‘PLAYER INJURIES’ Archives
MLS CUP 2010: PREVIEW, ROSTERS & VIEWERS GUIDE
MLS CUP 2010: PREVIEW, ROSTERS & VIEWERS GUIDE MLS CUP 2010 - 8:30pm ET - NOVEMBER 21, 2010 - B.M.O. FIELD, TORONTO ON COLORADO RAPIDS v FC DALLAS TELEVISION: ESPN2 - United States (English) / Galavision - United States (Spanish) / TSN2 - Canada (English) INTERNET: ESPN3.com 2010 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS FC Dallas – 12-4-14 (50 [...]
WHICH MLS HEAD COACH WILL GET THE AXE?
WHICH MLS HEAD COACH WILL GET THE AXE? So the Major League Soccer season is winding down. Eight teams in, eight teams out. This begs the question, which MLS head coach will be first to get the axe? In fairness, not all eight also ran head coaches will be viewed as replaceable. It would foolish to include Nick Dasovic and Ben Olsen in this [...]
HENRY TO MISS FRIDAYS ‘CLASH OF THE TITANS’ AFTER ALL
HENRY TO MISS FRIDAYS 'CLASH OF THE TITANS' AFTER ALL In what many fans will feel is either rough justice or karmic retribution, New York Red Bull striker Thierry Henry will miss Fridays match at Los Angeles Galaxy. The injury, the same one Henry unintentionally inflicted on FC Dallas Goalkeeper Kevin Hartman (Video Below), will keep him [...]
HENRY IS FINED, AVOIDS SUSPENSION
THIERRY HENRY AVOIDS SUSPENSION, RECEIVES FINE FOR INCIDENT WITH KEVIN HARTMAN Thierry Henry avoided suspension for an incident Saturday night involving Kevin Hartman of FC Dallas, but the France International was fined $2,000 by Major League Soccer on Monday. The incident unfolded after a Mehdi Ballouchy goal during Saturday's match in [...]
SOCCER ON TV – AUGUST 19-23
SOCCER ON TV - AUGUST 19-23 The 2010-11 Bundesliga season gets under way this weekend when the two most recent Champions meet on Friday. Bayern Munich will host Steve McClaren's Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena at 2:25pm on ESPN Deportes. McClaren will become the first English Manager in the Bundesliga. Defending champions Bayern will be without [...]
CCL PREVIEW – WILL MLS TEAMS LEAGUE FORM SUFFER?
CCL PREVIEW - WILL MLS TEAMS LEAGUE FORM SUFFER? The group stages of the CONCACAF Champions League are upon us and many will feel that this may be the first time in many years that the four remaining Major League Soccer clubs will have a chance to loosen the Mexican League stranglehold on the tournament. Mexican teams have won the tournament [...]
JULY 23 – SHORT CORNERS: INTERNATIONAL SOCCER NEWS NOTES AND RUMORS
JULY 23 - SHORT CORNERS: INTERNATIONAL SOCCER NEWS NOTES AND RUMORS O’NIELL: MILNER MAY MOVE IF MAN CITY HAVE MONEY James Milner’s potential transfer to Manchester City had a moment of clarity today. After days of rumored fallout’s and accusations, Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill made it plain that the England International may leave [...]
JULY 22 – SHORT CORNERS: INTERNATIONAL SOCCER NEWS NOTES AND RUMORS
JULY 22 - SHORT CORNERS: INTERNATIONAL SOCCER NEWS NOTES AND RUMORS SHAKHTAR SIGN EDUARDO FROM ARSENAL Shakhtar Donetsk have signed striker Eduardo from Arsenal. The Croatia international, who suffered a career-threatening broken leg in 2008 and never found his way back to a regular position at Arsenal, signed for the Ukraine Champions for $9 [...]
DESIGNATED PLAYER UPDATE: LJUNGBERG DRAMA
DESIGNATED PLAYER UPDATE: LJUNGBERG DRAMA If, early in this 2010 Major League Soccer campaign, I told you a Seattle Sounders standout was discontented and looking to be transfered, you would have assumed I meant Fredy Montero. The Colombian 23-year-old was visibly not interested on the field, while off the field rumors were circulate about a [...]
JULY 15 – SHORT CORNERS: INTERNATIONAL SOCCER NEWS, NOTES AND RUMORS
JULY 15 - SHORT CORNERS: INTERNATIONAL SOCCER NEWS, NOTES AND RUMORS CHELSEA'S AFRICAN PAIR READY FOR PREMIER LEAGUE RETURN Chelsea's African duo Michael Essien and Jon Obi Mikel are set to return to Stamford Bridge after long injuries that kept both out of the World Cup. Nigeria's Mikel and Ghana's Essien both had time during the World Cup to [...]
