Author Archives: Soccer America

U.S. striker Preston Zimmermann has completed a move from SV Hamburg to Austrian first division side SV Kapfenberg.

James Montague says that Bahrain, the poorest state in the Gulf, could be the region’s surprise qualifier for the World Cup.

Croatian coach Slaven Bilic says he’s not keen on taking the vacant managerial post at his former side West Ham United.

“It is depressing that in a society where there is supposed to be more sexual freedom, some popular newspapers and magazines continue to dress their interest in it as some form of moral indignation when what they are actually doing is making money from their readers’ interest in sex and salacious gossip.” Part of the […]

Spanish giant Barcelona is considering a sister team in Miami, according to broadcaster  Univision. It reported that Barcelona’s president, Joan Laporta, has traveled to Florida to meet with MLS officials and local businessmen to discuss the “Barcelona USA” project, but there is as yet no timetable in place. Barcelona has played several preseason tours in […]

Tickets for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will go on sale early next year, tournament organizers said Thursday. They will be sold in phases, with some available when qualification for the 32-team tournament is complete in late 2009.   The first batch of tickets will be sold in host cities, at airport terminals […]

The teething woes of FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman continued in the suburb of Frisco Thursday when his inexperienced team lost 1-0 at home to Colorado Rapids. If it’s any consolation, once you’ve lost at home to the Rapids, things usually can’t get any worse.   “The one potential positive for FC Dallas could be […]

Cuban national team coach Reinhold Fanz thinks his team can beat the United States in Saturday’s World Cup qualifier, but “you need a little bit of luck,” he told Doug McIntyre in Havana. Fanz added that “we had no luck against Trinidad” in the semifinal round’s opening game, and consequently they lost 3-1.   True, […]

Major League Soccer is going to examine a change in its rules to avoid the schedule conflicts that have lead to several clubs missing key players for games this weekend because of international duty, reports Dean McNulty.   He quotes “sources inside the MLS office in New York” as saying that the league’s competition committee […]

FC Dallas midfielder Andre Rocha and his coach Schellas Hyndman had supposedly ironed out their differences last week after the Brazilian-born playmaker had shown he was upset at being so frequently substituted. Yet Rocha told Diego Aparicio Wednesday that he wonders whether or not he will get to play a full game this season.   […]

South African imports rose “as the government stepped up spending on stadiums, roads and power plants as the country prepares to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.” The consequences include a current account deficit exceeding seven per cent for the fourth consecutive quarter, and a weakened rand. One analysts says the rand is “in big […]

Interview with Big Soccer founder Jesse Hertzberg.

San Jose midfielder and columnist Kelly Gray says that one of the great things about MLS is the camaraderie among players of different teams. Although he doesn’t mention if he’s yet spotted Dema Kovalenko and Ronnie O’Brien sharing a beer.