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  • Is it right to allow City to sign a Goalkeeper on loan?

    Today (Tuesday April 27), Manchester City has approached Birmingham City about the possibility of recalling goalkeeper Joe Hart. With Shay Given suffering a horrible shoulder injury against Arsenal last Saturday, […]

  • Face Time for Frei

    (I'm told the problem with the clip sound is now fixed. If it isn't, I sincerely apologize and will never believe those lying weasels again.) MLS continues it's season-long project […]

  • A big one that got away

    A fifth round of odd facts from American soccer history: —Imagine how American fans would react if something like this were to happen today: On March 7, 1965, the United […]

  • Cry for North Korea

    If by some chance you recorded this match for future viewing, be advised that I'm about to save you the trouble of watching. Unless you're a big fan of highlight […]

  • Much Adu

    It's funny how this blogging thing works out sometimes. For several days now I've been mentally cooking up a post about the predicament Americas' somewhat tarnished – and not-so-gently-aging – […]

  • River Deep, Mountain High

    I don't GET the Colorado Rapids sometimes. Their current roster seems built to not only survive, but dominate, in the Thrasymachean world of MLS. Not many teams have guys who […]

  • Sorry Arsene, there is no vendetta

    Let me start by saying that the injury to Aaron Ramsey was a horrible thing to happen and that I wish him a speedy recovery (I am a Wales fan, […]

  • Respect

    It's probably far from unique but the fact that the United States Soccer Federation is FINING EVERYONE IN SIGHT – including a $5000 hit on management and ownership – on […]

  • Don't worry! There is life after Rafa

    Today, the Rafa Benitez era of Liverpool’s history ended, with the manager leaving the club by mutual consent after the club agreed a financial settlement with him. /www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]>/www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]> Late last […]

  • In the Navy; or, It's a Thick Line Between Love and Hate

    This one, I love. It's not PERFECT. I'm not sure skinny white stripes instead of skinny red stripes wouldn't have looked better, although asking Nike to do three stripes would […]