Former Liverpool Owner Regrets Sale To Hicks, Gillett
by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - May 26)
Former Liverpool owner David Moores has called on George Gillett and Tom Hicks to accept their part in the Reds' struggles after admitting he regrets selling the Premier League club to the Americans. more details | go to article

Lineker Quits Newspaper Column Over Triesman Story
by Agence France Presse (Preview | Yahoo - May 18)
Former England striker Gary Lineker on Tuesday quit the newspaper which published the secretly recorded allegations from the Football Association's chief about England's rival World Cup bidders. more details | go to article

England 2018 World Cup Blow As Triesman Quits Over 'Bribe' Claims
by Agence France Presse (Preview | Yahoo - May 16)
England's campaign to host the 2018 World Cup suffered a major blow on Sunday when Lord David Triesman quit as head of the bid team following claims he had accused Spain and Russia of bribery. more details | go to article

World Cup-Bound United States Beat El Salvador 2-1
by Agence France Presse (Result | Google News - February 24)
The United States, lacking its Europe-based best, rallied to beat El Salvador 2-1 in a friendly soccer match with goals from Brian Ching and Sacha Kljestan. more details | go to article

World Cup Hero Hurst 'Taken In' By Property Scheme
by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - February 22)
England's 1966 World Cup hero Geoff Hurst admitted Monday he had pumped a fortune into a Spanish property scheme without studying the plans first. more details | go to article

Bradley Names Home-Based Squad
by Agence France Presse (Preview | FIFA - February 5)
Forward Brian Ching and defender Michael Orozco are among the 23 home-based players called up by USA coach Bob Bradley for a training camp prior to this month's 2010 FIFA World Cup™ tune-up against El Salvador. more details | go to article

CONCACAF Says Adios To Copa Sudamericana
by Agence France Presse (Article | Yahoo - June 30)
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced on Tuesday that it will no longer participate in Copa Sudamericana, the Americas' second-best club event. more details | go to article

An American Dream
by Agence France Presse (Analysis | New York Times - June 24)
The United States played its first international soccer match in 1916, a 3-2 win over Sweden in Stockholm. more details | go to article

Not Easy In Europe For Americans: Fulham's Dempsey
by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | Google News - June 24)
Trying to get a break in Europe is not easy for American footballers and the hard work needed to earn respect has toughened up the national team, says Fulham's Clint Dempsey. more details | go to article

Egypt's Zidan Out Of USA Confed Cup Tie
by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | Google News - June 20)
Egypt suffered a blow on Saturday on the eve of their Confederations Cup tie with the United States with the defection due to injury of star striker Mohamed Zidan. more details | go to article

Rossi Shows U.S. Fans What They're Missing
by Agence France Presse (Profile/Interview | ESPN - June 15)
Bob Bradley could have been forgiven for trying to Americanize something, anything about Giuseppe Rossi on Monday. Even his name. more details | go to article

Italy Captain Cannavaro Sidelined
by Agence France Presse (Preview | FIFA - June 13)
A calf strain has ruled Italy captain and defender Fabio Cannavaro out of their opening FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 Group B match against the US here on Monday. more details | go to article

Strong USA Squad For South Africa
by Agence France Presse (Preview | FIFA - June 8)
All-time USA scoring leader Landon Donovan and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard were among the 23-man squad named on Sunday by coach Bob Bradley for the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009. more details | go to article

Italy Arrive In South Africa
by Agence France Presse (Article | FIFA - June 8)
World football champions Italy have arrived in South Africa for the eight nation FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa tournament which starts on Sunday. more details | go to article

Confederations Cup: Is South Africa Ready?
by Agence France Presse (Preview | The Star (South Africa) - June 8)
South Africa has for years assured that it will be ready to host the 2010 World Cup, but its preparations will be put to the test with the kick off of the Confederations Cup next Sunday. more details | go to article