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One of Europe's most prized transfer targets could very well be headed to Tottenham this
summer.
Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard reportedly has a deal in place to join Spurs during the next
transfer window, according to France Football. The report stipulates that the two clubs will still
need to come to a transfer agreement, meaning that the move is far from official but is
nevertheless along in the process.
While most of the soccer world were talking and cascading about Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's
snub to Manchester United defender Patrice Evra in a season marred by racism not only in the EPL
but across Europe, there was something magical about to happen in Gabon as rank
outsiders Zambia took on the might of Ivory Coast in the African Nations Cup final.
The soccer world sheds a tear for fans, players, and civilians that lost their lives in Egypt a
few days ago. Many much better equipped media outlets and more knowledgeable folk reported on the
incident and shared their thoughts. Here's some of the essential reading:
Last Wednesday, in the Egyptian city of Port Said, fans of rival soccer clubs fought and 73
people were killed.
The eyes of the soccer world shift to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon on January 21st for the kick off
of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. With seven-time and defending...
The first choice boot of FC Barcelona and Spain midfielder Cesc F bregas, the PUMA PowerCat 1.12
soccer boot has caused quite a stir in the soccer world since its introduction...
It's that time again. With the new year upon us, and plenty to discuss in the soccer world, it's
time for the latest SBI Live Q&A.
Join me at Noon today as I answer questions on all things soccer (and pop culture). Want to talk
about the MLS Draft? The U.S. national team camp?
Mark Hughes is back in the Premier League after agreeing to become the new manager at Queens
Park Rangers.
Hughes signed a deal through the 2013-14 season and replaces the ousted Neil Warnock, who was
let go with the club lingering just a point above the relegation zone.
It's official: Thierry Henry is going back to Arsenal.
The New York Red Bulls forward and his former Premier League club put the final touches on a
short-term loan that has Arsenal's all-time leading goal scorer returning to the Emirates through
the end of February.
Henry will be eligible for the club's FA Cup match against Leeds United on Monday.
Where the storyline are in U.S. soccer for 2012
Wondering where the big talkers will come from in our soccer world in 2012? The answers are in
my piece that posted yesterday at SI.com. Feel free to drop some of these little nuggets of
knowledge at the water cooler today as you climb back into the work seat for the New Year.
This past season in U.S. soccer was certainly an interesting one. In MLS, two new teams were
promoted and the soccer world fell in love with them and their passionate fans. Coaches were
hired and fired, players finally fulfilled their ...
Visit http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com for the rest of the story.
U.S. Soccer released its "Best of" nominee lists for 2011 (link to Facebook voting). Categories
from "Male and Female Athletes of the Year", "Best Goal", "Best Fan Moments" and the like are all
up for grabs.
The one that concerned us the most was the "Best Twitter" account which featured loads of USMNT and
USWNT players and a few big media accounts.
If you were getting bored with American soccer news and the MLS off-season, then you certainly have
something to catch your attention now. Today via twitter American soccer play Preston Zimmerman set
a debate in motion that will likely be rolling around for a while. The young attacker wrote a
diatribe that brings several issues to the forefront of conversation and there were two points that
should be taken note of.
Luis Suarez might as well be on the FA's speed dial these days.
In the aftermath of receiving an eight-game ban and hefty fine from England's ruling body, the
Liverpool striker was given his second punishment after being found guilty of misconduct for
flipping the middle finger to Fulham fans at Craven Cottage following a match earlier in
December.
In my debut article I'm taking on the hat trick format to discuss a needed holiday tradition in
MLS, a quick look at the revival of Italian soccer, and a couple familiar faces playing with their
respective national teams. Does anyone have any fireworks ready?
1. The holidays may have lulled most of the soccer world into a brief slumber, but the English
Premiere League is still going full speed ahead with their traditional Boxing Day matches.
* Due to a scheduling error, this piece will be published several days after Christmas.
Merry Christmas, everyone! Happy Hanukkah, everyone! Happy Kwanza, everyone! Joyous pagan
ritual, everyone! To help us celebrate, here are all 20 goals Robin van Persie has scored this
season:
On this lovely wet Christmas in Vancouver I find my mind wandering, as I think of times past and
times future (that works grammatically, right?
Hello all. I want to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you SBI readers out
there. We hope you enjoy some time off, quality family time and a few peeks at SBI in between your
unwrapping of presents and celebrating.
We will have a few presents for you in terms of posts today to help quench your thirst for
soccer so keep an eye out for those, and feel free to throw some story suggestions our way today as
we make our way through a second straight day without soccer to watch (the good news is soccer is
on the way on Monday courtesy of the Premier League's Boxing Day schedule).
Common sense has prevailed.
The Dutch football federation has rescinded the red card given to AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban
Alvarado in the aftermath of Wednesday's pitch invasion during a cup game against Ajax.
The goalkeeper was the target of a fan who ran onto the field right at the player in the 36th
minute of the match.
There are only a handful of games across the soccer world on Thursday, but a pretty crucial one
is taking place at White Hart Lane, where Chelsea and Tottenham do battle in a London derby (3
p.m., ESPN2/ESPN3.com/ESPN Deportes).
Tottenham sits in third place in the Premier League, two points ahead of the Blues with a game
in hand.
Kasey Keller Apparently Auditioned At ESPN
Hardly the focus of this Q&A with ESPN's soccer editor James Martin (who knew they had one?!?!),
he mentions that Kasey Keller was auditioning for a broadcast job with the sports leader.
Otherwise, there's some interesting stuff in there about how Keller sees the soccer world.
Photo by Thomas Eisenhuth/ISIphotos.com
Abby Wambach's penchant for coming up big in the FIFA Women's World Cup this past summer has
earned her more individual acclaim six months later.
Wambach was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Tuesday, becoming the first
soccer player -- male or female -- to win an individual year-end award from the AP.
Article by Pedro Gomes [Editor's Note: FY = Fiscal Year]
On December 12, Soccer Insider Steven Goff dropped a budgetary bombshell on the soccer world. He
revealed an inside look into the United States Soccer Federations's Budget for FY'13. No one knows
exactly how this journalistic wizard came to this information and quite honestly I don't think many
cared because its juicy details lit the Twitter Sphere ablaze with questions, comments, excitement,
and disbelief.
Not even one of the faces of African soccer is immune to punishment of the harshest kind.
The Cameroonian Football Federation banned captain and star forward Samuel Eto'o 15 matches for
his role in a players' strike last month. Eto'o can appeal the punishment over the course of the
next two weeks, but if it is upheld, the ban could signal the end of the 30-year-old Eto'o's
international career, considering the length of the ban and the bad blood between player and
federation.
By FRANCO PANIZO
David Villa may not be living up to expectations this season with Barcelona, but that doesn't
mean the club is in any rush to get rid of him.
Pep Guardiola spoke to reporters in Japan ahead of Barcelona's FIFA Club World Cup campaign and
said he has no intentions of disposing of Villa, who has been linked to several Premiership
clubs.
On the latest edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast : This Week in US Soccer ... your
hosts Chris Webb and Chris Riordan discuss the latest happenings in the North American soccer
world. There are plenty of player ...
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It's still early but the draft boards are heating up. (Getty Images)
For the last few months I've been working on a list of players that could be available for next
month's 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Naturally a lot can and will happen between today's post and the
draft. Players could stay in school, go elsewhere in the soccer world or just decide to hang their
boots up for good.
By CALEB SONNELAND
When the French Football Association announced its men's and women's Ballon d'Or finalists for
2011, the usual suspects were all accounted for — with one American in the mix.
The La Liga trio of Lionel Messi, Xavi and Cristiano Ronaldo are set to contend for the men's
award, while Marta, Homare Sawa and Abby Wambach will vie for the women's prize.
Taylor Twellman has had an incredible soccer journey. His scoring accolades served him well in
college and led him to what proved to be a remarkable professional career that was cut short due to
injury. Soccer fans are now finding him to be a real personality in the world of broadcasting.
Putting in time with the Philadelphia Union and finding roles with ESPN has shown the soccer world
something that is often lost in broadcasting: a candid, educated approach that brings honesty to
the table.
By "The Other 87 Minutes" /
Senior Unemployed English Major CorrespondentsCorruption.
Injustice. Obscene profits. In this week's list, we're assembling a crew of famous footballing
names to Occupy FIFA. They won't rest until they bring down the soccer juggernaut (and Sharpie a
moustache on Blatter while he's sleeping).
... of the 2011 MLS Season as we know it. Welcome back everyone! Sorry I've been gone so long,
school and work have been taxing but I should have managed my time a little better to make a few
posts before now, so for that I am sorry. I'm not leaving the blog yet, and with the offseason upon
us now week long absences between posts isn't too out of the question until preseason training
picks up in February.
Photo by David Bernal/ISIphotos.com
By AVI CREDITOR
LOS ANGELES -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter sent shockwaves through the soccer world with his
comments about the lack of racism as a whole in soccer and to deal with on-field incidents with a
mere handshake, and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham didn't hold back when given the
chance to address Blatter's remarks to assembled media on Thursday.
By CALEB SONNELAND
FC Anzhi Makhachkala are plotting yet another transfer to shock the soccer world, and this time,
Dimitar Berbatov is the man set in its sights.
Enjoying its glut of cash from its new owner, Suleyman Kerimov, the Russian club is looking to
prise Berbatov, now 30, away from Premier League champions Manchester United.
Sepp Blatter continues to raise the bar for his critics.
In an interview with CNN World Sport the FIFA president touched on the notion of racism in
soccer, saying that not only does racism as a whole not exist in the game, but that any potential
moments of racial abuse should be settled with a handshake.
With a simple yet poignant message of its website, Krunch has announced itself to the soccer world.
In a world where it is difficult to find unbranded soccer" clothing, Krunch‘s commitment is to
honour the game through simple and fashionable designs and allow the real star to shine....the game
itself.
The air conditioned stadiums that are supposed to combat the heat during the 2022 World Cup
might have been a major selling point of Qatar's World Cup bid, but they might never come to
fruition.
The architects in charge of designing Qatar's World Cup stadiums are reportedly against having
air conditioning in the arenas.
The Jay Demerit Story will be showing in Theaters across the country Thursday November 3, 2011. You
can see it in
Miami at AMC Sunset Place - 5701 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 (305)
740-8904 – RSVP
Following is a brief description:
Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story
The true story of a young American's impossible journey – a journey never experienced or heard of
in the soccer world.
Yet another busy weekend in the Virginia college soccer world as October came to a close. Take a
look at some highlights, score, and updates from the past weekend:
VCU Rams fall 3-2 to HPU in NSCAA GOTW on Fox Soccer Channel
JMU Women fall to VCU, 2-0
Hokie Men fall to Duke after hard fought battle
Tribe Women crush ODU 4-0
Abrigo's Two Goals Lead Tribe Past Pride in OT, 3-2
Men's Soccer: Gardner-Webb at Radford (Oct.
Photo: Nicolae Stoian
Union manager Peter Nowak downplayed the Union's prior win over Houston. And he's right. That
was a long time ago, and Houston is a different and better team now, as PSP pointed out earlier
this week.
The Inqy says Sheanon Williams and Gabriel Farfan will be key in tomorrow's match against the
Dynamo.
In this week's review section, we look back at stories from the big Manchester derby and the
fallout from the racism row with England captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
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Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
In this week's review section, we look back at stories from the big Manchester derby and the
fallout from the racism row with England captain John Terry and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
It's that time again. Time to discuss all things soccer in the latest SBI Live Q&A.
With the MLS playoffs set to kick off on Wednesday night, and with so much going on in the
international soccer world, we won't have a shortage of topics to discuss. Want to talk about MLS
playoff match-ups?
