Michael Parkhurst hopes to do enough in the January U.S. Men's National Team camp to earn more looks with the full national team. (Photo by Art Donahue/artdonahue.com)

Former New England Revolution central defender Michael Parkhurst has excelled in both MLS and in Europe, but hasn't been a regular contributor to the U.

Featured Image: Nicolae Stoian

The Philly Soccer Page is fortunate to be able to share its readers the work of five staff photographers: Daniel Gajdamowicz, Earl Gardner, Michael Long, Paul Rudderow and Nicolae Stoian. Along with photographs by contributing photographers Nate Monahan and Eryin Wandel, we present a look back at the Union's 2011 home season along with the road games we were able to cover, special events and more.

Caleb Porter will now lead the U-23 National team. (Photo via Akron Athletic Department)

A bit of news we heard about yesterday over on Twitter. University of Akron head coach Caleb Porter has been officially named the US U-23 head coach more importantly the Olympics head coach for the US.

By Chris Wright

Photo- and video-bombing the bejesus each other is a tradition that is taken very seriously down Chelsea way (see here and here for details) and with the cameras knocking around at Cobham for the club's official team photo shoot, serial offenders David Luiz, Paulo Ferreira and Branoslav Ivanovic just couldn't help themselves.

After the jump, you'll find some movie pictures from a couple of youth matches over the past week or so. Thanks, as always, to EskWeston for the contributions. This guy does fantastic work so be sure to subscribe to his YouTube page and follow him on Twitter.

Old youth team photo

Black 5-3 Blue
14 September
This was a game featuring mixed teams of Under-18s and reserve players.

This is an interesting REAL MADRID TEAM PHOTO taken before the start of their CHAMPIONS LEAGUE match against DYNAMO ZAGREB. Apart from highlighting the starting 11 it shows the team in their RED UNIFORM , something very unusual & maybe of value for all the Real Madrid fans around the globe whom collect images of their favourite team.

This is an interesting REAL MADRID TEAM PHOTO taken before the start of their CHAMPIONS LEAGUE match against DYNAMO ZAGREB. Apart from highlighting the starting 11 it shows the team in their RED UNIFORM , something very unusual & maybe of value for all the Real Madrid fans around the globe whom collect images of their favourite team.

By Chris Wright

During the shoot for Real Madrid's 2011/12 team photo, bearded midfield pirate Esteban Granero couldn't resist having a little fondle of Kaka's angelic mush hoping that a little bit of that Jesus magic would rub off on him...

How adorable/incredibly annoying.

The Mirror is reporting that Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen underwent surgery in Stockholm on his left Achilles Momday and as a result could be out for two months.

Huge blow to the Gunners especially with the news yesterday that Jack Wilshere could be out for up to three months also.

Bem-vindo a Selecao Bootcamp! It was Birthdays galore over the weekend as both Julio Cesar and Alexandre Pato celebrated their big days with their Brazilian teammates. Cesar was pelted with water and made to roll his face over the grass while Pato got a strawberry cake courtesy of the squad's chef!

So there is general consensus among the Galaxy fans I talked to that Robbie Keane is a good signing for the squad. One, however, admitted to being a disgruntled West Ham fan and said that the Galaxy would regret the move. There's a bit of extra pressure on Robbie tonight, perhaps, because the player moved in order for him to be signed, Juan Pablo Angel, scored tonight for Chivas USA.

So there is general consensus among the Galaxy fans I talked to that Robbie Keane is a good signing for the squad. One, however, admitted to being a disgruntled West Ham fan and said that the Galaxy would regret the move. There's a bit of extra pressure on Robbie tonight, perhaps, because the player moved in order for him to be signed, Juan Pablo Angel, scored tonight for Chivas USA.

SPANISH FOOTBALL SPORTS has found this photo of the FC BARCELONA starting 11 team that played the 2º leg of the Spanish Super Cup Final which defeated Real Madrid 3 - 2 & also taking the tie on a 5-4 aggregate. A photo which I hope will please the many Barça fans around the World as it is basically the starting 11 "gala" side, with the exception of Puyol, Alexis Sanchez & Cesc Fabregas.

Sunday's match, the last home game of the regular season, was Fan Appreciation Night.

Tasha Kai once again proved why she is essential to this team, scoring the first goal...

...with this shot over Sky Blue's keeper, Jenni Branam.

By Chris Wright

Wolves dropped a bit of a clanger yesterday by attempting to gloss over the fact that David Edwards, Christophe Berra and Adlene Guediora had all missed the club's pre-season photocall through illness and injury by merely grafting their heads onto the 2011/12 team photo over the mugs of three reserve teamers.

Arsenal fans channel Jack Nicholson to yet another Cesc Fabregas story

The neverending Fabregas saga (TM) which so far has enveloped everyone in a stench so overpowering that Pepe Le Pew just dove off a bridge seems to have yet more twists.

Amongst them is now the distinct possibility that Cesc Fabregas might feature in Arsenal's last pre-season game against Benfica this weekend.

Arsenal's team photo for the 2011-12 season is being taken this Thursday and you, and your junior Gunner, can be part of it.

Thanks to the Gunners' official membership schemes 'The Arsenal' and Junior Gunners, Arseblog is giving readers one adult plus a child the chance to sit in the Gunners' first team photocall at the Emirates this Thursday 4th August.

I just got back from AZ training/team photo day.Best line of the afternoon, which drew a squad-wide laugh and I believe came from Etiënne Reijnen (my head was somewhat turned, but I think it was him that said it): "Smile, Jozy!! Don't be so serious all the time!!"Get it? He just got there and they don't really know him?

Official WWC Team Photo (Courtesy: US Soccer)USSoccer.com has been putting together these mini-profiles of each of the USWNT players that will complete in Germany for the 2011 Women's World Cup.
Here are the rest of the profiles of each player on the roster. See the first set of profiles here.

Official Women's World Cup Team Photo (Photo Credit: USSoccer.com)USSoccer.com has been putting together these mini-profiles of each of the USWNT players that will complete in Germany for the 2011 Women's World Cup.
Here are the first six videos featuring 13 of the 21 players on the roster.

Here is a look at the USA's official team photo that the squad took a few days ago here in Austria (as you can see by the scenic background). This might make a cool wallpaper on someone's lap top. There will be a video of team photo day up on ussoccer.com shortly, so please look for it.
Back Row (L to R): O'Hara, Rapinoe, Heath, LePeilbet, Sauerbrunn, Morgan, Krieger, Lindsey
Middle Row (L to R): Cheney, Wambach, Barnhart, Solo, Loyden, Boxx, Mitts
Front Row (L to R): Cox, Rodriguez, Rampone, Buehler, O'Reilly, Lloyd

The "Best Team in The World"? The "Best Football Team of All-Time"? This is the FC BARCELONA starting 11 Team Photo in the 2011 Champions League Final against Manchester United. The same team & 11 players that won the European Cup & the 4th Champions League Title for FC Barcelona in its history. FC BARCELONA Champions 2011 Champions League Team Photo Top:L to R: Abidal, Pedro, Mascherano,

The "Best Team in The World"? The "Best Football Team of All-Time"? This is the FC BARCELONA starting 11 Team Photo in the 2011 Champions League Final against Manchester United. The same team & 11 players that won the European Cup & the 4th Champions League Title for FC Barcelona in its history. FC BARCELONA Champions 2011 Champions League Team Photo Top:L to R: Abidal, Pedro, Mascherano,

SPANISH SPORT & FOOTBALL has an important date tomorrow in London. The emotional levels are rising & will be souring tomorrow in Spain, especially in the autonomous region of Catalonia & the city of Barcelona, along with fellow Football fans in the city of Manchester & in England. Courtesy from "Don Balon" Spanish Sport online Football media MANCHESTER UNITED plays FC BARCELONA in the 2011

Here is a picture for FC BARCELONA fans to keep & stick on their favourite places. The starting 11 side against Real Madrid in the 1ºst leg of the Champions League semi finals. FC Barcelona 2011 Champions League semi-final line-up (photo courtesy of "Sport") L to R Top: Pedro, Keita, Mascherano, Busquets, Pique & Valdes L to R Bottom: Messi, Alves, Villa, Xavi & Puyol Notable absence due to

CASL Chelsea FC Academy took a week-long trip to Madrid last week... unsuprisingly, it was a trip that the players will remember for the rest of their lives.
The players - both the U-15/16 and U-17/18 teams - got to train at the famed Ciudad de Futbol, training grounds for the Spanish national team programs.

::: Today we welcome a guestpost from Russell Berrisford, who you may remember from such gaily flickering difference engine lanterns as theVancouver Sun and Soccer Report Extra :::

Anybody who saw the 1983 football biopic "Being is Believing" will almost certainly have left the cinema with a somewhat romanticised view of the period that Jean-Paul Sartre spent as manager of Paris based side Stade Saint-Germain in the early 1960s.

Finally managed to find a team photo of Spanish Football Club VALENCIA CF. There are many Valencia fans throughout the global & habitual readers of Spanish Football Sports Blog that may enjoy the image & thus satisfy a few emails I have been getting requesting such image. Below is the Valencia starting 11 team photo in yesterdays Champions League match against Schalke 04.

Thought the ATLETICO DE MADRID fans around the World may wish to have the latest Team photo. The below image is the starting 11 against FC Barcelona. Atletico de Madrid 2011 De Gea, Tiago, Ujfalusi, Valera, Filipe Luis y Godin Reyes, Agüero, Merida, Assunçao & Antonio López Yes, you also noticed it, Diego Forlan did not start against FC Barcelona.

Thought the ATLETICO DE MADRID fans around the World may wish to have the latest Team photo. The below image is the starting 11 against FC Barcelona. Atletico de Madrid 2011 De Gea, Tiago, Ujfalusi, Valera, Filipe Luis y Godin Reyes, Agüero, Merida, Assunçao & Antonio López Yes, you also noticed it, Diego Forlan did not start against FC Barcelona.

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3 months ago: SEATTLE - OCTOBER 31: Members of the Seattle Sounders FC pose for the team photo prior to the 1st leg playoff game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at Qwest Field on October 31 2010 in Seattle Washington.