Soccer Limey in America

I think that we’d all agree that the 2012/2013 Barclays Premier League season has not been one to remember so far. After the sensational last day drama of last year when Manchester City grabbed the title trophy from under the noses of a stunned Manchester United, that act is a tough one to follow. There [...]

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 [...]

Manchester United continued their poor run of form this season with a unexpected draw with relegation possibles West Bromwich Albion last Saturday. After comfortably controlling the first half and scoring two unanswered goals, they inexplicably gave up two soft second half strikes which finished up as another two point loss for the former League Champions. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]