The Columbus “hooliganism” story continues to percolate in the British press; meanwhile, we look at the problems the Chicago Fire’s Sector Latino have had with security at Toyota Park, and consider the outlandish possibility of Israel and Palestine co-hosting the World Cup in 2018.
Hooliganism has arrived in the U.S.! Paging my friend Dougie Brimson. . .
What’s better — having your club bought by a bunch of internet nerds or the mafia?
The police had a busy week in American soccer this weekend, whilst British clubs continued to argue about who does the most “tapping up”. All in all, a pretty depressing news round-up.
The transfer news to report today is obviously Eto’o’s on going flirtation with playing in Uzbekistan. Cue the Borat jokes. Or was that Kazakhstan? Otherwise, a Friday in mid-summer is a slow day, so we bring a little classic video for you to enjoy.
How did a provincial team from England’s Black Country prompt the formation of the European Cup? We look at how Stan Cullis and Wolves transformed football in England and Europe.
Today, MLS Commissioner Don Garber gets nasty, grassroots football is thriving in Liverpool, and we find out just how many people actually attend MLS games in Columbus.
Slow times as the summer transfer season rolls on, with little on the field action to distract from the rumours. Milan snap up Ronaldinho, probably worth a pop at the price of a Darren Bent, while the Drogba and Berbatov sagas roll on interminably.
Well, there is the Intertoto Cup coming back. . .
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Superliga kicked back […]
Transfer rumours continue to dominate the daily press in Europe, but there’s plenty of things actually worth talking about going on elsewhere. Still, as ever, Soccerlens has an excellent round-up of the rumours, the juiciest of which is perhaps Sid Lowe’s report of Robinho’s interest in a move to Chelsea for what would apparently be […]
