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This weekend begins Major League Soccer’s 22nd season. The U.S. league which was created to help land the 1994 World Cup bid has gone through growing pains and a number of awkward phases. This is after all the league that used to settle matches with penalty kick shoot outs. Now, as it tries to assert […]
The Premier League is so named for a reason. It’s not just the best league in English football; it’s arguably the best league in the world. Some of the greatest players in the game have played in the Premier League, many while at the top of their game. In recent seasons, the amount of money […]
For the first time since Michael Owen, Manchester United are starting a season without a player wearing the number 7 shirt. In the end it took a neat side-step from Antonio Valencia (which is funny, ‘cus he doesn’t do that anymore) to consign the shirt to Albert Morgan’s sewing box for the foreseeable future. There […]
May has been a month for change in world football, and though the Champions League may be stealing most of the international headlines, it’s the departure of one superstar and the slowing down of another that may be the month’s most interesting news. Indeed, with David Beckham’s announcement that he will retire as soon as […]
The MLS All Stars showed how much progress football in the USA has made by beating newly crowned European Champions Chelsea in a pre-season friendly. Chris Wondolowski, the 29-year-old American who plays for San Jose Earthquakes, look the lead after 20 minutes after a cross from Thierry Henry. Twelve minutes later Chelsea equalised with a […]
