Author Archives: Soccer America

The English Football Association was quick to dismiss the idea that Chelsea’s goalkeepers Petr Cech and Carlo Cudicini were deliberately injured by Reading players at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday. In his comments to the press, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has relentlessly implied that his players sustained premeditated attacks, and then negligent handling afterwards, even […]

The BBC’s Robbo Robson is bored of the Champions League. Why? Because he says it’s almost a foregone conclusion that the big European clubs will qualify with ease for the second phase, and then it becomes the same teams every year vying for the title. We should remind Mr. Robson that as recently as 2004, […]

Richard Caborn, Premier League chairman and England’s minister of sport, has revealed that West Ham United, the subject of countless takeover rumors over the past few months, has entered into “serious negotiations” over the possibility of moving into London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium after the Games. It has long been speculated that either West Ham or […]

Sir Alex Ferguson believes it will take at least 90 points to win the English Premiership, a feat Manchester United has achieved only twice under in his 20 years in charge of the club: in 1994 (though teams played four more games then than they do today) and 2000. Ninety points means three or four […]

It’s a match that will surely be overshadowed by many neutral fans for the grand occasions of Real Madrid-Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu and Manchester United-Liverpool at Old Trafford, but Chelsea at home to Portsmouth just might be this weekends most intriguing encounter. Besides, that match will be played on Saturday, while the former two […]

At just 17 years old, D.C. United’s Freddy Adu is set for his first start in a Major League Soccer playoff game on Saturday against the New York Red Bulls at Giants Stadium. Two years after his MLS debut, Adu is playing a far greater role in United coach Peter Nowak’s plans. “Last year, I […]

The U.S. men’s national team hasn’t reconvened since its failure at the hands of Ghana on the final day of Group E in the World Cup. In fact, Mexico, the United States’ bitter CONCACAF rival, is the only other national team that is yet to play since the World Cup. Why? Simple: no head coach. […]

It looks as though there may be a bidding war between Icelandic businessman Eggert Magnusson and Isreali real estate magnate Eli Papouchaldo for control of West Ham United Football Club. It seems that different high-ranking English soccer officials are supporting each of the bids, according to the Independent. Football Association Chairman Geoff Thompson is supporting […]

And now for the positive news from Stamford Bridge: yesterday’s 1-0 defeat of Barcelona was as comprehensive a team performance (with the possible exception of the struggling Andriy Shevchenko) as Chelsea has managed to put together all year. But for some poor finishing, the Sky Blues could have easily scored one or two more. The […]

Chelsea may have played well last night in defeating Barcelona 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, but the victory has been undermined by the selfish and paranoid off-field antics of Manager Jose Mourinho, writes Richard Williams of The Guardian. In fact, it all has very little to soccer: following the head injury sustained by Mourinho’s goalkeeper, Petr […]