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Everton should sell Pienaar and buy Donovan.
Howard helps Everton knock off Manchester City
Manchester City had a chance to grab first place in the English Premier League with a win on Monday, but Everton played the role of spoiler perfectly. Led by a dominant performance from Tim Howard, and inspired effort by the Everton defense, the Toffees posted a 2-1 victory against Mancheste...
I voted for the blog, early and often :-). Okay, not so often. Always for a fellow Jersey guy and some of the best coverage of MLS and US Soccer.
Soccer By Ives wins 2010 Best Blog Award
For those of you who may have missed the news last week, Soccer By Ives won U.S. Soccer's Best Soccer Blog Award. The award, voted on by fans on USSoccer.com, is SBI's third straight. Congratulations to the other finalists in a category that just keeps getting stronger and stronger. I want to...
"[...] postponed due to the weather."
So, what do the people advocating the MLS switch to the winter schedule have to say about that?
Americans Abroad: Weekend Rewind
By FRANCO PANIZO Inclement weather may have postponed a chunk of this weekend's matches in Europe, but that doesn't mean there were no Americans Abroad with noteworthy performances. Ricardo Clark received his first start of the Bundesliga campaign, going the distance in Eintracht Frankfurt's 1...
Following from RB Arena :-).
Red Bulls vs. Earthquakes: Match Night Commentary
The New York Red Bulls are back at Red Bull Arena tonight to take on the San Jose Earthquakes in a key inter-conference clash. The Red Bulls are coming off an impressive 4-1 thrashing of Toronto FC, but they will have a tough test in San Jose, which is coming off its own impressive win agains...
China does checkbook diplomacy all over the world. However in the case of Costa Rica, it's because of Taiwan.
A peek at Costa Rica's new national stadium
The U.S. national team and its fans are well aware of the cauldron that is Estadio Saprissa, Costa Rica's former national soccer stadium and a location the U.S. national team never did win a match in. The next time the United States plays Costa Rica, it will face the Ticos at a brand-new multi-...
Toronto hat trick of bad plays: own goal, blatant handball / red card
/ pk then goal keeping gaffe.
Toronto FC vs. Red Bulls: Match Day Commentary
The New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC renew their Eastern Conference rival today at BMO Field (1pm, MSG) as TFC looks to close the gap in the East standings on the second-place Red Bulls. The Red Bulls are a week and a half removed from a hard-fought 1-0 win against TFC at Red Bull Arena, ...
I see that he's played in Mexico, France and Spain, but how good is his English?
New York adds Marquez as third Designated Player
The New York Red Bulls hunt for a third DP ended Monday, as the club announced the signing of Mexican national team captain Rafa Marquez. Another long-rumored New York move came to fruition just two days after Marquez was released by his former club Barcelona over the weekend. The addition ...
ESPN has a good article by Leander Schaerlaeckens on him and the evolution of the US youth system.
Najar's instant offense keeps United's U.S. Open Cup hopes alive
Photo by ISIphotos.com By AVI CREDITOR WASHINGTON - Kris Kelderman waited as long as he could to unleash his "warrior." Turns out the assistant-turned-acting-head-coach's judgment was spot on. Andy Najar entered as D.C. United's final substitute in the 106th minute and scored the game-winne...
What the hell is a CAM? Seriously...
As for Torres, he hasn't fully proven himself. Sure, his playing when the USA doesn't have the ball has improved, but... that was in the second half against a half-motivated Turkey in mildly stifling heat. (note: he cites watching video of Michael Bradley as a factor in his improvement).
However, against a motivated, fully fit and physical team that will press hard in cool temperatures, the jury is still out on Torres (see the game against Netherlands). I don't watch much Mexican soccer, but I get the impression that the Mexican league doesn't emphasize pressing as much as European leagues or top international football. For Torres, that means on offense, he's going to have less time to make decisions with the ball, and on defense, he'll have to be very fit and be able to read the game (zonal marking).
Who would you start in the USA central midfield?
Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com There are still some starting jobs up for grabs with the U.S. national team as it prepares to kick off World Cup play, and few competitions are more wide open than the contest to start in central midfield alongside Michael Bradley. Ricardo Clark once held tha...
Whether he gets to South Africa or not depends on how fast and savvy he is. I can't recall any of his MLS games and haven't watched any his games in Mexico. Can someone give me a scouting report?
He's got to be the speed guy to stretch defenses and create space for the midfield. Can he be a constant threat to make diagonal runs, keeping the opposing wing backs home? If he can do that in the upcoming friendlies, he may even get the starting job.
Scoring buckets of goals for one season doesn't mean that much. Otherwise, we'd be starting Michael Bradley up top.
Gomez claims share of Mexican scoring title
Herculez Gomez left Major League Soccer last winter in search of a new challenge, as well as a chance for a fresh start after some disappointing seasons in MLS. He arrived in Mexico hoping for success, but even he couldn't have expected what would happen next. Gomez joined Puebla FC and promp...
What? No Michael Bradley bashing? No blaming nepotism for his playing time?
Ugh, AC Milan is not in a good place right now. And the ball bouncing off the post was compensation for the penalty no-call at the other end.
Soccer Sunday: Your Running Commentary
AC Milan is one of the most prestigious clubs in the world, but this season, things aren't going quite so well. The Rossoneri sit in 12th place in Serie A and will take on fellow strugglers AS Roma in one of today's marquee match-ups. With Oguchi Onyewu sidelined for up to three to four month...
Beasley is beyond out of form.
It's disappointing, since he had a great 2002 World Cup, and it wasn't that long ago he was doing okay in Glasgow, up to the point of playing in Champion's League Qualifiers, UEFA Cup and even taking corners and free kicks.
Confederations Cup: USA vs. Brazil (Matchday Commentary)
The U.S. men's national team takes on Brazil this morning (9:55am, ESPN2) in what comes close to must-win mode if the Americans want to advance to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup. Fresh from a disappointing 3-1 loss to Italy, the Americans have some positives to look back on and wil...
Jermaine Jones could not have come at a better time. Especially since it's quite easy to speculate on what if Mo Edu was playing Costa Rica and Italy.
Now, about that no. 10 position...
The defense wasn't that bad either, but then again, all those guys have top flight European experience and didn't look like chumps then either.
Confederations Cup: Rossi's brace leads Italy to 3-1 win over USA
The U.S. men's national team was up a goal at halftime against mighty Italy and feeling pretty good about its performance, but losing Ricardo Clark to a terrible red card call meant the Italians would have 45 minutes to try and pick apart the American defense. Italy did just that. Led by America...
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