Adu’s departure should serve a cautionary tale
While talented MLS players will always be a target for European clubs, there has been very few players who...
Category: Soccer Business
Big question: Adu to play 90 minutes at Benfica?
So Freddy Adu, the teenage phenom, often misguidedly compared to Pele, is leaving for a bigger club in a...
Beckham will likely be a no show against Toronto
16 minutes. That is the sum total of Becks appearance. You know if Alexi Lalas was at all concerned...
Earth to Mo Johnston: The MLS is not that hectic
In early October the Galaxy will also play friendlies against the Minnesota Thunder and the Vancouver Whitecaps of the...
Simon Kuper on Florent Malouda
Simon Kuper first met Florent Malouda at Camp Guingamp four years ago playing alongside team mate Didier Drogba. They...
Carlos Tevez saga is over: Old Trafford is his new home
West Ham gets a 2m pound registration fee and Kia Joorabchian and MSI get to keep the transfer fee...
Chinks in the armour:Man Utd will not win the Premiership
There are a number of reasons and when one says Man Utd will not win this season’s Premiership one...
Van Persie is tipped for greatness: His words and actions
I think Robin Van Persie’s words should be taken seriously because it means that there are players who look...
The Asian Cup final: US foreign policy contrasts
Did anyone notice the political underpinnings of US foreign policy in the Iraq vs Saudi Arabia Asian Cup final?...
Elano set to join City: Their attack still needs work
Man City still looks to struggle to score goals and they were at the bottom of the table tied...
The 2007 Premiership: One of the most talked about off seasons
The last 3 months have been bizarre, controversial, and frankly, soul searching for many clubs and for England. First,...
Premiership: Civil courts and uncivil behaviour
So Carlos Tevez costs 30m pounds? And Man Utd is willing to pay that much? Add all the money...
Freddy Adu to Benfica?
It seems the buzz is that MLS is willing to trade Freddy Adu for $7.5 million to Benfica. Adu...
The Guardian continues its breathless Becks coverage
The latest installment. Marina Hyde’s voyeuristic contribution. Seriously, in its Beckham fetish, The Guardian is channeling its inner tabloid...
The U20 World Cup shows Canada is ready
“It’s gonna be huge” – the official tournament slogan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 – has fulfilled...
Keith Edelman: Arsenal is not for sale
Clear and concise words from Keith Edelman, Arsenal’s managing director: “I just want to make sure that fans really...
Arsenal denies a takeover bid
Very good news. Peter Hill- Wood to the paparazzi. There has been no contact with Stan Kroenke since June....
Di Maria and Pekhart: Gunners and Spurs in the U20 finals
Angel Di Maria celebrates his goal against Chile (courtesy: Fotonet) Spurs and Gunners will be following the U20 finals...
U20 finals: Can Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero be Czeched?
Tomas Pekhart and Ever Banega go at each other The Czech Republic will meet Argentina this Sunday in the...
Giuseppe Rossi and Alan Smith to bid adieu
The striker situation in Man Utd was getting a trifle complicated with Carlos Tevez being courted by Sir Alex....
Boris Berezovsky: Assassination target and arrest warrant
MSI co-owner Boris Berezovsky is back in the news after a Russian man was arrested by Scotland Yard on...
Hollywood welcomes the Beckhams: Mission Impossible: LA Galaxy
For someone with a bum ankle, Beckham sure gets around. OK, its not Becks, its his wife who is...
Copa America: A final to forget for Argentina
Ye Gods! What was that all about? Did I see the worst exposition of poor passing and aimless freekicks....
Rule U18 should apply to third party contracts
Mihir Bose, BBC’s sports editor tries to explain the Carlos Tevez saga and does a good job except when...
Is anybody tired of the Beckham hoopla already?
I am. It has not been 72 hours since the man landed up at Carson and it seems the...
Robbie Fowler to Sydney FC?
This is news. Usually it is the Socceroos showing up in the Premiership but Robbie Fowler, the iconic Anfield...
Joorabchian money laundering: Tevez deal further jeopardized
The Carlos Tevez transfer saga underwent another twist as a Brazilian judge issued arrest warrants to Kia Joorbachian and...
Video: Copa America semis: Simply Messi-merizing!
Argentina 2 – 0 Mexico – MessiUploaded by FootballHeaven The best little goal. An absolute gem by Leo Messi....
Bakari Sagna: Onto Arsenal
Bakari Sagna of AJ Auxerre, the only club never to be relegated in Ligue 1 history is set to...
Liverpool gets Ryan Babel: Wenger will rue this decision
The Independent, a credible source and not Tribal football are reporting that Liverpool’s offer of 13m euros for 20...
Copa America: Semis: Argentina vs Mexico
If Nery Castillo can’t make it back from injury then El Tri have nary a chance. One of the...
Peter Kenyon’s reasons belied by facts
Peter Kenyon now reveals that all those rumours of tensions Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich were all true. Previously...
Asian Cup: Unsexy Socceroos practise Live Earth tactics
“and the prize for team energy conservation goes to…. the Socceroos” Maybe it was the Sydney Live Earth concert...
Oye! Man U looks to getting scary with Tevez
With Carlos Tevez in Man Utd as proclaimed, every other club might just as well throw in the towel....
Shunsuke Nakamura: Ready to stop “Sexy” Socceroos
Brett Emerton is looking to shackle Nakamura The Socceroos are ready to play ‘sexy’ according to Brett Emerton at...
Carlos Tevez cool to Man Utd overtures
The media are abuzz that Man Utd is close to signing Carlos Tevez for 20 million pounds. Its not...
Blades are officially relegated
Sheffield Utd lost its appeal to dock points from West Ham on the Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano transfer...
Video: Arsenal’s new signing: Eduardo Da Silva
The first thing you notice is Da Silva’s talent for being at the right place at the right time....
Henry’s replacement arrives: Eduardo Da Silva to Arsenal
Eduardo Da Silva aka Dudu is on his way to Arsenal as Wenger makes his move to replace the...
Carlos Vela and Dos Santos headline Mexico’s U20 squad
Arsenal fans will be following the progress of Salamanca starlet Carlos Vela set for a return mid 2008. He...
Video: Poland resurrects the ghost of Lato and Boniek
Yesterday, Poland beat Brazil, 1-0 in the U20. It was the first time in over 30 years a Polish...
Can the US blunt Riquelme and Messi?
Group C: Argentina v. USA Time: 20:50 (local) / 20:50 ET / 00:50 GMT, June 28, 2007 Venue: Estadio...
The Copa America: The graveyard of CW
Conventional wisdom is out the door in this Copa. It is passe, decrepit, and dead on arrival. Support the...
Soccerblog analysis: Ramon Calderon should be sacked
Ramon ‘Moron’ Calderon Goodbye, Fabio and thanks for all the fish. Yes, all those rumours are true. After leading...
Rationalization and Projection: That is what they call it
Peter Hill-Wood says that Henry used the Wenger situation as an ‘excuse.’ When Thierry Henry trots out Wenger’s unsettled...
Video: Copa America: Peru’s Marino scores a screamer
Uruguay 0 – 2 Peru – MarinoUploaded by FootballHeaven Peru shocked Uruguay, 3-0 and this goal by Jose Carlos...
Tevez linked to Arsenal: It might come down to minutes
David Trezeguet is back with Juventus after signing a new contract. He would have been the wrong choice for...
Sven signs up with Man City
I don’t get this deal. Sven Goran Eriksson is the new City manager but this is entirely contingent on...
Ana Paula de Oliviera shows a red card
Ana Paula de Oliviera, one of the few woman soccer referees in the world, is in the news again....
Shinawatra’s Man City takeover runs into further problems
Soccerblog had written an article on how Shinawatra’s relationship with Man City would be fraught with danger with his...
An important week ahead of Arsenal
One of the reasons that Thierry Henry cited for his leaving was the unsettled nature of Arsene Wenger’s future...
The US wins and the loser is Max Bretos
It was a very entertaining but error prone match with great goalkeeping from Tim Howard and Oswaldo Sanchez who...