Author Archives: Soccer America

David Beckham’s performance last night, while somewhat sub-standard considering his form for club and country over the past six months, was still one of the brighter spots in England’s 2-1 loss to Germany at Wembley stadium. The L.A. Galaxy midfielder was adamant that the flight from the USA to the British capital had not adversely […]

The San Jose Mercury News’ Ann Killion, who professes to be a "true believer" in both the beautiful game and "the dazzling star power of David Beckham," isn’t so convinced about MLS’ future. Killion happily admits that soccer, as evidenced by the bigness of the World Cup, is the only truly global game. David Beckham […]

Expensive Sevilla right-back Daniel Alves may have seen his transfer dreams go up in smoke, after Chelsea signed fellow Brazilian Juliano Belletti for the far more reasonable price of $7.5 million from Barcelona. Meanwhile, Chelsea finally sold off Dutch winger Arjen Robben to Real Madrid for an estimated $49 million. Club chairman Bruce Buck described […]

The Guardian’s James Richardson serves up a colorful preview of the return of Serie A this weekend. There may have been few big-name signings in Italy’s top flight this summer, as the likes off Thierry Henry, Carlos Tevez, Fernando Torres and Franck Ribéry opted to go elsewhere, but Richardson points out that Italian giants Inter […]

How desperate is Juan Riquelme to leave Villarreal? So desperate that the Argentine international has promised to play free of charge for one year if his beloved club Boca Juniors buys out his current contract with the Valencia club. The 29-year-old spent most of last season on loan with the Argentine giant, which he guided […]

Is there a mutiny on hand in Toronto? Winless in six, scoreless in six, Toronto FC is just seven minutes away from Major League Soccer’s most dubious record: most minutes without a goal. Injuries have certainly played their part, but there’s no denying TFC’s massive slump. Even so, the Toronto Sun says the players insist […]

International friendlies aren’t often important, but today’s USA-Sweden match carries significance for both sides, says Goal.com’s Ben Brackett. Sweden will use the home match as a tune-up for its next round of Euro 2008 qualifiers in two weeks. The Scandinavians understand that the U.S. is a much tougher opponent than it used to be, but […]

England’s Tottenham Hotspur and Spain’s FC Sevilla are very much in the news today, after it was revealed that Spurs tried to replace coach Martin Jol with Sevilla’s Juande Ramos. It was an offer the UEFA Cup winner described as “dizzying,” though in the end, Ramos said, “There was not the slightest possibility that I […]

Barely two months after he bought the club, British billionaire Mike Ashley is discussing the sale of Newcastle United. The London Times says Icelandic retail mogul Palmi Haraldsson has already entered into talks with Ashley about acquiring the club’s assets for more than $270 million. Newcastle denied the rumors. The development comes amid unsettling times […]

The L.A. Galaxy, set to host Mexican giant Pachuca in next week’s SuperLiga final, has agreed to limit ticket sales for the midweek clash to 12,500 (less than half the stadium’s capacity), in order to appease a local college. Cal State-Dominguez Hills shares its campus with the Home Depot Center and the SuperLiga final presents […]