Author Archives: Soccer America

Anton Peterlin's dream officially became a reality on Wednesday. The former Cal Poly defensive midfielder signed a contract with Everton of the English Premier League on the day that transfer windows opened for the league. "I've worked hard to get to this point, but there's still a lot more to do," Peterlin said in a […]

Brazil has ended Spain's one-year reign as the world's top soccer team and the United States moved up two spots to No. 12. The FIFA rankings released Wednesday reflected the recent Confederations Cup tournament in which Brazil rallied for a 3-2 victory over the USA in the final. Brazil rose four spots, gaining No. 1 […]

Manchester United has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid and the player will be presented to the fans on Monday. The $132 million fee for the 24-year-old has been paid in full. United boss Alex Ferguson paid tribute to the departing winger. "Everyone here wishes him well in his future career," Ferguson told the […]

Excitement has been building across South America this week with the approach of the the second legs of the Copa Libertadores semifinal games. Estudiantes and Cruzeiro made home advantage count with first-leg victories last week over Nacional and Gremio, respectively. But both series look far from over. Estudiantes will be without Juan Sebastian Veron, an […]

Concacaf has ruled that the United States national team will be permitted to call up seven more players to its Gold Cup roster, taking the total to 30 players. The ruling allows any team playing in both the Confederations Cup and the Gold Cup to use an additional seven roster spots to cope with the […]

In some ways, the New England Revolution entered its Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup third-round match against the Harrisburg City Islanders in a no-win situation. A win would have put the Revs through to the next round but added yet another midweek game to an already crowded July calendar. A loss would leave the depleted […]

When he came to Los Angeles, David Beckham was supposed to push the MLS to new heights. “In his two years with the Galaxy he has successfully sold jerseys and served as celebrity eye candy, but the soccer story has been an epic disaster, from the his injury-plagued season in ’07 through a loss-filled campaign […]

Germany's national teams are on the rise at all levels of European youth soccer. On Monday, when Germany trounced England, 4-0, in the final of the European Under-21 Championship, it completed a unique triple. Germany holds the European titles at the U-17, U-19 and U-21 age groups. This success, in part, stems from multiculturalism and […]

Argentine striker Emmanuel Villa is joining Cruz Azul from English Championship club Derby County, the Mexican club said on Monday. "We have reached an agreement with Derby County of England for the transfer of Emmanuel Villa, who will arrive (in Mexico) on Tuesday to undergo a medical and sign a contract," Cruz Azul said in […]

So who is the first American to complete a move to Europe this summer? No, not any of the Confederations Cup players. Try goalkeeper Dominic Cervi, who finally received his Italian passport and is finalizing his long-awaited move to Scottish powerhouse Glasgow Celtic. The former Chicago Fire draft pick had been waiting for a year […]

Brazilian striker Grafite has agreed to extend his contract with German champion Wolfsburg until 2012. Grafite, the leading scorer in the Bundesliga last season, scored 28 goals. Grafite formed a strike partnership with Edin Dzeko that produced a total of 54 goals, making them the most prolific partnership in Bundesliga's history. Wolfsburg coach Armin Veh […]

The gloom at Southampton deepened today when the Pinnacle group, the consortium fronted by Matthew Le Tissier, formally withdrew from the race to take over the stricken League One club, leaving the administrator, Mark Fry, left to scrutinize two bids from abroad as he desperately seeks new owners. "It is with great regret and frustration […]

The first film festival in the United States dedicated to soccer movies, the Kicking and Screening International Soccer Film Festival, will unspool at five locations July 14-18 across New York City. "Soccer and film are passions – they crystallize things and make us feel," said one of the event's founders, Rachel Markus. "When we watch […]

One of the biggest rivalries in American soccer will be rekindled as longtime foes Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders FC highlight the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. In their first meeting since Seattle's "promotion" to MLS, the high-flying Sounders will travel to PGE Park to take on a Timbers team that […]

The United States national team just might get back one that got away. New Mexico native Edgar Castillo, who seemed unlikely to ever play for the country of his birth after representing Mexico's Under-23 team in Olympic qualifying, said recently he'd be willing to take advantage of a new FIFA rule allowing players cap-tied at […]