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Month: October 2007

 

  • Football vs. Futbol

    — Soccer Fans

    So the National Football League went across the pond this weekend. All the way to Wembley, England to play a regular season game. Football met futbol. I wasn’t surprised when the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins played to a sluggish and ugly 13-10 Giants win because the players and […]

  • The Bell Tolls for Martin Jol

    — Soccer Fans

    Perhaps the worst kept secret in the world of soccer was announced yesterday when Tottenham Hotspur Manager Martin Jol was sacked by the club. Ever since the Spurs lost on opening day to newly promoted Sunderland, Jol’s job had been in jeopardy. For a squad that had consecutive fifth-place finishes […]

  • EPL Early Season Surprises

    — EPL, Soccer Fans

    With the English Premier League nearing the end of its first trimester, it’s time to take a look at the biggest early season surprises. These can be newcomers to the league or players making unexpected impacts for their longtime clubs. Whatever they’re doing it has certainly stood out. Without further […]

  • See You Next Year David

    — Soccer Fans

    A 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire ended the Los Angeles Galaxy’s season and its’ improbable push for a playoff spot. The loss also ended David Beckham’s first season in Major League Soccer. Although calling five games played, 252 minutes on the field, two assists and zero goals a season […]

  • Go Indoors!

    — Soccer Players

    With it beginning to look and feel more like fall is passing and winter is approaching every day, thinking about staying in soccer shape during the colder months can often be overlooked. Right now most teams and players focus on stretch runs in their leagues or competitive seasons, but leave […]

  • FIFA’s List Needs Help

    — Soccer Fans

    What in the world is going on with FIFA? That’s all I can think after seeing the short list for the FIFA World Player of the Year award. The 30 player list is full of laughable omissions. But first, lets take a look at the list: Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, […]

  • Steroids and Soccer

    — Soccer Fans

    The news of admitted steroid use by sprinter Marion Jones got me thinking about performance enhancing drugs in the world of soccer. Even in such a skeptical world soccer has seemingly escaped the magnifying glass. While baseball, football, cycling and track and field draw the most scrutiny, suspicions of soccer […]

  • SoccerProse Top 5

    — Soccer Fans

    Is there one soccer player in the world who is peerless? One who stands apart from the rest of the sublimely talented group playing the beautiful game? That’s what we want to know. After magazine FourFourTwo put together a Top 100 list of the best players in the world, we […]