Author Archives: Soccer America

“We are in a very much more volatile position, in which debt is not only a problem in terms of volume, it’s a problem because those who own the debt are themselves now often in serious problems.” English FA Chairman Lord Triesman warns that English clubs are $5.3 billion in debt, and that clubs could […]

“There are so many that I will propose to the executive committee that we shall open the bid for 2018 and 2022 and try to channel the different bidders,” FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who said he wants to avoid the World Cup staying in the Americas after Brazil stages it in 2014, which would mean […]

Seattle Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer is on the short list of candidates to coach the team in its debut Major League Soccer season in 2009 as Sounders FC. Jose Miguel Romero went in search of players who’ve been under his charge over the past few years to see if they think he’s up to the […]

The U.S. national team returns to the nation’s capital and the aging Robert F Kennedy stadium this weekend after a four-year absence for the World Cup qualifier against Cuba. Players and coach alike are pleased to be there, reports Steven Goff. “My main memory is just that it always feels like a real soccer facility,” […]

David Beckham picked up his fifth yellow card of the season at the Columbus Crew Saturday and will be suspended for the team's penultimate game, a road trip to Houston. The midfielder, who has five goals and nine assists in 24 starts this season, will also miss this coming weekend's home game against the Colorado […]

Juergen Klinsmann has been coach of Bayern Munich for 100 days, with decidedly mixed results so far from his California-influenced reforms. But despite the German giant’s mid-standings position and ropey league form (nine points from seven games), including a 5-2 home shellacking by Werder Bremen, Klinsmann’s job has been guaranteed until the end of the […]

It’s fall, which in New Jersey usually means two things: red and golden leaves on the trees, and the Red Bulls are struggling. Despite its habitual failure during this season, writes Frank Giase, the players in the New York locker room after Saturday’s defeat at home to Toronto FC seemed surprisingly stunned, with most of […]

“The only thing about a tie is you just inch along. We needed the full three points, but we’re not out of it by any stretch.” Kansas City Wizards’ captain Jimmy Conrad after his side’s 1-1 tie with the Chicago Fire Sunday.

“I think what we’ve run into today are the champions. They’ve shown championship quality. They have extremely good players in most areas of the pitch. What they also do is make very, very good decisions on the ball. They don’t give it away cheaply [and] they punish you for your own mistakes.” Colorado Rapids’ coach […]

“Tonight [Saturday] was just so pleasing because I think it all came together. Unfortunately, it might just be too little, too late, but we’ve given ourselves a great opportunity.” Toronto FC coach John Carver stays optimistic until the end after his side’s 3-1 win at New York.

“The goals we gave away were horrendous. We can’t give goals away like that. We tried to pass it and we tried to do the right things, but we were just off. You see the character of the team, though. Two-nil down at home, 20 minutes to go, and they don’t give up. We end […]

“Two mistakes, two goals. We gave them those goals. We’ve said that the whole season, we’ve given goals away. But I think we can take a positive out of here. One point against a good team that’s on top of the Eastern Conference is nothing to be sad about.” Real Salt Lake defender Nat Borchers […]

Goalkeeper Tim Howard’s anger when he thought Trinidad & Tobago had scored in last month’s World Cup qualifier in Chicago illustrates how badly the U.S. defense takes conceding a goal, writes Frank Dell’Apa. Even with the side leading 3-0, Howard punched the ground and then started shouting at his teammates until he realized the goal […]

The former goalkeeper of English Championship side Plymouth Argyle, Luke McCormick, was jailed for seven years Monday for killing two young brothers while driving drunk. The 25-year-old was returning from a teammate’s wedding in the early hours of the morning last June with more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood when […]