Monthly Archives: July 2009

AC Milan’s latest signing, American Oguchi Onyewu, has successfully completed his medical, according to the Web site MilanNews.it. The central defender signed for the Rossoneri on a free transfer after five years with Belgian club Standard Liege. Onyewu will now join up with his teammates ahead of their preseason tour of the United States, where […]

Benny Feilhaber has returned to the U.S. soccer radar with some flare. After an impressive performance for the USA in the Confederations Cup and a game-changing role as a substitute in a 2-0 Gold Cup victory over Honduras last week, Feilhaber scored twice in his first summer appearance for AGF Aarhus in a friendly on […]

Two Rangers fans have been charged with assaulting two police officers during violent clashes at the 2008 UEFA Cup final in Manchester. About 150,000 Rangers fans traveled to Manchester for the match between the Glasgow club and Zenit St. Petersburg on May 14, 2008. Violence erupted when a big screen in the largest fan zone […]

This week, Seattle Sounders FC will bid for the right to host the U.S. Open Cup championship game at Qwest Field. Seattle would qualify for the final if it wins the semifinal match against the Houston Dynamo on July 21. Seattle hopes its bid will be accepted over possible ones from the other semifinalists: D.C. […]

As expected, David Beckham‘s return to the Los Angeles Galaxy sparked a media frenzy. Beckham did his best to diffuse the controversy regarding an upcoming book, “The Beckham Experiment,” in which Galaxy teammate Landon Donovan questioned Beckham’s commitment to the club. Beckham and Donovan insist they have resolved their differences and they’re ready to continue […]

Carlos Tevez has officially joined Manchester City from crosstown rival Manchester United. The Argentine left Old Trafford last month after rejecting United's offer to turn his loan spell into a permanent switch. Tevez said: "City came with a very good proposal and ambition to become one of the biggest clubs in the world. It was […]

Stuart Holden should be enjoying himself right now. On July 4, the 23-year-old scored on his international debut, helping the USA to a 4-0 drubbing of Grenada in the team’s opening game of the Concacaf Gold Cup. On Saturday, the midfielder struck for a stoppage-time equalizer as the USA rallied for a 2-2 draw with […]

Dallas’ new Cowboys Stadium was built with football and soccer in mind. "Soccer wasn’t at the back of our minds in building the stadium. It was front and center alongside football,” Stephen Jones, the Cowboys’ executive vice president, said. “It is one of the pieces of the puzzle we knew we had to have in […]

Peter Nowak, the head coach of the expansion Philadelphia Union, plans to bring some European-style development to the Philadelphia area. According to the former Polish national team captain, there are already plans to work with the Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association to bring talented youth players in and prepare them for what it takes to […]

Sounders FC scored two goals Saturday: one hotly disputed, one nearly unprecedented. Added up, they provided a 2-1 win over the first place Houston Dynamo before a sellout crowd of 32,404 at Qwest Field. “I feel pretty good,” assistant coach Brian Schmetzer, who was in charge because head coach Sigi Schmid was attending his son’s […]

The New York Times’ Jack Bell interviews Grant Wahl, whose controversial book, “The Beckham Experiment: How the World’s Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America,” hits bookstores two days before David Beckham returns to the Los Angeles Galaxy lineup to play the New York Red Bulls on Thursday. In the interview, Wahl talks about how […]

Making his first public appearance in Southern California since returning from loan to AC Milan, David Beckham addressed criticisms from teammate Landon Donovan in the book, “The Beckham Experiment” that he was fully committed to the Galaxy last season before leaving on loan to AC Milan. Primarily, Beckham defended his own professionalism while criticizing Donovan’s […]

The talents of Borussia Dortmund’s towering defender Neven Subotic, who played for the U.S. U-17 national team but now represents Serbia, have been well documented by a trident of esteemed English Premier League clubs including Arsenal, title contender Chelsea, and nouveau riche Manchester City. Subotic appears to have a host of destinations to pick from, […]