Soccer Limey in America

I wasn’t planning to write a post tonight but after watching Man Utd’s sloppy, uninspired opening performance against a much better prepared Everton side, I just felt compelled to do so. A stunning header in the 67th minute from Marouane Fellaini dampened United’s energy and left them already three points adrift of Man City and [...]

Whilst watching Man Utd’s incredible collapse against Everton today at Old Trafford, I was reminded of a scene from the hit movie “Top Gun”, when, following a practice flight where Lt. Pete Mitchell, call sign “Maverick” had run his training officers ragged with his flying skills.Lt. Cmdr. Rick Heatherly, call sign “Jester”,  walked into the locker [...]

When I was a boy, the Merseyside Derby ranked up with those Old Firm games from North of The Border in passion and sheer entertainment. At that time, Everton were no better a team than they are now, and I’ll grant you that in those days, Liverpool were the dominant team, not only in England [...]

Everton refund fans who bought Arteta or Beckford replica shirts | Football | guardian.co.uk. For Everton fans, the last few months have represented some of the most depressing times at the Goodison Park club. Saddled with financial woes, and with almost no money to spend in the transfer market, Everton have been forced to sell [...]

I have made it very clear in many posts on different blogs over the last 9 months or so, that I was a committed fan of Fabio Capello, England’s Italian manager, and that I was confident that he can finally bring success to a squad that has struggled to achieve. The World Cup definitely tarnished [...]

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 out of England recently, and particularly that regarding Landon Donovan, has suggested that the LA Galaxy striker might be extending his stay with Everton until the end of the Premier League season. His strong performances for the Merseyside team have pleased manager David Moyes, and the club certainly needs the American to bolster it’s [...]

This past Saturday saw the 2010 debuts of Landon Donovan and David Beckham across the pond for their respective “foster” clubs , Everton of the English Premier League and AC Milan of Serie A in Italy. Certainly in weather conditions a world apart from what both players are used to playing in for the Los [...]

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 [...]