Okay, I know league and international team aren't necessarily one in the same. You can have a strong national team but a crappy league, it's possible.

But does the Joe Public-New England score mean the US national team should worry for their match against Trinidad & Tobago on Sept. 10?

I mean, come on, how many of you predicted a lopsided rout in the Joe Public-Revolution match? Click to continue reading...

EPL Talk goes in over the top a bit when discussing Fox Soccer Channel's recent predilection towards plastering its sets with advertising. I haven't watched Fox Football Fone-In this season but in previous seasons the co-hosts and set have been kitted out in so many football shirts and associated gear that it looked the show and [. Click to continue reading...

The Indonesia Soccer League should be back with us this weekend with a few games scheduled for 9 pm kick offs to allow the players time to rest after breaking the fast and to inconvenience fans going home after the game.

06/09 Persik v PSM
07/09 Persija v PSIS,
07/09 Arema v Deltras

It is not yet clear whether or not Persija fans will be allowed to attend the game at Bung Karno on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

West Ham 4 Blackburn 1 (Premier League) A Late goal blitz ensured West Ham made it an unhappy return to Upton Park for Blackburn boss Paul Ince. The Hammers were holding on to a 2-1 lead deep into stoppage time when goals from Craig Bellamy and Carlton Cole sealed an empahtic scoreline for the hosts. Click to continue reading...

This week's show looks back at Olympic gold for Argentina, a Champions League escape for Liverpool and a warning for Roma. Click on the links below to find out more on the stories that appear on this week's show. The Good It was good for Argentina as they retained their Olympic title by defeating Nigeria 1-0 in [. Click to continue reading...

Defending champions Singapore have been drawn in Group A alongside Myanmar, co-hosts Indonesia and the qualifying round's runner-up for December's AFF Suzuki Cup 2008.Group A matches will be taking place in Indonesia.The lions will also face the qualifiers runner-up.As usual,top two teams will qualify for semi-final. Click to continue reading...

I had the privilege of being a guest on World Soccer Daily yesterday and talked with hosts Steven Cohen and Kenny Hassan on the approaching Serie A season as well as potential transfers and finally FIFA's decision to fine Adrian Mutu £13.68 million. Audio Segment For those of you unfamilar with what Kenny and myself are talking about see [. Click to continue reading...

FC Lahti and TamU kicked off the 18th round on Friday and the matched ended in a 2-2 draw. Dramatically, TamU were up by one until the 90th minute. Then Jari Litmanen scored in stoppage time and two minutes later Jonne Kemppinen gave the hosts the lead. Nobody expected TamU to get a result anymore, [. Click to continue reading...

The respective U21 sides of Finland and Sweden had nothing between them as their friendly match in Turku drew to a close, and the result - one goal for each - reflected the proceedings quite well. The hosts started the game well, with Tomi Petrescu, Perparim Hetemaj, Berat Sadik and Tim Sparv all causing trouble to [. Click to continue reading...

The Black Pearls from Jayapura comfortably brushed past Persita winning 3-0. Two goals from Boaz Solassa and one from defender Ricardo Salempessy did the trick.

Arema returned to winning ways under their new coach Gusnul Yakin, inflicting PSM's first defeat of the season 2-0. Mbamba and Serge did the damage. Click to continue reading...

Olympic host China's performance in the Football tournament was similar to that of other hosts in recent Olympic Games. China, like five of the last six host nations were knocked out in the group phase. Since 1920, only Spain (1992) have hosted the Olympic Games and won gold in Football: Performance of host NOC in Olympic Men's [. Click to continue reading...

Stuff to read while you get robbed by Winnie the Pooh...... Stevie G's new £350,000 garden ornament. (The Spoiler) Franky Lamps is staying in London forever and ever. (Chelsea Offside) Once USSR's biggest rivalry resumes...and didn't go so well for the hosts. (Guardian Unlimited) How Not To Dress, by Mrs. Click to continue reading...

Against all the odds Persija maintained their 100% record and moved to the top of the ISL, at least for a couple of hours, after a hard fought victory against Sriwijaya at Jakabaring Stadium.

In truth Persija weren't at their best with sloppy passing at the back handing the inititative to double winners Sriwijaya. Click to continue reading...

Though I'm obviously traveling, English soccer waits for no Olympics. The lower divisions start this weekend, which means we need to keep an eye on the Championship team we've picked (Nottingham Forest) and a team with a couple of Americans (Reading -- Marcus Hahnemann and Bobby Convey).

That'll be easy this week -- they're playing each other.

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Olympic ladeez in the house Highlights from the opening round of matches: wins for Norway (against the mighty USA) and hosts China, and a goalless draw between Germany and Brazil in a rematch of the last Women's World Cup final.... Click to continue reading...

Group A, B, C and D consist of the sixteen male teams. Here are the results from the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Group E which consists of the hosts, Canada, Sweden and Argentina. Team Played Won Lost Drawn GF GA GD Points Canada 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 4 China 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 4 Sweden 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 3 Argentina 2 0 2 0 1 3 -2 0 China 2-1 Sweden ( Tianjin- Aug 6) ( Xu Yuan, Han Duan/ Lotta Schelin) Argentina 1-2 Canada ( Tianjin- Aug 6) (Ludmila Manicler/ Candace Chapman, Kara Lang) Sweden [. Click to continue reading...

Pre-Season Cup final analysis, WP 0 v MV 0 (MV 8-7 on pens) OVERALL, on a pretty bumpy pitch, which tested the first touch and distribution, tonight's pre-season cup final, won by the Victory after a marathon 18 penalties, wasn't the greatest spectacle, but there were some solid signs for both sides as they build towards the season proper. Click to continue reading...

Runaway leaders SAF were held 1-1 by owly Gombak United with the hosts take the leade through an Alex Duric penalty.

A weakened Gombak, minus Precious, new signing Agu Casmir and lethal striker Obatola, equalised just minutes later.

In the other game Sengkang scored another goal; their eighth of the season. Click to continue reading...

It's that time of year and I have been looking forward to running the numbers for months now. It may seem premature to provide a pre-season Top 25 list, seeing as people are still moving around in the transfer market, but that won't stop me. The rankings have never been built on individual, but rather on results. Click to continue reading...

Kevin Keegan will impress on his players that they need to give the Newcastle fans something to shout about tonight, by going all out against hosts Real Mallorca in the Summer Cup. Kevin Keegan - will urge his players to go all out Click to continue reading...

This is not a stellar time for the upcoming hosts of international soccer tournaments. While much of the focus has been on South Africa's struggles to put together a credible World Cup in 2010, major concerns have developed over Ukraine and Poland's ability to host Euro 2012. With Euro 2008 complete, the focus turns to the future hosts, who clearly have a ways to go. Click to continue reading...

Another good day for the US U-20's is in the books.  After an embarrassing 3-1 defeat at the hands of the hosts of the Milk Cup, Northern Ireland, the Young Yanks rebounded with a stunning 4-0 win over Wales.  Yesterday, the U-20's continued their winning ways with a 2-0 win over a strong Belgian side. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez was happy with the bustling shift put in by new-look strikeforce Fernando Torres and Robbie Keane as his Liverpool side put Rangers to the sword in Saturday's friendly.

Against Rangers on Saturday, Liverpool gaffer Rafa Benitez started with the partnership that has had Liverpool fans talking this week: Fernando Torres and big-money signing Robbie Keane. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan lost to Sevilla 1-0, AC's Gennaro Gattuso scored an own goal with a flying header and in the second game, Lokomotiv Moscow and Chelsea drew 1-1.

In the penalty shoot-out, Lokomotiv Moscow won 5-4.

On Sunday AC Milan play Chelsea and Sevilla play the hosts Lokomotiv Moscow in the final. Click to continue reading...

  Arsenal get down to the serious business of pre season this afternoon in the Emirates Cup. Arsenal the hosts won the tournament last year and paraded the cup infront of the fans and will look to do the same this year. The Emirates Cup is a two day tournament with 4 teams competing for the [...] Click to continue reading...