The Jermaine Jones conundrum
Can Blackburn Rovers afford to pay Jermaine Jones' asking price this summer? That's a question few U.S. fans thought they'd be pondering this bleak mi…
Coming out of the shadows
It's hard to step out of a shadow. Exhibit A: Nani. He is having the season of his career. He scored a wonderful goal Saturday against archrival M…
It's Dempsey Time
Since the 1990s, aspiring young American soccer players have looked to the likes of John Harkes, Claudio Reyna and Brian McBride as their non-goalke…
Silliness is good
It's Super Bowl time, and I'm convinced there is one item of the NFL's unmatched hype extravaganza that the powerbrokers of the beautiful game should …
For your consideration...
The Academy Award nominations were announced this week. Unlike football, the Hollywood award season is a subjective business. Movie buffs still discus…
Can Vesuvius fire AC Milan to the Scudetto?
There have been some volcanic characters in Italian soccer over the years, but when it comes to spewing magma and magnetism no one matches Antonio Cas…
Plug the American talent drain
The January transfer window has opened. The whooshing sound is the rush of young U.S. Major League Soccer stars trying to head right through it. I u…
Dreaming of a winter World Cup
The biggest headline maker of 2010 was the World Cup. But despite a cavalcade of controversy in South Africa, the most debatable talking point was FIF…
Afshin Ghotbi's improbable journey
What could be more a more unlikely combination than Diego Maradona and the Iranian national soccer team? Well, how about an American citizen and forme…
Call his bluff
No one is indispensable in football. It only seems that way. That's the message Manchester City should send Carlos Tevez. The club would be doing all…
