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There is no better way to start off the new direction of blog than by interviewing a potential
future MLS Philadelphia player. Ryan Finley is a name that one might not know well now, but
certainly will in the future. He is a United States Under-18 striker getting ready to make his mark
in college and on a higher level.
Arsenal forward Carlos Vela was giving a statement to the popular Mexican
Television channel (TV Azteca) after the clash with Belize at Houston, Texas. Vela won the game
with his native Mexico finally with 2:0, where he scored the opener after 67 minutes. As well
he was looking forward on Saturday, when Mexico again take on Belize in Monterrey,
Mexico.
Recently I had the opportunity to ask Mikey Collins, IGLFA Secretary, some questions about his
position with IGLFA and his experiences as a member of the gay soccer community.
Do coaches lead more than just our players? We often speak of our players as leaders, or our
ability as coaches to lead our team -- but what about or ability as coaches to lead one another?
How important is leadership within a coaching staff, and what does the leadership that your staff
exhibits ultimately mean for the players on your team?
Steve Menary's book Outcasts!: The Lands That FIFA Forgot is a fascinating read. In the book,
Menary reports on the far flung "countries" that FIFA doesn't recognize. Steve Menary sat down to
speak with me recently about writing Outcasts and the issues his book raises. Menary told me that
he got his start writing for [.
Arsenal striker Carlos Vela has revealed he is willing to accept the rigours of the Premier League
to become a better overall player. Vela linked up with his new team mates on Monday, and admitted
before hand that he was nervous, but excited about his return to London. "Yes (I'm Nervous)
because i will meet new people, [.
Arsenal striker Carlos Vela has given his first official interview after rejoining the Gunners for
pre-season training, speaking on a whole manner of subjects to Arsenal.com You can read in full
what the 19 year old had to say below. On finally linking up with Arsenal: "I am very proud to
finally be here and I am truly [.
Before I start, I want to say that I personally like Dave Kasper. He is a smart man, and has
always been open with me. I also know he has the best interests of DC United at heart. So I
hope these posts, despite their length, come across as measured and analytical, rather
than unfair, gratuitous and personal.
Photo: Fox SportsBobby McMahon is the analyst for the Fox Soccer Report, a nightly soccer news show
on Fox Soccer Channel. For many of us here in North America (and around the world), McMahon is an
authority when it comes to what's going on in ...
For various reasons, it's been a few weeks since I've been able to do a Q&A over at
USSoccerPlayers. Well, things are back to normal (hopefully). Yesterday, I spoke with Eric Wynalda
about this Saturday's US-Sweden game, and it's up now.
Earlier this week, Just-Football was invited to attend a seminar hosted by Birkbeck Sports Business
Centre, at which the guest lecturer was none other than AC Milan legend and current Italian
national coach Roberto Donadoni. The lecture was held as part of an event to launch the alumni
group of the Birkbeck Department of Management's MSc Sports Management and the Business of Football
programme.
Ray Burse, Jr. has had one hell of a past year - on and off the field. As primarily a reserve last
year, Burse waited patiently for his chance at the first team. Then Shaka Hislop retired, Dario
Sala was injured and Burse found himself in net for FC Dallas' SuperLiga opener vs. Chivas
Guadalajara. [.
During the second field inspection, I asked a strapping young member of United's communications
department if he had an explanation as to why they're insistent upon continuing the game,
considering it was already a longer delay than we had on June 4. He said he didn't have an
"official" response, but that the league policy is to see as many games as possible
played to completion.
At the beginning of the season, we were told that D.C. United's squad was improved to compete in
international competition. One of the biggest changes was the trade of Bobby Boswell to the
Dynamo.
Tonight, Houston beat Pachuca, 2-0, to advance to the SuperLiga finals. Guess who
scored the game-winning goal.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he was left impressed by Carlos Vela's 28 minutes cameo against
Newcastle United on Saturday, and enthused that the forward has a big future with the club. Wenger
told the Gunners official website on Tuesday: "Yes, he looks like another one for the
future," Vela is just 19-years-old, but is attracting the attention [.
Arsenal Forward Carlos Vela was speaking after the clash with Jamaica last evening at
the Estadio Azteca to the native press, to give views on his impressions as well as on
his own performance. Vela played 73 minutes, as his native Mexico forged a 3:0 win over
Jamaica and was involved in two of the three goals.
Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner has admitted in a post match interview after the Sheffield clash,
that his partnership up front with teammate Carlos Vela is really fantastic. The young Dane praised
also the qualities of the young Mexican, as well as Vela's attitude. Bendtner told Arsenal TV
online: "Everybody played really really well, we could have had [.
Following up on my interview with Andrea Canales a few weeks ago, my interview with her fellow LA
reporter Luis Bueno is up now on This is American Soccer (TIAS). Luis writes for Sports
Illustrated, MLSNet.com, the Press-Enterprise, in addition to running his Sideline Views blog along
with Andrea. Most of my conversation with Luis [.
Chad Severs is a NJ-born striker currently playing for the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First
Division. A lethal finishing touch and high work rate highlights his arsenal of attributes that
have taken to him from Ocean City HS - where he came one goal shy (with 159) of tying Tab Ramos' NJ
state record [.
Louise Waxler founded the KICKS Against Breast Cancer charity soccer tournament in 1996 in honor of
her friend Claudia Mayer, who died of breast cancer at the age of 47. The photo above is the Penn
State Women's Soccer team and the Washington Freedom W-League team at this year's Final Game. From
the [.
It is an understatement to say that the path from Uganda to South Carolina is not well trodden. But
in the past few years an increasing number of young men from Uganda have been making the unlikely
journey to Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina to study and play for school's soccer
team.
Soccer Coach Emma Hayes is as unique as the environment she grew up in. A thrill-seeker from Camden
Town, her gritty ambition surpasses that of even the most upper-crust kid in Regents Park. In 2000,
after much denial about her inability to play soccer due to a chronic ankle injury (and six years
pursuing an unsuccessful career in the secret service), Emma accepted her true calling to become a
coach.
Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger has admitted in a interview after the Stuttgart clash, that he
is very happy with Carlos Vela's development in the pre season so far and thinks that he does not
need another striker in his side. "We are not as short of strikers as people thought,"
"We have Vela, who has integrated well into [.
DC United's starting left back answered a few of my questions about his role with the team, his
preferred positions, and what he has planned for the coming year. Jon- You've played for 3 MLS
teams in 3 seasons, but it looks like you've found a home in DC. Any insight into your [...]
Carlos Vela was selected to take part in a press conference in Osasuna's press room, Tajonar Carlos
has admitted in the press conference he has good feelings, that he can play without any problems on
Sunday against Getafe. He also spoke again about his dream to join Arsene Wenger's side for the
next campaign as well [.
Okay. Okay. So I missed all Red Bull coverage this weekend. Take a look at Jeff's account of the
game - I will post on it later. I wasn't able to make the game due to some family stuff and it
turns out I missed a fun one. Won't happen again, I promise. I was able [...]
This photo is of myself, Emma Hayes and Lisa Cole at the NSCAA convention in Baltimore, MD, January
2008. I recently caught up with Lisa Cole, who was just named assistant coach of the new WPS Boston
Breakers, scheduled to begin play in 2009. I'm lucky to know Lisa through both Region 1 [...]
After previously getting Tim Burgess of The Charlatans to give a few minutes to talk about United,
proper red Terry Christian has spoken to Republik of Mancunia about several United related topics.
Christian, Old Trafford born and bred, got his first gig at local BBC Radio stations, with his
'Barbed Wireless' programme winning Sony Awards in [.
The 99s are the MUTV 'Band of the Year' winning by a public vote by reds earlier in the year. These
lads from Saddleworth (you know, Oldham way) are lifelong United fans whose name is obviously
inspired by our wonderful Treble winning season. Tim Burgess, who had a chat with RoM not so long
ago, has also [.
This week, I'll be interviewing Marc Burch and Greg Janecki. Anybody have something they want to
ask either of these fine gentlemen? Leave it in the comments.
Just got off the phone with Santino, and I will have it transcribed by tonight, so come back around
10pm tonight and read about Santino's contract status, his destiny with the USMNT, and his plans of
revenge against Marc Burch.
I am an interview machine over here. Come back tomorrow to see what Marc has to say about free
kicks, his contract, and Santino's wrath. While you're here, read and comment on the previous
interviews of Greg Janecki, Santino Quaranta, Ben Olsen, and Guy Roland Kpene
Even with the transfer window open, not much has happened so far except for the transfer of Ever
Banega to Valencia. No one wants to hear anything about Danny Mills being sent to cellar-dwellars
Derby County on loan or Goldenballs training with Arsenal. Instead, here is an interview with
Jonathan Bornstein from about 6 months - [.
As I mentioned in a previous post I recieved an invitation from Jesus Alvaredo, who is a god
amongst Sevilla fans, to be interviewed on his radio show 'Sevillistas por el mundo' on Sevilla FC
radio. I'm going to talk about why I became a Sevilla fan, why I write both on here and on The
[...]
Photo courtesy of Peter's blog. Peter Wilt was the first President and General Manager of the
Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer, and has gained a noteworthy reputation for being a
fan-friendly soccer businessman. He's known for answering questions from fans through the BigSoccer
Internet message boards, and he now maintains his own blog [.
It's finally official, Rafael van der Vaart the Netherlands midfielder and Hamburg's captain is on
his way to Real Madrid pending the results of a medical. The Bundesliga's own version of the
Ronaldo affair has come an end. Although the clubs themselves have not released the details
regarding the transfer fee, reports in [.
I haven't been posting too much lately for a bunch of reasons. One of them is that I feel I have
already said everything about DC United's problems earlier this season, and I have seen nothing
from them to suggest otherwise. And since I don't believe in piling on with the same
criticism week after week after week, I have chosen to let others do so.
TheChelseaBlog.org has given some of their time to answer a few questions from me on their biggest
threat, that night in Moscow, John Terry's red card and predictions for tomorrow. 1. Who is your
all time favourite Chelsea player? Has to be Gianfranco Zola, total professional on and off the
pitch and a "clever little so-and-so" as [.
Hi, Just a quick note before the long weekend. Jonathan Sterling of the Third Half has invited me
to do a round up on the Bundesliga for his show. I am the first segment on this week's show, and if
any of you are interested it is available via iTunes or directly [...]
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