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Category: Gossip/Trash Talk

England manager’s job: What a difference a year makes

Remember this: Alan Curbishley: 14 March 2006 – “I want the England job. I have no idea what will...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Revs lose three in a row in the Dwayne De Rosario show

The New England Revolutions are in danger of becoming the Buffalo Bills of soccer as they lost their third...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Tartan fans and their sportsmanship: Donadoni provides the context

Roberto Donadoni had this to say about the Scottish fans whose exemplary behavior belied the heartbreak they must have...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

The aftermath of the Israel win: How huge was it?

Steve McLaren praises the Israeli team: “I would like to pay tribute to Israel for the professional way they...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Can Boston repeat winning its second major title the same year?

In 2004 Boston became only the second city after Pittsburgh to win two major sporting titles when the New...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

David Healy’s record keeps Northern Ireland alive

David Healy’s 80th minute goal won Northern Ireland its match against Denmark keeping their hopes alive against group leaders...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Azzurri put one over the Tartans amidst the soccer crisis

Christian Panucci celebrates his match winner Scotland’s dreams are dashed as Italy advance to Euro 2008. If you are...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Israel does England a massive favour: Puts conspiracy theory to rest

Steve McLaren can breathe a little easier now as Omer Golan put away the match winning goal in the...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Russia vs Israel: Colautti’s return gives a lift to Kashtan’s team

Roberto Colautti, Argentine born Israeli striker is his team’s top scorer Get ready for a nail biter today as...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National

Passarella fails to enhance River’s defence

Another high powered name has fallen victim to this year’s topsy turvy Argentine league which sees lesser lights Lanus...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Ricardo La Volpe is out of a job again

Wherever Ricardo La Volpe coaches appears to leave a bitter taste in the mouth for that national team or...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

What ails Italian soccer? The answer lies elsewhere

Watching the Napoli Palermo match on FSC with all its breathtaking up and down soccer and a beauty of...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

McLaren impressed by Becks form against Hollywood stars

McLaren recently paid a visit to Becks and Posh’s lavish Hollywood estate. No words were exchanged as McLaren observed...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Humor, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Weakening dollar: US investors will stay away from Premiership clubs

F Stan Kroenke is probably feeling the pinch of the depreciated dollar which is now trading at about 2.1...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Ruud Gullit as LA Galaxy manager: A maverick ill at ease with authority

Ruud Gullit replaces Frank Yallop as LA Galaxy coach and Alexi Lalas had this to say “There certainly is...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Claudio Reyna once again proves to be the stumbling block

I don’t think there are too many coaches that can really say that fealty to a player has proven...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup 2006

Besiktas suffers further ignominy: A loss to Fenerbache

After yesterday’s ignominous shellacking by Liverpool in the CL qualifiers, Besiktas who lost by a record 8 goals, suffered...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Sir Alex, nine championships gives you a sense of entitlement, doesn’t it?

Wow. Sir Alex and Sepp Blatter decide to support one another in their effort to curtail the number of...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Premiership defenders are behind the spectacular goals

Juliano Belletti from Barcelona to Chelsea leads a group of attacking defenders From Noe Pamarot’s 30 yard screamer that...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Ahead of the big game: Arsenal vs Man Utd

Well, I am back after spending a great deal of my life producing a play called The Leopard and...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

The Martyrdom of Steve McClaren

Is Steve McClaren ready for a “John the Baptist” moment? The crowds are calling for his head… especially if...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Teams - National

Marta’s human! Germany step on Brazil in the Finals

I have to admit I have been rather sexist in the past. Yes, I’ve enjoyed some of the women’s...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Teams - National

Offside Broadway: The Leopard and The Fox

Where’s Shourin? Busy producing this off-off broadway production. If you’re in New York, you may want to check it...
Gossip/Trash Talk

Bench the Coach, not Solo!

Here are the two voices that matter: Solo on MySpace, and Erin Paul, the journalist who “interviewed” Solo. Greg...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National

More on Marta Vieira da Silva

Note to US Soccer: she plays in a real league!
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Videos

Is US Women’s Soccer Dead?

or is it just brain dead? The failure of the women’s team against Brazil wasn’t unexpected, was it? See...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Politics, Soccer Teams - National

Marta, Marta, Marta!

The torch has been passed. Brazil owns the US and Marta is the Pele of women’s soccer. NEXT: Is...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Psst..wanna buy a club..?

An Italian Serie C side Juve Stabia is up for sale on eBay.Those interested can log in here and...
Gossip/Trash Talk

Keep Lampard and Becks out of the team: Barry states his case

Lots of best things happened in the England win over Russia. The best thing that could have happened to...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Les Bleus play Charles De Gaulle diplomacy

France was beaten, 1-0 at Hampden Park the last time these two teams met and it was only the...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Women’s World Cup: USA finds the N.Koreans have come to play

The US women’s squad pulled through on a Heather O’Reilly equalizer that kept coach Greg Ryan’s unbeaten streak intact....
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup History

Egypt stumbles at the ACN

13 of the nations competing for the Africa Cup of Nations qualified for the tournament to be held next...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Man United’s debt balloons to record levels

Just as Peter Hill-Wood was talking about running Arsenal as a business, here comes a report that should peel...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Books & Magazines, Soccer Business, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Peter Hill Wood to Aleshir Usmanov: We need no bailout

It was refreshing to hear Peter Hill-Wood on the possibility of holding talks issuing this smackdown of David Dein....
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Books & Magazines, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Watchout Team USA, here come the Germans!

Birgit Prinz and Sandra Smisek scored hat tricks in an 11-0 smashing of Argentina. Vanina Correa had a nightmare...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Advertising, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Humor, Soccer Teams - National, World Cup History

Michael Ballack’s saga: A transfer gone very bad

This is another episode of transfers gone bad. They are a dime a dozen. But this time it involves...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

2007 Women’s World Cup: Team USA meets North Korea

Abby Wambach, Kristine Lilly meet the North Koreans The top rated US women’s national squad led by veteran Kristine...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: England 3 Israel 0

All Goals – England vs. IsraelUploaded by 90tsunni SWP. Owen. Micah Richards.
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - National, Soccer Videos

Jorge Vergara rushes in where Man Utd fears to tread

China’s huge soccer fan base continues to attract the soccer business world. However Jorge Vergara seems to have stepped...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Books & Magazines, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Egypt is in the ACN limelight: Mido is back

Defending champions Egypt meets Burundi this weekend in a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. A win will see them...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Euro 2000 Finals: France upends Italy

David Trezeguet’s last gasp attempt sends Italy to a heartbreaking loss. He is back for today’s match.
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Azzurri meet Les Bleus: A history of penalty jinxes

Watch out. This match is another in a long series of grudge matches between these two countries. The storyline...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Books & Magazines, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Brazil vs USA: Kaka finds himself back in Dunga’s favour

Kaka will start the game for Brazil when they meet the USA at Soldier Field, Chicago. I really don’t...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

David vs. Goliath at Wembley?

The way the English team is acting, you’d think they’re desperate for a win. The truth is, they are....
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Teams - National

Wenger’s commitment reflects Arsenal’s better financial strength

This news will hearten not just Arsenal fans but all lovers of good soccer. We will see the free...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Wenger’s willingness to commit reflects the early Arsenal success

Hmmmmm…. David Dein increases his profile within Arsenal’s board and suddenly Arsene is talking about staying on in a...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Jorvan Vieira talks about his after life

The fairy tale Asia Cup win of the Iraqi soccer squad was the summer’s biggest story and for a...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Teams - National

Premiership goalies are struggling

Jens Lehmann. Paul Robinson. David James. Brad Friedel. Tony Warner. Antti Niemi. Steven Bywater. Jussi Jaskalainen. A number of...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal spreads the goalscoring wealth

Something is happening in Arsenal and it is not Alisher Usmanov’s long term plans to inveigle control over the...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Video: Fulham 3 Spurs 3

Jenas missed a sitter. Berbatov, Bale, and Keane were outstanding. And wave after wave of close calls for Fulham...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club, Soccer Videos

Sunderland vs Man Utd: The student meets the master

Keane vs SAF. Finally, the match that will pit the definitive Man Utd player of a bygone SAF era...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

A buncha Yanks take on Spurs

Fulham meet Spurs in what is shaping up to be one of the most important matches in Martin Jol’s...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer Players, Soccer Politics, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Arsenal’s latest transfer Lassana Diarra

Well, it was the last minute touch and go that we had expected from Wenger but Diarra’s transfer continues...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer Culture, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club

Curtis Davies becomes Aston Villa’s new find

The Baggies have agreed to let Villa talk to Curtis Davies, the highly rated England U21 centre back and...
Gossip/Trash Talk, Soccer Business, Soccer Coaches & Coaching, Soccer History, Soccer Players, Soccer Skills, Soccer Teams - Club
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