March 2012
23 posts
8swim asked: I totally disagree with you re: the womens and mens kits. The reason ALL other countries are the same is that the federations don't care about womens teams and for them (and nike) it's just easier. The USWNT having their OWN kit shows that they aren't a spinoff of the main (mens) team but rather are an important team and worthy of respect in their own right. That visual is really...
5 tags
6 tags
February 2012
33 posts
4 tags
3 tags
USMNT Defeats Italy, in Italy, 1-0
This is the first victory for the U.S. vs. Italy(they had never lost a match in Genoa), after going 0-7-3 in the all-time series, spanning 82 years.
U.S. now leads Italy, 1-0
Clint Dempsey becomes the 4th USMNT member to ever score a goal against the Italians.
7 tags
4 tags
2 tags
International Friendly Wednesday.
Here’s a list of all the friendlies either currently underway or set to be played later today, courtesy of ESPN.
The biggies today for many of us: the USA in Genoa to take on Italy (ESPN2, 2:45 PM Eastern) and the Netherlands face the roiling turmoil that is England in Wembley (3 PM Eastern, Fox Soccer). Other interesting match-ups include France v. Germany, Spain v. Venezuela, and Ireland...
4 tags
5 tags
5 tags
7 tags
6 tags
3 tags
On Thomas Müller
runofplay:
There are a lot of reasons to be happy about Germany right now. Comparatively, things are really great there. More importantly, they have an excellent soccer team. As James Tyler wrote at The Classical, they’re a really good soccer team because they’ve decided to stop being German.
As James writes:
“Classic” Germany—the one defined by square-jawed, stoic demigods like Lothar...
6 tags
Has Andre Villas-Boas Been Sacked Yet? →
3 tags
Cost of Glazers' takeover at Manchester United... →
If this is not staggering to you, then you need to read it again. Even Manchester United haters like yours truly have to be flabbergasted by those numbers. Imagine the reinforcements that could be purchased to have made a real run in Europe instead of being nipped by Basel and playing in the Europa League in the name of servicing the owners’ debt to make the purchase of United.
All one can...
9 tags
Champions League Round of 16, part 2.
First legs of four more match-ups today and tomorrow, and again, the fact that one of the matches is in Russia means live TV for American viewers for all four games again.
Today:
CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid (noon EST, Fox Soccer)
Napoli vs. Chelsea (2:45 pm EST, Fox Soccer)
Tomorrow (both matches live at 2:45 pm EST)
Olympique de Marseille vs. Inter Milan (Fox Soccer)
FC Basel vs....
3 tags
4 tags
10 tags
UEFA Champions League Round of 16!
Knockout stages begin today and the first leg matches start at 2:45 PM EST.
Today:
Bayer Leverkusen v. FC Barcelona (televised on Fox Soccer in the U.S.)
Olympique Lyonnais v. Apoel FC (for many of you, this is on your regional Fox Sports/ROOT Sports network)
Tomorrow:
Zenit St. Petersburg v. Benfica (12 PM EST, Fox Soccer)
AC Milan v. Arsenal (2:45 PM EST, Fox Soccer)
WHO YA GOT?
9 tags
On the pre-match handshake
This is my opinion. I did not seek out opinions from any other contributors on this blog, so I want it known that they may or may not agree with me and I am not speaking for this group as a whole.
This past weekend, a HUGE firestorm re-erupted in the longstanding rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool. As I’m sure everyone knows by now, during the pre-match walk-by/handshake, Luis...
4 tags
7 tags
7 tags
5 tags
4 tags
6 tags
3 tags
