edition of the old Cosmos, and Cobi Jones' role with the franchise.

Cobi Jones is old enough to remember the old Cosmos -- the team of Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, Giorgio Chinaglia and other big-name stars -- and the North American Soccer League, believe it or not.

SiriusXM (SIRI) today announced an agreement to broadcast all Premier League games featuring Manchester United via its radio, online and web apps. The first Manchester United match available to SiriusXM subscribers kicks off on January 4, 2011 when the Red Devils play home against Stoke City on Sirius channel 113 and XM channel 244 beginning at 3pm ET.