Freddy Adu on the move again, as Portugal’s last place team reportedly ends his loan and sends him back to Benfica, Goal.com reports. In related news, Twitter explodes. Belgium team Excelsior Mouscron kicked out of Belgium’s top division after collapsing mid-season with debts of €800,000, according to ESPN. All their […]
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Soccer fans everywhere anxiously await the second half of the season. January arrives with a new transfer window: a month-long binge in the footy speak-easy, where clubs gamble on high-priced additions who are all described as The Missing Piece (did Afonso Alves really cost Middlesbrough over 10 million pounds?). It’s […]
Legal Handballs
Last week, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger commented that throw-ins may be the wrong way to restart play from the sidelines. Wenger argues that the throw-in gives an unfair advantage to teams who feature long throwers, noting that soccer is a game played with the feet. The Arsenal manager somewhat obliquely […]
No rules on soccer-specific stadiums
When it comes to Major League Soccer stadiums, the rules have changed. No longer must you bring a soccer-specific stadium to the party to get a team. You don’t need grass. You needn’t even control multipurpose revenues from non-soccer events, which was once a precursor to gaining an expansion team […]
Soccer news roundup
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The Union – Behind the Bench
With the addition of Goalkeeping Coach Rob Vartughian on December 17th, the Philadephia Union now has what many would consider to be a full coaching staff. This seems like an appropriate time to take a closer look at the men behind the bench. Piotr (Peter) Nowak – Head Coach – […]
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