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Liverpool’s ownership still hangs in the balance as co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have yet to agree to a $700 million refinancing deal with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Meanwhile, Dubai International Capital continues to hover over the uncertain situation, looking to buy out Hicks, who is reportedly unsettled. But the American denied on […]

In stark contrast to the situation at Liverpool, Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill couldn’t be happier with American owner Randy Lerner. Villa traveled to Anfield Monday to face the Reds, and “while the Kop plots more anti-U.S. protests, O’Neill and the Villa supporters might as well be draped in stars and stripes for the Premier […]

ESPN writer Ives Galarcep grades the performance of the 13 MLS teams during last Friday’s SuperDraft, an event he describes as being “thin in the talent department.” He gave the Chicago Fire an “A” for walking away with arguably the draft’s best forward in Patrick Nyarko, its best attacking midfielder in Peter Lowry and best […]

Fittingly, the best player in Serie A came to the rescue of the best team in Serie A, as Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Sunday fired home two late goals in the 3-2 win over Parma that kept Inter Milan undefeated and seven points clear of Roma at the top of the table. The Swede converted a […]

As Section 2 went to press, the first 10 picks in the MLS SuperDraft had been revealed. UCLA defender Chance Myers, 20, went No. 1, chosen by the Kansas City Wizards. FC Dallas went next, choosing 17-year-old Brek Shea, whose official affiliation is with the U.S. U17 national team. UCLA defensive midfielder Anthony Beltran, 20, […]

Guardian writer Steven Wells supplies a scary, if humorous snapshot of that uniquely American sports institution known soccer-bashing. Many of us, blinded by the growing support and awareness of soccer in the U.S., will be unaware that there’s a whole online world devoted to hating the world’s most popular sport. One of the most popular […]

ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle says the national team mood ahead of this weekend’s friendly against Sweden is decidedly calmer than it was at this time 12 months ago. For one thing, the relationship between coach Bob Bradley and the team is on firmer ground, as Bradley was an “interim” coach last January. “I think we know […]

Americans George Gillett and Tom Hicks have nearly finalized a refinancing plan for the $700 million debt incurred when they took over Liverpool last February. The loan deal involving the Royal Bank of Scotland and U.S. investment firm Wachovia is set to be completed early next week, provided Gillett and Hicks agree to the terms. […]

There’s something about certain years, says SI.com’s Gabriele Marcotti, and 1987 is shaping up to be a very special one, indeed. The list of players born in that year creates a team that would “threaten for the league title anywhere in the world,” he says. And these guys are still only 20 years of age. […]