Their Words "I don't know how busy it's going to be but it's a busy football market," he said. "It might be busy in the next few days and I hope we do a little bit of business but I couldn't guarantee that." Manchester United manager David Moyes. The Radar Klinsmann's roster. Draws for the Champions League and Europa. Big Premier League games on Sunday. Platini . . .
Archives for August 2013
Weekend Soccer TV: The Labor Day Weekend Soccer Schedule
Saturday Premier League on NBC: Crystal Palace - Sunderland at 12:30pm. On NBCSN: Manchester City - Hull City at 7:45am and Cardiff City - Everton at 10am. Scottish Premier League on Fox Soccer Plus: Dundee United - Celtic at 7:45am and Motherwell - Kilmarnock at 12:30pm. Bundesliga on GolTV: 'Gladbach - Werder Bremen at 9:30am and Schalke - Bayer Leverkusen at 12:30pm. Serie A on beIn en . . .
When to Ring the Changes in Columbus
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 30, 2013) US Soccer Players - 2013 has not, by their usual standard, been a good season for the Columbus Crew. Despite possessing a reasonable amount of quality players, a game-changer in Federico Higuain, and a coach with ample experience, the Crew are underachieving. Sure, the Eastern Conference is competitive and nearly everyone outside of Toronto and DC . . .
Europa League: National Teamers Advance to Group Stage
All three of the US National Teamers involved in the 2013-14 Europa League saw their clubs advance to the group stage. Brad Friedel was in goal for Spurs, shutting out Dinamo Tblisi 3-0 on the night and 8-0 on aggregate. Jermain Defoe scored twice for Spurs, who move on to Group K against Anzhi, Sheriff, and Tromso. It was an odd situation for Aron Johannsson's AZ to advance past Atromitos on the . . .
Friday’s Soccer TV: Super Cup and Major League Soccer
The 2013 Super Cup is on Fox Sports 2 at 2:30pm: Bayern Munich - Chelsea. La Liga on beIN Sport en Espanol: Rayo Vallecano - Levante at 5pm. Liga MX on ESPN Deportes: Morelia - Pachuca at 8:30pm. Univision Deportes has Santos Laguna - Leton at 10:30pm. MLS on NBCSN: Real Salt Lake - Portland at 10pm. All Times Eastern . . .
Upside: Stories and speculation
Their Words "I said last night after the game, I am not going to talk about stories and speculation. We are at the end of the transfer window and we will have to cope with those stories. We can't lose focus and we must concentrate on the games." Everton manager Roberto Martinez. The Radar Klinsmann's Roster. Bad night for San Jose in CCL. Draws for European . . .
Klinsmann Announces Squad for September World Cup Qualifying
US National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann named the 23 players he will use in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Costa Rica on Sept 6th (10pm ET - beIN Sport) and Sept 10 against Mexico (8pm ET - ESPN). “The Costa Rica game in San Jose is the biggest game in 2013 for all of us because we want to win there,” Klinsmann said. “We want to qualify as soon as possible for the World Cup in Brazil. . . .
Questions: The Return of the Rapids and Early Days in the EPL
By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Aug 29, 2013) US Soccer Players - In Thursday’s column, Tony asks if the Rapids are a legitimate contender, wonders what was going on in Birmingham City’s League Cup game, and looks at the first two weeks of the EPL. Are the Rapids for real? Sure, five wins and four ties in the last nine sounds impressive, but Los Angeles has won six of their past ten. San Jose . . .
Landon Donovan: An Appreciation
By Charles Boehm - WASHINGTON, DC (Aug 29, 2012) US Soccer Players - During my first semester of college, I noticed a pattern around the campus of my small university. Large swathes of the freshmen parking lots would empty out some Friday afternoons as many first-year students took off for the weekend, headed back to their parents' houses, most in one of the four large metropolitan areas within a . . .
CCL: Win for Tijuana, Loss for San Jose
Joe Corona started and played 59 minutes for Tijuana in their 1-0 shutout of Firpo in the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League. Francisco Martinez scored in the 81st minute at the Estadio Caliente. Edgar Castillo was on the bench for Tijuana and Herculez Gomez is recovering from injury. Tijuana has a six-point lead in Group 7, but with three games played compared to two for Firpo and only one for . . .
