Author Archives: Soccer America

Major League Soccer wants Anschutz Entertainment Group to sell the Houston Dynamo because the sports and entertainment conglomerate also owns the Los Angeles Galaxy, the league’s most recognizable team. According to the Houston Chronicle, a group including the Olympic boxing gold medalist Oscar de la Hoya is interested in acquiring the two-time MLS champ, although […]

FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, tried to downplay the significance of a stadium collapse in Brazil over the weekend, but the incident left the world’s press wondering about the country’s suitability for hosting the World Cup in 2014. At the very least, the collapse, which killed seven and injured 40, is an indication of the […]

Chicago’s Juan Carlos Osorio is still top of the list, but the L.A. Times says that Red Bull has also contacted Chivas USA’s Preki about the possibility of crossing over to New York. The former MLS star was named MLS Coach of the Year last season, leading Chivas to first place in the West and […]

When FIFA announced plans to scrap its continental rotation system, the move was widely interpreted as bad news for the USA’s plans to host the 2018 World Cup, as North America was next in line to host the event after South America in 2014, which would have made the USA, Mexico and possibly, Canada, the […]

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has issued a “come and get me” call to the English Football Association as it searches for a new coach to replace Steve McClaren, who was sacked six days ago. In an interview with British tabloid The Sun, Mourinho suggested he would be interested in an offer from the FA […]

It looks like the sun has finally set on Britain’s soccer empire: England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland all failed to qualify for this summer’s European Championships in Austria and Switzerland. And with their collective failure, “British influence within soccer has dwindled to the point where it has become a national embarrassment,” says soccer […]

We have yet to see the best from Thierry Henry at Barcelona, although if you ask the former World Cup and European Championship winner, he would tell you that eight goals from 15 games isn’t all that bad. He’s right, you know, it’s a record most strikers would be proud of — but perhaps we’ve […]

The rumors are heating up about Real Madrid’s interest in New York Red Bulls striker Jozy Altidore. In a Goal.com report, Altidore’s agent, Richard Motzkin, confirmed that the Spanish champion has sent representatives to meet with the youngster, who became eligible for a move to Europe when he turned 18 earlier this month. Just last […]

Major League Soccer Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis surprised the world on Tuesday by saying that the “real” story of the year in MLS was the league’s broadening ties with Latin America — and not the heralded arrival of former Real Madrid star David Beckham. “The actual story has been looking to South America and importing […]