Thursday, May 16th, 2013
On Thursday afternoon the United States men's national soccer team announced its roster for its upcoming slate of five games, and Landon Donovan was left off of it.
Jurgen Klinsmann's team will play two friendlies against Belgium and Germany, then jump into three important World Cup qualifiers against Jamaica, Panama and ...
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago's soccer team is known as the Soca Warriors. Not the Sucka Warriors.
That's the message 13 Trinidad and Tobago World Cup veterans relayed to the nation's soccer federation Wednesday after going all "Operation Repo" on the governing body's offices.
Still owed bonuses for appearing in the 2006 World Cup, ...
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world. The diminutive whiz is the three-time FIFA world player of the year. So naturally he'd grace plenty of magazine covers worldwide.
However here Stateside, King Leo apparently isn't worthy yet (you know because soccer is still a niche sport in the ...
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
OK, I think we can all agree that Japanese game shows can provide us with hours upon hours of entertainment. And while former Celtic midfield maestro Shunsuke Nakamura didn't get hit in the junk, he probably wouldn't have a problem kicking a ball into your trunk. OK, OK, that was ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
Imagine Ron Artest Metta World Peace running for President.
It could happen.
Well probably not. I only bring it up because of MWP's fan interaction during the Malice in the Palace. Why? Because eccentric Manchester United legend Eric Cantona is looking into running for the French presidency.
That's right. The same Eric Cantona ...
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
It's been called the Lawsuit of the Year.
A team owner in the midst of a high-profile breakup that could cost big bucks.
No, I'm not talking about Frank and Jaime McCourt and the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Though who doesn't love limo driver-induced infidelity that brings one of MLB's banner franchises to ...
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Muammar Gaddafi's death this week sparked celebrations as well as outrage - all the while rocking the Liverpool soccer community.
How, you ask?
According to British newspaper, The Mirror, Qaddafi was a big supporter of Everton FC:
"Everton's win against Sunderland will have provided some temporary relief for one of their biggest fans. ...
Posted in EPL, Everton FC, International Soccer, Liverpool FC, Muammar Gaddafi, Soccer | 4 Comments »
