Soccer Limey in America

Since Aston Villa of the English Premier League received the resignation of their manager Martin O’Neill last week, writers from all over the game have been speculating as to who might be the Irishman’s successor. With the timing so close to the opening of the new season in England, Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner is [...]

The second part of my breakdown of the summer extravaganza will focus on more of the teams and players that were on stage in South Africa, but if I get on a rant here, which is very likely, I may end up doing a Part 3 ! 6. KAKA, MESSI, ROONEY AND RONALDO . One [...]

Following yesterday’s disappointing 1-1 draw against the USA at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, England manager Fabio Capello certainly has a full plate to deal with before England’s next Group C game against Algeria on Friday at GreenPoint Stadium in CapeTown. To date, the Italian maestro has had an almost flawless record following a brilliant [...]

Last week, on a training field at England’s World Cup training base at Royal Bafokeng, England captain Rio Ferdinand suffered a tournament ending knee injury that threw Fabio Capello’s squad preparations into disarray. Ferdinand was one part of a center back pairing with Chelsea’s John Terry that formed the bedrock of England’s defense. With the [...]

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 [...]