FIFA says it will not intervene in the ongoing MLS labor dispute. FIFA says they have been assured by MLS that FIFA’s regulations “have been and will be respected.” The speculation about where Freddy Adu will end up can finally end: he is joining Greek side Aris FC. The speculation […]
Landon Donovan, along with Kasey Keller, has criticized the unwillingness of the MLS to compromise in negotiations with the Players Union for a new CBA and warn that a lock out could harm preparations for the World Cup. Landon Donovan’s debut press conference at Everton was postponed because of the […]
Manchester City have fired Mark Hughes and hired Roberto Mancini to a 3.5 year contract. City spent $161 million in the summer in an effort to crack the top 4 and grab a Champions League place. But they currently sit in 6th, six points behind 4th place Aston Villa. […]
What a week in the EPL. Only 3 teams grabbed full points, two by defeating top four sides (Wolves over Tottenham; Villa over United). Andrei Arshavin’s fantastic game-winner was made to look pedestrian by Wigan’s Maynor Figueroa. Watch for that one to pop up in Wonderland later this week. Stoke City 2-2 […]
Lescott and I both clench when nervous Man City 2-1 Chelsea Wearing the Irish green only a few angry hours after France drew a weak World Cup group, Shay Given took out his anger on Alfalfa Lampard. After Didier Drogba earned a penalty kick with a fantastic body feint and […]
Welcome to the first EPL Round-up. These will happen weekly or bi-weekly, depending on whether there are midweek games. You won’t get all of the summaries here, but you will get a push in the right direction. Finals (home team first; top four in the table listed in green, 5th […]
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