Girls Love Soccer Too

While regular leagues stick to one country, there are multi-national tournaments, that focus on teams in one region (or continent) and include teams from more than one country.  This usually makes things a little more confusing, since sometimes it’s the same teams, and sometime it’s country teams. S

So one of the things most people ask me about are the different leagues.  There’s a lot of them, and if you’re a sometime observer and not an actual full-time follower, it can be hard to keep track of them.  Even more so if you’re not in Europe. So I’ve decided to clarify some. The [...]

Next up is Spain captain and goalkeeper, Iker Casillas. He was born May 20, 1981, in Móstoles, Madrid.  He started early with Real Madrid, joining their junior squad for the 90-91 season.  It wasn’t until 98-99 that he was called up to the senior squad. During the 01-02 season, he lost his spot as s

Second on the list is Italian Captain and centre back defender, Fabio Cannavaro. He currently has no home club team. He was born September 13, 1973, in Naples, Italy.  His mother was a maid, and his father was a bank clerk. He started his career as a ball boy for Napoli, where he watched his [...]

So there were a few things I found funny in the last week, and I thought I’d share.  I’m just gonna like it to whatever site I found it on. Cristiano Ronaldo is John Rambo.  The Dirty Tackle England wins 2-1 against Japan; scores no goals.The New York Times World Cup winning coach leaves football…to

First on my list of Hot Guys To Watch is American Michael Bradley. Born in Princeton, New Jersey on July 31, 1987, he4 spent his teenage years in Palatine, Illinois. He played for Sockers FC, and later attended the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida- a dedicated training facility for the Under

So on monday, England and Mexico played a friendly match, and honestly, I have no idea who won.  Nor do I care.  What did interest me is these pictures, taken during the game. They are of David Beckham, John Terry, and Frank Lampard all dressed up in their finest designer duds. Why were they on [...

It seems that Turkish fans are serious about their soccer. Last week were the finals for the Turkish Süper Lig. From what I understand, their scoring works the same way as the English Premiere League: there is no final between the first and second place team, the winner is the one who has the most [