Our favorite forward/midfielder, Landon Donovan, is this year's MLS MVP! It's actually the first time he has won the award, but after the smokin' season he has had it should come as no surprise.

With all the awards he has been receiving this year, I'm continually reminded of that scene in Forrest Gump.

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Rumours are rife as we all know about Chelsea at the moment and there seems to be no stopping the press at the moment. Ashley Cole has said this week:
""Of course every club wants to see new players and at a club like Chelsea you know whoever comes in will be world-class, you would love to see new players but it's not my money they're spending and it's not down to me. Click to continue reading...

Athletic Bilbao-Barcelona

Bilbao had one of the hottest starts of any La Liga squad, but the squad has not proven that they can consistently score with only eleven goals on the year as a team.� Barcelona has a few guys that are not too far from that total including newly acquired forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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Michael Tonge's loan move from Stoke to Preston after Tony Pulis's unsuccessful attempt to establish the languid midfielder as a Premier League player comes as little surprise; his spell at the Britannia Stadium having been as excitement packed as a Cabinet meeting to discuss the Lisbon treaty. Tonge is one of a special breed of players who look the part – and his formative years in some dramatic Click to continue reading...

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The final postseason award was announced today, and to no surprise Landon Donovan was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the 2009 season.

For Donovan, it's the very first time in his MLS career that he's been selected as the top player in the league. This despite the fact he's been around since 2001 with the San Jose Earthquakes.

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The final postseason award was announced today, and to no surprise Landon Donovan was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the 2009 season.

For Donovan, it's the very first time in his MLS career that he's been selected as the top player in the league. This despite the fact he's been around since 2001 with the San Jose Earthquakes.

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Not much of a surprise there. It was just announced on ESPNews.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is this is the first time that Landon Donovan, a five-time Honda Player of the Year and two-time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year, has won the MLS award.

Said Donovan:

"Well, from a statistical standpoint it wasn't my best year, but what is important to me, and I think the reason we're being recognized, is that our team was very good this year.

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By L.E. Eisenmenger - BOSTON, MA (Nov 18, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- The Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake didn't kick into high gear until the end of the season, but it's no real surprise they meet in the MLS Cup final. The combinations of players, coaches, stadiums, and marketing show these clubs built ships to survive bad weather and win races. Click to continue reading...

by FRANCO PANIZO

If the Houston Dynamo� is to continue� its relative MLS success next season,� it will likely have to do so without two of their most� talented players.

Midfielders Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden� are out of contract at season's end, and both players are unlikely to return to the club, having been strongly linked� with moves� to Europe during the upcoming winter transfer window.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

If the Houston Dynamo� is to continue� its relative MLS success next season,� it will likely have to do so without two of their most� talented players.

Midfielders Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden� are out of contract at season's end, and both players are unlikely to return to the club, having been strongly linked� with moves� to Europe during the upcoming winter transfer window.

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Denmark notched three unanswered second half goals to come back from 0-1 down against the United States in Aarhus yesterday. � FC Dallas stirker Jeff Cunningham had given the Yanks the a surprise lead in the 26th following a Danish defensive error. The match also saw the United States debut of former Mexican international Edgar Castillo. Click to continue reading...

This Egypt-Algeria feud is getting nasty. Recently it was the infamous attack of the team bus that bloodied some Algerians.
On Monday, some Algerian kids vandalized the Egypt Air office in the nation's capital. It was just one of many violent incident in the last couple days.
It's no surprise that security is getting upped for Wednesday's match between the teams in Sudan. Click to continue reading...

Although this is the final stage of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers and there are no weak teams in the competition, Portugal and Russia were expected to have much easier jobs. They have minimal advantage before the return leg on Wednesday, but while Russia have a reason feel aggrieved, Portugal were more than lucky against Bosnia.

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Real Salt Lake?
Wow.
What a run for the underdogs. They survived (barely) a crazy last weekend in the regular season.
Then they eliminated the defending champs in the first round.
Finally, on Saturday they went to Chicago and eliminated the Fire via shootout (thank you Nick Rimando). Click to continue reading...

No surprise, but the LA Galaxy makes four times as much as Real Salt Lake, when you include Beckham and Donvoan. Click to continue reading...

We may be gradually getting closer and closer to the January transfer window but don't expect too much. Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he will not spend over inflated prices during the window.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday, Sir Alex said: "I would like to do business, but only if the prices are right - and that can be a problem in January". Click to continue reading...

Marek Hamsik's penalty kick in the 26th minute was enough for surprise World Cup qualifiers Slovakia to earn a home win against a weakened United States team in an international friendly earlier today. The penalty followed U.S. defender Jonathan Bornstein's push on Vladimir Weiss in the box. Check out our Videos section for game highlights and [. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez has revealed that he has been offered other jobs in Europe by clubs wishing to recruit him in the past 3 years.
Speaking to ITV journalists recently, the genial Liverpool boss said: " I have had offers from many clubs over the last three years, but I want to stay at Liverpool because it is a great club and because of the loyalty of the fans towards me. Click to continue reading...

The big news for the Premier League today is that Premier League clubs have rejected a proposal to admit Scottish teams Celtic and Rangers into the English top flight.
It is being reported that over 14 of the Premier League chairmen have rejected this idea. Click to continue reading...

Tickets finally went on sale today throughout the country for the second leg of the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff between Uruguay and Costa Rica in Montevideo. In about seven hours, the Uruguayan soccer federation has sold more than 20,000 tickets. At this rate the match should be a complete sellout before the weekend. Click to continue reading...

Link below to 2º leg return games results - 10.11.2009http://spanishfootballsports.blogspot.com/2009/11/spanish-cup-2009-tuesday-return-games.htmlFour games tonight of the 1ºst leg ties in the SPANISH CUP with anearthquake surprise that will have tremours felt across the World; thedefeat of Real Madrid to a 2ºB Division team. Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA was a surprise early on in 2009, but they faded quickly in the summer months. (Getty Images)

It seems like every season or so we get one club that comes out hot to start the season then to only fade in the summer. In 2009 it was Chivas USA who was just that club as they went 7-2-3 to start the first couple months of the season.

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I am Back !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After a long hiatus , I have finally decided to restart my blog. At first, I thought will I be able to find the time to maintain a blog , but then I thought and thought more and said What the Hack !!! :) . Let's give it a try once more. Click to continue reading...

Another surprise of Dunga, and not a good one this time. Ramires, injured, will be replaced by Palermo's Fabio Simplicio in the matches against England and Oman. This just doesn't make sense.

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The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Committee announced the field of 59 teams for the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship Sunday evening.

Thirty-nine conferences were awarded automatic qualification for the 2009 championship.� Three teams were selected from Pool B, which consists of independent institutions, and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification.

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The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Committee announced the field of 59 teams for the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship Sunday evening.

Thirty-nine conferences were awarded automatic qualification for the 2009 championship.� Three teams were selected from Pool B, which consists of independent institutions and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification.

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I said in my preview post posted earlier today that it was a big game and a chance for us to establish a 5-point gap at the top of the table, and after a scrappy, hard fought and closer than expected game, we managed it through a great Barcelona at home header from JT.
Chelsea lined up as expected with Ivanovic at right back, JT, Carvalho and Ashley Cole at the back, Cech in goal of course. Click to continue reading...

Bath City beat Grimsby Town 2-0 yesterday. I still feel giddy typing that. Not a 1-0 victory thanks to a fluke goal against the run of play. Oh no! Bath City defeated Grimsby Town with a decisive goal in each half. It is one of those results you need to say out loud over and over again, just so that you can reassure yourself that it really happened. Click to continue reading...

Wenger shows interest in up and coming centre back.

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Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic has been reported to be attracting interest from Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City.

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It's funny how when you're playing well and in good form you find things going your way, little bits of luck that can help decide a game.

I think it's fair to say we got a bit of that yesterday against Wolves. You certainly wouldn't have put too much money on the final scoreline after the first twenty minutes.

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Four more from the Arsenal. The first half ended 3-0.
Arsenal Captain Francesc Fabregas is in a rich vein of form, and he rounded out the first-half scoring.
Here are the Goals:
28' Eduardo/Wolves Own Goal
35' Eduardo/Wolves Own Goal
45' Cesc
66' Arshavin
Craddock scored a header from a corner to get an 88' consolation. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United go into tomorrow's big Premier League clash against Chelsea with many pundits expecting a hammering for the champions, there's no surprise there given what happened at Old Trafford in the summer with the loss of two world-class strikers and the quality of the replacements that followed. Click to continue reading...

Albert Camus, the philosopher, author and football fanatic, was once asked that if he had to choose between football and the theatre, which he would choose. He replied "Football, without hesitation" And its little surprise, football has everything theatre has, and more. It has a story, but is unwritten. Click to continue reading...

Chris Hughton has come out and said today that he will have the final say on players coming and going at the club. Mike Ashley - not picking any players But that's no surprise since the club has done away with their Director of Football, Dennis Wise, so to speak, and presumably the manager now reports into [. Click to continue reading...

I've lifted the F-bomb ban on Cut of the Day because it's Friday and I wanna...#1 - In the aftermath of last night's Real Salt Lake upset of the champs, James Edward pops the surprise cork and Shawn Mitchell does the Crew autopsy.#2 - After another loss to Benfica at home last night, Everton keeper Tim Howard knows his side is in a real scrap for the Europa League knockouts. Click to continue reading...