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Jaime Moreno [A Personal Reflection]

Jaime Moreno [A Personal Reflection]

Nov. 10 | The most prolific team of the MLS otherwise known as Major League Soccer is DC United. One of the prolific players of DC United is Captain and Forward Jaime Moreno. His journey to DC United has not been an easy one and remaining in the team has not been...

Ross McCormack & Cardiff City

Ross McCormack & Cardiff City

Nov. 6 | Steve Claridge who is a sports blogger for the Guardian identified Ross McCormack as the top scorer for Cardiff City during the Championship Season of 2008-2009. He is a native of Glasgow, Scotland who played for the Rangers and Motherwell before signing...

Celtic says No To Foreign Club Owners

Celtic says No To Foreign Club Owners

Oct. 21 | In the Premiership League, we have witnessed the takeover of clubs in England such as Manchester United by the Glazer Family and Manchester City by Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra. We have been witness to the Glazer Family piling...

Will Kazakhstan Defeat England?

Will Kazakhstan Defeat England?

Oct. 9 | http://bleacherreport.com/articles/66728-will-kazakhstan-win-the-world-cup-qualifier REFERENCE: “Will Kazakhstan Win The World Cup Qualifier?” Alvarez-Galloso,Roberto; The Bleacher Report; October 8, 2008 On the 11th of October 2008, Kazakhstan...

Sports and Politics Must Be Separated [FIFA, UEFA, and the Polish National Football Association]

Sports and Politics Must Be Separated [FIFA, UEFA, and the Polish National Football Association]

Oct. 1 | According to Polish Radio External Service, the Sports Ministry of Poland suspended the Management Board of the Polish Football [Soccer] Federation using as pretext the “lack of effectiveness in fighting corruption”. FIFA and UEFA has protested...

Thiago Jotta da Silva RIP

Thiago Jotta da Silva RIP

Sep. 25 | According to news reports from Xinhua and CRI English, Thiago Jotta da Silva died in the Hospital Sagrado Filho located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after being shot on the 18th of September 2008. Thiago Jotta da Silva once played for the Football [Soccer]...

Referees Deny Necaxa and Toluca Victory

Referees Deny Necaxa and Toluca Victory

Sep. 21 | The football [soccer] game between Necaxa and Toluca took place in El Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The two teams were able to defend themselves and attempt to play a decent game in spite of the fact that both teams were denied victory...

Columbus Crew: First New York then to the MLS Cup?

Columbus Crew: First New York then to the MLS Cup?

Sep. 19 | I often ask myself the question whether the Columbus Crew has the possibility of reaching the MLS Cup Finals and maybe win it. My attitude used to be that the following: “It remains to be seen what will happen in the following games against the New...

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Retires From International Football

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Retires From International Football

Sep. 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco announced in a Press Conference in Tuxla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico that he would be retiring from the Mexican National Football/Soccer Team after the victory of Mexico over Canada in the CONCACAF Classification Games. Cuauhtémoc Blanco...

A Historic World Cup Qualifier: Turkey VS Armenia

A Historic World Cup Qualifier: Turkey VS Armenia

Sep. 5 | One example of the qualifying draw for the 2010 World Cup from Europe is unknown and yet has significance. The game between Armenia and Turkey on the 6th of September 2008 is expected to be big. The following article deals with the historical breakthrough...