Fabio Capello announced this week that he will not stay on as England manager after his contract expires after the EURO 2012 tournament (assuming England qualify). Hardly a surprise is it? He had absolutely no chance of getting another contract. This announcement’s like me saying that I no longer want to be considered by NASA […]

Thank GOD we finally found an opponent bad enough to justify including Sacha Kljestan on the World Cup squad. Of course, it took over an hour just to tie it up, and the whole game to get the win, but hey, as long as we can field a team this summer barely capable of beating […]

Liverpool unveiled their new third kit yesterday, and it’s gone down like a lead balloon with a large number of fans. If you’ve not seen it here it is. /www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]>/www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]> I’m seemingly in the minority as I quite like it. Listening to and reading some of the hysterical reactions to this new kit, you’d think […]

The International Soccer League, which played in New York and a few other American cities in the early 1960s, was an important step that helped to pave the way toward the start of the NASL and thus the American soccer scene of today. From 1960 to 1965, the ISL brought in European and South American […]

With the season now over, awards are being handed out to players and managers alike. While it’s obvious that Rooney will win Player of the Season and Ancelotti will win Premier League manager of the season (although in my opinion, it should be Alex McLeish) here’s some awards I’ve came up with. /www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]>/www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]> The “how […]

As we kick off the 2nd decade of this century, I can’t help but be nothing but optimistic in the early glows of the new year; the sunshine pump is at overcapacity, especially after the way Chicharito welcomed in the new year. What will become of the world of Mexican futbol in 2011? Here are […]

Hans Backe, on the second Red Bull red card: Judge for yourself at Major League Soccer Soccer. It looks to me as if Miller tried to smack Boggs with an elbow. But even if the call was that egregious, Backe should be making out a hefty donation to MLSWORKS this week. You can't just call […]

Click:ocr文字识别I hate it when bloggers feel the necessity to give you chapter and verse about why they've been off line for a while. If you really cared you would have called. Suffice it to say that I have some catching up to do, starting with the contribution of our own Andy Mead who caught the […]

I take a back seat to no one in my snotty, obnoxious, offhand dismissal of Toronto FC and everything connected with it, although I must confess that with grass on the pitch and without Mo Johnston they're on the verge of gaining a small measure of grudging respect. Very small, I grant you, but still. […]

Sorry – I've been sick. And therefore unable to produce the high-quality soccer analysis to which you have become used. And, also I was unable to respond timely to the fluffernutter over Sacramento Republic and their, shall we say, inelegant entrance into the MLS expansion race. For those of you who missed the story – […]