Is he really the right signing for Tottenham Hotspur?
Tottenham have given USA goalkeeper Brad Friedel the opportunity to continue to play in the Premier League for the next two seasons. But at 40 years of age is this really the best option for Tottenham?...
View ArticleWomen’s game must push on from successful summer
FFC this week investigates the state of women’s football and whether significant strides have been made this summer to increase its popularity. There have been a number of fantastic sporting events for...
View ArticleWhy can’t the MLS grow to be as big as the Premier League?
I am not here to argue that the quality of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the USA is anywhere near the same level as the top flight in England, but one day, in the not too distant future it could be....
View Article‘America’s Got Talent’– But the Premier League elite Aren’t Tuning In
Funny isn’t it; football speculation. Score in back to back games, a few influential commentators start eavesdropping on old stats, new attributes are uncovered and more chins start wagging. This has...
View ArticleWhy US ownership could slowly move the goalposts in football
The Star Spangled Banner that drapes across a proportion of the English game is increasing in its stature. With 5 Premier League clubs now owned by investors from across the Atlantic, the international...
View ArticleWhat happened to…Freddy Adu
If you go back to the year 2004 and search the magazines or newspapers for the next big thing in football, the answer wouldn’t have been Theo Walcott or Gareth Bale, in fact it wasn’t even anyone from...
View ArticleLiverpool closing in on deal for American
Brendan Rodgers is attempting to tie up a deal of to bring Fulham’s Clint Dempsey to Liverpool, according to The Daily Mail. The transfer is expected to be completed at the end of the week and will...
View ArticleThe top TEN state-siders who will have ‘Premier League scouts sniffing’
The 2012 Ryder Cup tees off today at the Medinah Country Club in Illnois, USA pitting the best golfers in the United States against the best Europe has to offer in the 39th instalment of this...
View ArticleThe TEN ‘Weirdest’ stories of footballers Abroad
Straw donkeys, bad sunburn and “dos cervecas por favor”. The sorry stereotype of the Brit abroad doesn’t generate many superlatives. However, a few brave men have attempted to break away from a...
View ArticleClint Dempsey: Footballer, Rapper, Fisherman
Many will have heard of or even played the American card game “Go Fish”. That same phrase could soon become Tottenham head coach Andre Villas-Boas’ advice to his new signing Clint Dempsey should the...
View ArticleRevenge is a dish best served warm for Costa Rica…
Costa Rica got revenge for their 1-0 defeat by United States in March with a 3-1 victory against Jurgen Klinsmann’s team in the early hours of Saturday morning. The term ‘revenge’ exemplifies how...
View ArticleFormer Tottenham star gets MLS ban for ‘low blow’
Clint Dempsey’s Premier League days were over when he announced he was leaving Tottenham and moving back to his home country, but he’s still doing all he can to make the headlines from across the pond....
View ArticleAll the World Cup shirts Premier League stars will wear in the summer
As the World Cup edges nearer, much is being made of each country’s choice of shirt for the greatest sporting tournament in the world. And with all of the shirts released, there’s a pleasant mixture of...
View ArticleBelgium through, Portugal need miracle: Our World Cup Day 11 Roundup!
Belgium 1-0 Russia Belgium leaves it late to secure a place in the last 16 of the World Cup after a 1-0 victory over Russia in what was a hard fought game. Marc Wilmots’ side saw early pressure from...
View ArticleMan United star’s ‘lame’ tweet fails to impress USA
Just five minutes into the crucial encounter between the Americans and Portuguese in Group G, Nani opened the scoring for Paulo Bento’s side. Poor defending allowed the Manchester United winger to...
View ArticleTottenham legend gives fans an excuse to skip work
It may be the final day of Group Stage action in Brazil but it’s still all to play for in Group G. The USA face Germany this afternoon knowing that a draw will be enough for both sides to progress....
View ArticleTottenham star bags three points for Belgium: World Cup Day 15 Round Up!
United States 0-1 Germany With a tie enough for both teams to progress, a lot of pressure was off as long as Portugal didn’t win by a large margin. Thomas Muller was once again Germany’s scorer,...
View Article‘Soccer’ is growing in America. Get over it, Ann Coulter
America is a sports-crazed nation. If you ask almost anyone, they will have a favorite team, player, or sport that he or she endlessly cheers for. I am a Chicagoan, through and through, and grew up...
View ArticleMan United, Liverpool… who are the EPL’s World Cup winners and losers?
So the excitement of the group stage is over and now the fun of knockout football can begin. The World Cup group stage lived up to the billing and has provided excited viewers with the most outstanding...
View ArticleShow Roy how it’s done with the Official England Football app
After what turned out to be a disastrous World Cup, most England fans have been able to sit back and watch the tournament without the added pressure of expectation and/or a penalty shoot-out. And given...
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