You are probably aware that a breakaway group of owners (the Team Owners Association, aka “the TOA”) has left the United Soccer Leagues (USL) to form a new league intended to rival, if not supplant, the USL for Division 2 status in the American soccer pyramid. More recently, you may […]
Author: Ed Farnsworth
Diving matters
This weekend’s Manchester United v Aston Villa Match was notable for several reasons. Aside from being an absolute cracker of a match it was Aston Villa’s first victory at Old Trafford since 1983. To give you an idea of how long ago that was, the top four teams in English […]
It's that Ronaldo again
Cristiano Ronaldo is a man who has had a tough time this year. In January he crashed his Ferrari 599 GTB. That left only the Aston Martin DB9, the BMW M6, the Phantom Rolls-Royce, the Bentley Continental GT Speed and three Porsches with which to get to practice since the […]
England, the USA, Philadelphia and the 1950 World Cup
It first started during the unlikely run of the US in the Confederations Cup: was the victory over Spain the US team’s greatest victory since the 1-0 victory over England in the 1950 World Cup hosted by Brazil? If the US had beaten Brazil in the Confederations Cup final, would […]
The Union presents its first eleven
A crack crew of Philly Soccer Page writers, accompanied by several fellow travelers, went to Tir Na Nog on Tuesday night for the introduction of the Philadelphia Union’s first eleven. Complimentary Union badges in hand, surrounded by the artifacts of some kind of idealized but long lost notion of Ireland, […]
Landon Donovan linked to Everton
The Guardian reported Tuesday that Everton manager David Moyes is interested in acquiring Landon Donovan on loan in the January transfer window. Everton, who finished fifth last season in the Barclays Premier League, have been riddled with injuries this season and are currently languishing in 15th just three points above […]