Author Archives: Soccer America

Tottenham Hotspur refuses to let small matters like $24 million of debt and a lack of local infrastructure prevent it from announcing plans to build a new 60,000-seater stadium close to its current ground, White Hart Lane.

Hold the front page — David Beckham’s lawyers have landed in Italy and AC Milan has “confirmed that talks regarding a proposed loan deal for David Beckham will begin on Thursday.” There’s no mention of any L.A. Galaxy representatives.

“D.C. United’s dreary season ended last night with two red cards and crippling defensive breakdowns, with sufficient effort but insufficient execution and, on a chilly evening before a sparse crowd at RFK Stadium, with yet another defeat. In other words, it was like so many of its previous 46 matches this year.” Steven Goff hails […]

“He’s just a warrior. You almost never worried. He would get hurt, and you just knew some way he would find his way back and be better and stronger than ever.” Landon Donovan, among others, in another eulogy of Brian McBride. When he retires we get to read them all again.

“I think SuperLiga is a fantastic tournament. Maybe because we had a lot of home games during that stretch, and our fans and the stadium are so excellent. I like playing those top Mexican teams and I think the format is excellent. The atmosphere, and the buildup to the games, it’s great.” Dominic Kinnear is […]

The first leg of the African Champions League final takes place Sunday, with Egypt’s Al Ahly hosting Coton Sport of Cameroon. Al Ahly has already taken the title a record five times, a feat matched only by compatriots El Zamalek, while Coton Sport is making its first appearance in the final. Al Ahly, which won […]

The Asian Football Confederation has cut Jordan, Syria and Kuwait from its list of nations eligible to enter clubs in the remodeled Asian Champions League in 2009 because they did not submit full documentation. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates is bidding to have the AFC's headquarters, currently in Malaysia, moved to Abu Dhabi. The AFC's […]

While Inter Milan’s 0-0 tie at Fiorentina Wednesday was hardly a disaster, writes Richard Aikman, Inter coach Jose Mourinho faces a problem after his team’s second successive goalless draw because “over the last three years Inter supporters have got used to winning. Mourinho’s arrival was expected to hail a new all-conquering era in which a […]

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shannon Boxx likes the look and the name of the Los Angeles Sol that she’ll be playing for when Women’s Professional Soccer kicks off next spring. “It’s very exciting to finally say that we have a league,” the midfielder told Grahame L Jones. “I think we have a great team. I […]

San Jose revived its relaunch year in midseason when it made a number of new signings, but two of those players — Trinidad & Tobago forward Scott Sealy, 27, and veteran Brazilian midfielder Francisco Lima — look set to leave, reports Elliott Almond. Sealy, who is out of contract at the end of the year […]

“Some leading managers from the Premier League are ready to revolt against the Respect campaign in the wake of a series of controversial incidents that have left them seething,” writes Matt Lawton. English managers believe that referees must earn respect if they want it in return from the players.

“I’ve been in Europe for 16 years. Flamengo is my favourite, but I don’t want to play there as a favor. I want to deserve to play there.” Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldo, 32, wants to stay and play in his native Brazil.

“We were not in a position to absolutely guarantee David Beckham’s availability for the L.A. Galaxy game against the Queensland Roar on December 11.” Galaxy’s President of Business Operations Tom Payne explains why L.A. has postponed one game of its offseason Oceania tour, one day before tickets were due to go on sale.

“We all believe that something special can happen.” Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman tells of the buoyant camp mood ahead of the playoffs.

“We’ve had our ups and downs throughout the season, but the time is right. We’re peaking when we need to peak, and the most important thing is to do well in the playoffs.” Claudio Lopez of the Kansas City Wizards looks back on his first season in MLS and ahead to the postseason.