We have two new important facts in the transfer saga of Freddy Adu.
The first is the report comming from Grant Wahl who says that Freddy will recieve a starter offer from Benfica with a transfer fee of 2.5 million. Grant thinks this is a low ball offer and I agree. I cannot see [...]

Simple recap of the latest transfer rumors and news. Lets see what sticks.
-Lee Nguyen is closing in on a loan deal with another unamed club in Holland (Americansoccerdaily.com).
-The two leading clubs for young American Danny Szetela are Siena and (suddenly young yank happy) Celtic (Americansoccerdaily.com).
-The Freddy list looks like this in no particular order. [...]

The marathon summer of Men’s US Soccer is now pretty much closed, save for the U-17’s, if you want to count them. The boys and men of the program have gone through a handful of friendlies and three tournaments. The main objective of winning the Gold Cup was accomplished and props are always [...]

…for I am in a soccer dream.
If you have yet to realize, let me bring something to your attention. Right now, as I write, we are in one of the most monumental times in American soccer history. Take a second to soak that in. I’ll get to all of the parts that [...]

Copa America is done, with nothing to show for it.
Really nothing. Charlie Davies sorta kinda impressed me for a bit tonight, but I just haven’t seen enough. No young guys really stepped up. That is most dissapointing. No one even really impressed at this “tryout” of ours. Only two [...]

Copa America 2007 is a few short days away and it has come the time to examine the roster. At first glance you might have just notified anyone within a 16 mile radius just how you were feeling about the selections. The overall summary of those reactions was probably a resounding “ARE YOU [...]

And would ya look at that, a come from behind win against Mexico.
Here’s a nice little factoid that should make you smile:
Sunday’s win was the Yank’s first ever come from behind win over Mexico.
Dominance over CONCACAF - check.
With all that said, what a nerve racking final. All I can remember thinking after [...]

Bob shoots me the look at the 75th minute of a scoreless world cup tie against El Tri. It seems that Mr. Bianca has ruined his french manacure from the previous day’s spa outing with Crazy Cruise and Becks, and the team is in need of a burner. No, I’m not talking about [...]

Anne was at the USA-China match in San Jose and files this report. You can read more of here writing on the California Victory Offside blog.
Great set pieces, a slight wind and home field advantage all created a great day out for the Big Fish in a Little/Medium Pond (a.k.a the US Men’s National [...]

Sorry that I haven’t posted in a few weeks. Here’s a look at what has been going on during my absence, and a brief look ahead at the upcoming matches: