Monthly Archives: July 2007

Early on Monday, police raided the offices of three prominent British clubs: Newcastle United and Portsmouth of the England’s Premier League and Glasgow Rangers of the Scottish Premier League. The raids were not connected to Lord Stevens’ ongoing inquiry into illegal transfer payments, but they are believed to be part of a wider investigation into […]

The Houston Dynamo may have dropped two points against Toronto FC at Robertson Stadium on Sunday, but things still look pretty comfortable for the 2006 MLS champs, still first place in the West, three points ahead of FC Dallas. At the moment, no one can score on the Dynamo: Its 0-0 draw against TFC was […]

Here’s a testament to how great this summer’s Copa America was: for three weeks, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, who’s nearly ubiquitous in his country, suddenly wasn’t the center of attention. Says the Guardian’s Joel Richardson, “Football had edged Chávez, and politics, out of the limelight. Almost.” CONMEBOL (the South America soccer federation) was impressed with […]

For all the talk of fighting spirit and well-crafted chances, Ken Pendleton of USSoccerPlayers says that poor defending was “the biggest problem” for the U.S. U-20s — not to mention the senior national team. The U-20s were dumped out of the World Cup quarterfinals by a more organized Austrian team. And it wasn’t just Austria’s […]

We’ve heard scores of pundits argue as to whether David Beckham’s MLS crossover will be a success or failure. To no one’s surprise, it’s been a particularly hot button issue in Hollywood, which Victoria and Becks started calling “home” just last week. However, the Carson Daily Breeze points out that for soccer fans in the […]

Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated has written what has to be the de facto David Beckham Coming to America story. A few of the particulars are already familiar to us: his Galaxy contract guarantees up to $250 million over five years; he and wife Victoria have bought a $22 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills […]

When Cuauhtemoc Blanco signed with the Chicago Fire, some 5,000 Chicago-area fans showed up at Toyota Park simply hoping to catch a glimpse of the Mexico and Club America legend. “Can you think of another athlete that if they signed for a Chicago team,” Guppy said, “more than 5,000 people would show up on less […]

While Carlos Tevez reaches for Argentina’s first Copa America title in 14 years, the situation regarding his future just keeps getting stranger. According to the London Times, Tevez’s manager, Kia Joorabchian, was issued an arrest order a few hours before it was announced that Tevez was once again close to joining Manchester United. A federal […]

Argentina-Brazil is always a special final, says the Guardian’s Marcela Mora y Araujo, but this one runs the risk of being overshadowed — in Argentina anyway — by the Under-20 World Cup quarterfinal clash between Argentina and Mexico’s youngsters. Indeed, previews of the Copa America final have been pushed to the margins in Argentina in […]

After another poor showing on prime time television, it emerged on Friday that Chicago Fire owner Anschutz Entertainment Group may be on the verge of selling the team. Fire GM John Guppy confirmed Thursday night that L.A. investment firm Andell Holdings made an offer to buy the club, making it sound like the deal was […]