Soccer Limey in America

The scoreline may suggest Tottenham cruised past Panathinaikos with ease to reach the knockout round of Europa League. In fact, for the majority of the second half, Andre Villas-Boas had been worrying about whether his squad selection for Europe was justified. With a bit of luck, Tottenham used two late goals to eliminate the qualifying [...]

Much has been made in many circles over the past month or so about Man Utd’s lack of talent and depth in their central midfield, and with their “reincarnation” of veteran retiree Paul Scholes, it appears that there are people at the club who agree with that opinion. Despite the January transfer window, it appears that Sir Alex Ferguson’s pledge [...]

When news broke that American soccer star Landon Donovan was making a trip to the English Premier League on loan to Everton, many people questioned the wisdom of a move that would catapult him into the cauldron of the world’s most competitive league. Some critics doubted that he had the stones to survive given that [...]

News today that Clint Dempsey had suffered possible cruciate ligament damage to his right knee in a Premier League match for his club side Fulham , came as a hammer blow to USA hopes for a successful World Cup in South Africa . He was taken off after 61 minutes under his own steam but [...]

A worrying trend has developed with the preparations of World Cup USA 2010. Looking back on 2009 , supporters of the US National team have to be pleased with performances leading up to a World Cup year . Their record of 13 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses is a pretty impressive one considering the [...]

Over the course of the next six months or so , two soccer players will most likely command most of the news copy in the soccer section of the sports world on both sides of the Atlantic . David Beckham and Landon Donovan will hog the soccer headlines for more than one reason . They [...]