Blatter: South Africa A Good Choice As WCup Host
by (Article | Yahoo - March 3)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says there is no doubt that South Africa is a good choice as a World Cup host. more details | go to article
Financiers Forming Bid To Buy United From Glazers
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - March 3)
A group of financiers are putting together a takeover bid to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family after joining forces with supporters angered by the huge level of debt the American owners have put on the club. more details | go to article
Red Knights Bid Gains Credence As Speculators Buy Manchester United Bonds
by (Profile/Interview | London Times - March 3)
Speculators have begun to buy bonds in Manchester United in a gamble that the Red Knights will be able to launch an offer to buy the club from the Glazer family. more details | go to article
Man Utd Fans Campaign Against Glazers Continues To Grow
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - March 3)
More than 20,000 Manchester United fans have joined the campaign to force out the club’s U.S. owners in the last 24 hours, the leader of the protest group said on Wednesday. more details | go to article
De La Hoya Adds Punch To U.S. Bid Effort
by (Press Release | Soccer America - March 2)
The USA Bid Committee has its share of politicians and executives, soccer and otherwise, on its board of directors, but it also has celebrities from the world of sports and entertainment. Oscar De La Hoya, who joined the board of directors, fits into both categories. more details | go to article
One Date Change Means Nothing
by (Commentary | Soccer America - March 2)
The on-going negotiations, or lack of same, on a new collective bargaining agreement by MLS and the players’ union have prompted the league to push back the date by which teams must be roster and salary-cap compliant. more details | go to article
Valcke: African Fans Not Priced Out
by (Article | ESPN - March 2)
FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke has rejected claims that African football fans are being priced out of the World Cup in South Africa. more details | go to article
FIFA Denies African Fans Priced Out Of World Cup
by (Article | BBC - March 2)
"It will be a real African World Cup," Jerome Valcke told the BBC. Most stadiums would be sold out, he added. However, fans in the African countries that have qualified say tickets are being sold on the internet, to which they have limited access. more details | go to article
Wealthy Fans Plan Man Utd Bid, Owners Won'€™t Sell
by (Profile/Interview | Yahoo - March 2)
A group of wealthy supporters is looking into a possible bid for English Premier League champions Manchester United, though the club’s billionaire U.S. owners say it is not for sale. more details | go to article
AC Milan Loan Star David Beckham Will Return To MLS Insists Chief Don Garber
by (Profile/Interview | Goal.com - March 2)
Don Garber, commissioner of the MLS, is adamant David Beckham will once again play for Los Angles Galaxy after his loan deal with AC Milan expires. It has been reported that England’s former captain is reluctant to return the United States, but Garber insists Beckham will return and build on his current popularity. more details | go to article
European Clubs Receive UEFA Financial Concessions
by (Article | Yahoo - March 2)
The European Club Association says it has persuaded UEFA to implement a phased introduced of new financial controls over three years from 2012. more details | go to article
European Clubs Set To Earn Financial Concessions
by (Article | Yahoo - March 2)
European clubs claimed Tuesday to have won concessions from UEFA over the implementation of new financial rules designed to combat the rising levels of debt in football. more details | go to article
African World Cup Ticket-Buying Experiences
by (Commentary | BBC - March 2)
BBC News website readers have been reacting to Fifa's denial that African football fans are being priced out of the World Cup in South Africa. more details | go to article
D.C. United's Midfield And Quaranta's Role
by (Profile/Interview | Washington Post - March 2)
If you're waiting for D.C. United to sign a traditional playmaker, someone to follow in the footsteps of Marco Etcheverry, Christian Gomez, Marcelo Gallardo and Gomez again, you are probably wasting your time. more details | go to article
International Boxing Legend Oscar De La Hoya Joins Teams To Bring FIFA World Cup To United States In 2018 Or 2022
by (Press Release | USSF - March 1)
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya – who won 10 different world titles spanning six different weight categories, as well as a 1992 Olympic gold medal – has formally accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for the USA Bid Committee in its effort to bring the FIFA World Cup™ to the United States in 2018 or 2022. more details | go to article
U.S. Soccer Conference Call Regarding 2010 Division 2 Soccer League
by (Profile/Interview | USSF - January 7)
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati, CEO/Secretary General Dan Flynn, USL CEO Alec Papadakis and NASL Acting Commissioner Jeff Cooper spoke to media today to announce the creation of a combined USL/NASL Division 2 professional soccer league in 2010 more details | go to article
Arsenal To Appoint Stan Kroenke To Board
by (Profile/Interview | London Times - September 17)
The battle for Arsenal will intensify this week when Stan Kroenke joins the Barclays Premier League club’s board in its attempt to ward off the potential takeover threat from Alisher Usmanov, the club’s largest shareholder. more details | go to article
Most viewers For US Soccer On ESPN Outside WCup
by (Article | Yahoo - June 30)
The United States’ 3-2 loss to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final was seen by 3.9 million people on ESPN, the most-viewed non-World Cup game for the American team on the cable network. more details | go to article
English League Could Be A Proving Ground For Landon Donovan
by (Commentary | Miami Herald - December 13)
An Open Letter to Landon Donovan. more details | go to article
Whites Gamble 'Worth The Risk' - Holden
by (Profile/Interview | Bolton News - January 28)
STUART Holden might have taken a massive gamble being Wanderers’ Lone Star but insists it is worth the risk. more details | go to article
Choosing Spanish Club Right Move For Clifton Native
by (Profile/Interview | North Jersey Herald News - September 4)
Danny Szetela isn't a child anymore. Four years ago, he was just a teenager trying to figure out what would be best for his professional soccer career. Also: US roster set vs. Brazil; a second look at the Red Bulls. more details | go to article
Bradley Discusses Friendlies, Fullbacks And More
by (Profile/Interview | Soccer By Ives - February 24)
Bob Bradley has plenty to do in the coming weeks and months, between selecting his 23-man World Cup roster and plotting the course for that team to get ready for the tournament. Those preparations continue tonight with the United States' friendly vs. El Salvador in Tampa. more details | go to article
Blatter: South Africa A Good Choice As WCup Host
by (Article | Yahoo - March 3)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says there is no doubt that South Africa is a good choice as a World Cup host. more details | go to article
Salaries, Great And Small
by (Analysis | Soccer America - March 10)
The MLS Players Union has released the list of 2009 player salaries and much of the inevitable interest is focused on two categories: the new Designated Players, and some high-profile signings not in the DP range, at least officially. more details | go to article
Hawk-Eye Ready For Premier League Testing
by (Article | Yahoo - July 8)
The Premier league is set to test Hawk-eye technology in football with a view to remove doubts over goal-line decisions, the chief of the company that makes the product has said. more details | go to article
A Vision For The Future Of Major League Soccer
by (1st Person | ESPN - November 27)
Jimmy Conrad's latest blog posting suggests promotion/relegation, a merger of all pro leagues in the country, and the abolition of the college draft to start the discussion. more details | go to article
Ching, Casey Target U.S. Roster Spot
by (Commentary | Sports Illustrated - February 24)
The U.S.' domestic-based B team meets El Salvador here Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic, Galavisión), but while the bigger first-team game takes place next Wednesday at the Netherlands, there are still some things that we can learn as coach Bob Bradley continues narrowing his options toward naming a 23-man World Cup roster in May. Also: MLS players on verge of strike? Argentina to tour the US. more details | go to article
Born In 'Invisible Town,' Marta Gains Life In Visible Ink
by (Profile/Interview | The Global Game - September 15)
Diego Graciano makes clear in the title of his biography the struggle of Marta Vieira da Silva against cultural norms. Você é mulher, Marta! (You Are a Woman, Marta!)—the book that Graciano has self-published, following single-minded pursuit of the story of the world’s greatest woman footballer—alludes to Marta’s mother’s reply when, as a girl, Marta asked her for a real ball. more details | go to article
2009 MLS Player Salaries, Sorted By Club
by (Analysis | MLS Players Union - March 10)
PDF file more details | go to article
Falcons’ Blank Makes Bid For Pro Soccer Franchise
by (Article | Atlanta Journal-Constitution - October 14)
Cobb, Gwinnett considered front-runners for potential MLS team more details | go to article