Author Archives: Soccer America

The English press might still be pining for Jose Mourinho, but the London Times says that former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has become the frontrunner to take over as England coach. According to the report, Mourinho has had a late change of heart, and is now setting his sights on coaching one of Europe’s […]

Under bizarre and some might even say mysterious circumstances, AC Milan striker Ronaldo has missed almost the entire season through injury. Not a major injury like a leg break or an ACL tear, mind you, but a recurring thigh problem that remained shrouded in mystery. Then, two weeks ago, the Brazilian finally made his season […]

Inter Milan soared past Torino, 4-0, at the San Siro on Sunday to take a five-point lead at the top of Serie A over second-place AS Roma, which labored to a 1-1 draw at Livorno. Once again, striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the catalyst for Inter, converting a penalty on 38 minutes to swing the match […]

Ives Galarcep of ESPN Soccernet worries that Major League Soccer is growing at a rate that’s too fast for the talent pool in the U.S. to keep up. With San Jose next year, Seattle, and then another city after that, “MLS is need of a talent infusion,” he says. Meanwhile, the trend among American talent […]

If you saw Arsenal play Newcastle to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday night, you might have noticed that the Gunners were lacking their usual fluid passing game. That’s because Arsenal is in the middle of a mini-injury crisis, says coach Arsene Wenger. Starters Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini, Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas were all […]

The January transfer window is fast approaching, and not a day goes by without Manchester City being linked to a big-name player. It’s obvious that coach Sven Goran Eriksson wants to bolster his side –which is just seven points behind league-leader Arsenal — for the second half of the season, and it seems like owner […]

Yet another scandal in Europe unfolded on Friday as Serbian police raided the headquarters of domestic giant Red Star Belgrade as part of an investigation into corruption and organized crime involving the team’s officials. Police said it had detained four Red Star executives, including team administrator Zoran Damjanovic. The organization has been accused of illegal […]

USSoccerPlayers’ Ian Plenderleith has a lengthy interview with Ivan Gazidis in which the MLS Deputy Commissioner discusses the coming influx of South American talent, the success of the Designated Player Rule, the 2007 season, and how recent changes made by the league will help improve the overall product of MLS soccer. Not for the first […]

It’s been three months since Hope Solo’s public dismissal from the U.S. women’s national team by former head coach Greg Ryan, but in an interview with the Associated Press, the American goalkeeper says she’s still haunted by the experience. “I had felt as though my childhood dream basically had been ripped away from me,” she […]