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Davino Out

2008-12-04T20:12:06+00:00

The big winter changes at FC Dallas under Schellas Hyndman have begun as FC Dallas has moved to end Duilio Davino's time with the Red Stripes. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise, albeit a welcome one, as Davino was guaranteed at $400,000 plus for 2009. Davino arrived as the big signing under Steve Morrow last winter to shore up the back line as well as assisting General Manager Michael Hitchcock in his quest to sell more tickets.

Ronaldo To Red Bulls. Stop me if you heard this before.

2008-12-04T19:53:51+00:00

RONALDO IS LINKED TO THE RED BULLS. AGAIN.

I don't know if I am posting this because of that hilarious picture supplied by Englands "Independent" (that poverty jersey is f'n classic!), or just laziness, but yes. Ronaldo is already being linked to the Red Bulls and their Portuguese rich neighborhood.

Honda to pull out of formula one.

2008-12-04T18:53:00+00:00

Just watching the BBC news channel, and the BREAKING NEWS is that Honda could be pulling out of Formula one racing.

This would make six spaces on the grid, and could spell the end of the sport as we know it, if Toyota follow suit.

I know this is not Saints or Football related, but shows us all how finely balanced sport is, whilst we are going through this credit crunch, and whilst people will slate Lowe for the way he runs the club, as long as the club keeps running, should be priority for us all, it could be sometime soon, when English football clubs fold one by one.

Another Adidas Viral - Robben’s Magic Boot

2008-12-04T16:19:00+00:00

Another quite strange and pointless viral by Adidas, this time featuring Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben and his receeding hairline, promoting the Adidas f50 Tunit.

GolTV Match Schedule –December 5-12, 2008

2008-12-04T16:05:46+00:00

TORONTO, December 4, 2008 Below is a list of soccer matches that will air live or on tape delay on GolTV from December 5-12, 2008. Among this week's highlights include: Two pairs of LIVE Spanish La Liga matches starting Saturday, December 6 at 2 p.m. ET as Villarreal takes on Getafe, [...]

USL Confirms Promotion of Cleveland

2008-12-04T15:28:50+00:00

United Soccer Leagues have confirmed the previously rumored news
that the defending USL Second Division champion Cleveland City Stars are moving up to the USL First Division beginning in the 2009 season, becoming the first USL-2 side to move up the ladder since the Charlotte Eagles in 2001.
We are delighted to be the latest addition to the USL First Division for the 2009 season, said Cleveland City Stars General Manager Mark Geissbauer.

Podcast 17: The Ballon D’Or

2008-12-04T15:26:41+00:00

Winter is closing in and leagues in Europe are approaching the half way stage. On this week's show we've talk about cup competitons, fights, super subs and our main piece features the ballon D'Or, recently won by Ronaldo of manchester United. We also: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new [.

Keano quits Cats

2008-12-04T14:50:20+00:00

Roy Keane has done what he never did as a player and admitted defeat. Keane threatened it after the weekend's humilation by Bolton and on Thursday the Irishman decided enough was enough as he and Sunderland parted ways. His comments after the debacle of the 4-1 defeat by Bolton suggested he would walk away if he thought [.

Keano Out At Sunderland

2008-12-04T13:18:45+00:00

Sunderland announced this morning that Roy Keane has left his position as manager of the club. Keane had held crisis talks with the club's board on Thursday morning after which it was decided the two parties would go their separate ways. Keane's position has become under a great deal of speculation, but the timing of his [.

Carling Cup Round Up

2008-12-04T02:21:31+00:00

And then there were four. Wednesday's Carling Cup action did not provide the upsets that Tuesday night did, as Manchester United and Spurs both avoided the upsets that tripped up fellow Premier League teams Arsenal and Stoke on Tuesday. At Old Trafford Carlos Tevez scored four times as Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 5-3.

No Goal Feast for Spurs But is that a Good Thing?

2008-12-04T01:06:48+00:00

Cup-holders Tottenham broke the spell of victorious Championship sides in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup last night. And just as it seemed all the underdogs were winning, both Watford and Blackburn were knocked out. It was business as usual for Redknapp's side, and after an early scare, they came back with Pavlychenko's penalty and [.

Oh, What a Night!

2008-12-03T16:23:22+00:00

Burnley fans might need a bit of time to recover from yet another Carling Cup shocker last night. A magnificent win over Arsenal puts them through to the semi-finals. Derby also stunned Stoke last night scoring a controversial late penalty, but didn't kill their Premiership opposition in quite the same style that Burnley beat Arsenal.

Toy Drive

2008-12-03T15:33:10+00:00

All D.C. United supporters are invited to come out and spread the holiday cheer as the Screaming Eagles team up with United for D.C. to gather toys for Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's annual party for underprivileged kids.

SE will be hosting a party at the Continental Modern Pool Lounge in order to get toy donations.

2009 Schedule and Red Bull Arena Update

2008-12-03T15:03:36+00:00

MLS has released some details on the first three weeks of the MLS season, and the Red Bulls have alot on their plate to start the season.

New York will be making their charge into the 2009 season with a visit to Seattle for the Sounders inaugural bash March 19th! With thousands of season tickets already sold in the Washington area, I wouldn't be surprised to see 25,000 plus chanting as one sea of green.

Osorio - The Final Synopsis

2008-12-02T22:02:57+00:00

After a long day of watching the snowball effect from our earlier story, I think its a fair time to summarize the facts into nice, chewable pieces.

#1 - Apparently, GolUSA did not seem to misquote Osorio, just misrepresent him!

The quotes by Osorio seem accurate, but GolUSA's deduction of what was meant was clearly off.

FC Dallas Opens 2009 Season at Home

2008-12-02T20:14:13+00:00

Major League Soccer has announced the home openers for each MLS team through the first three weeks of the season. FCD will open 2009 play on Saturday, March 21st at 7:30 PM against their Brimstone Cup Rivals, the Chicago Fire. In week two FCD takes their turn as the off team in the 15 team league. Week three sees the Red Stripes open up the New England Revolution home schedule up at the Big Razor in Foxboro on April 4th.

FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS on GolTV

2008-12-02T16:54:57+00:00

GOLTV SCORES MORE EXCLUSIVE NORTH AMERICAN TV RIGHTS FOR EUROPEAN 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS All-Soccer Network Inks Deal to Exclusively Telecast Home Qualifying Matches for Netherlands, Scotland , Wales & Lichtenstein MIAMI Dec. 2, 2008 GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 soccer, will expand its 2010 FIFA World Cup [.

Leave it to Ives: Osorio is Staying

2008-12-02T14:21:40+00:00

Got to love SBI.

A day after we put Red Bull fans into a panic, Ives comes in to sooth the minds of the already paranoid and depressed.

Juan Carlos Osorio affirmed his return next season. So much so that he claims to have turned down over a dozen job offers to stay on.

Vote for best Live Football Site!

2008-12-02T14:14:07+00:00

Click here to vote for LiveSoccerTV.com as best Live Football. SoccerLens.com has returned with the 2008 SoccerLens Awards which recognize excellence in football sites and blogging. There are 20 different awards categories, one of which is best Live Football Site which we have been nominated for. The VOTING has now begun, and will last for approximately two [.

Title Race Blown Wide Open

2008-12-02T11:03:43+00:00

It has been a great weekend for both Manchester United and Arsenal who were lagging behind a bit in the race for the Premier League title but Manchester United beat Manchester City, Arsenal beat Chelsea and last night Liverpool drew at home to West Ham and now the title race is between the four teams [.

Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Golden Ball

2008-12-02T04:04:41+00:00

Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible year continued tonight as he became the fourth Manchester United player to win the European Footballer of the Year award. The 23-year-old Ronaldo adds the Ballon d'Or award to the FIFPro World Player of the Year trophy he won in October, and the Professional Footballers Association and the Football Writers awards.

Coach Osorio Leaving Red Bull?

2008-12-01T22:21:04+00:00

GolUSA reports Juan Carlos Osorio would leave the Red Bulls for the Green of Cali. Someone ask John Guppy if he is having a flashback.

To some, this is no surprise. It seems that this was the familiar cry of 2007 as well. But this time, it is coming from the horses mouth.

Cyber Monday

2008-12-01T20:00:22+00:00

And a Happy Cyber Monday to you. By now, many of you have taken advantage of our Black (-and-Red!) Friday offer via the club's new on-line team store - dcuteamstore.com. 50% off a replica home shirt? Free customization? I'm sold! Your holiday shopping experience shouldn't end there, though.

Benefiting the club's non-profit foundation, United for D.

Five officials?

2008-12-01T14:45:21+00:00

Have you ever seen a goal that shouldn't have been? Have you ever seen a penalty box foul not given? There seems to be a talking-point such as this in most games. But, no more, say the FA. Currently being trialled in Scotland the utilisation of two extra officials standing by the goals at either ends [.

The Gunners Gun Down The Blues

2008-11-30T23:47:55+00:00

Arsene Wenger broke out into a big smile when asked if his team won ugly at the end. 'Yes, a little bit' he responded and laughed. Ah, now we haven't seen that kind of contentment from Wenger for a while. After beating Chelsea he truly looked like a relieved man. And you can't blame him Arsenal, [.

U.S. National Team Tickets

2008-11-29T20:54:10+00:00

2009 promises to be an exciting year for U.S. national team fans as the team will compete in the Final Round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup throughout the year, travel to South Africa in June for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and defend their CONCACAF Gold Cup title [...]

A Sorry-Looking Sunderland Smashed into Smithereens

2008-11-29T19:19:31+00:00

Poor, poor Sunderland. A surprising amount of folks fancied them against Bolton, including footy pundit Mark Lawrenson. And then just look what happened. It was an embarrassing display that forced some sad Sunderland fans out the stadium five minutes after half-time. Sunderland's confidence lasted as long as 10 minutes, to get a goal and then give [.

The Battle of Manchester

2008-11-28T15:56:11+00:00

Ahead of Man City's derby against United both teams have been talking in strong words. Fergie is back to his old self, after praising the ref mid-week, and he scoffed at the suggestion City are a threat to Man U (which seems a little forgetful considering Man City beat them both home and away [.

Introducing dcuteamstore.com

2008-11-28T03:14:17+00:00

50%. Off. Replica. Home. Jerseys!

Ladies and gentlemen, please prepare your bookmarks for our newest website - dcuteamstore.com.

The site is currently in beta form (I think that means we're testing things out), but has an incredible first offer for you - 50% off replica home jerseys with the option of free player customization!

Gabriel Cichero, We Hardly Knew Ye!

2008-11-27T12:50:06+00:00

The Red Bulls announced the release of Sainey Touray, Gorden Klejstan, and Gabriel Cichero. Yes, you read that right; midseason super signing Gabriel Cichero. The guy who would be the future anchor of the Red Bulls franchise. The person who would be the glue to the defensive 3 (or 4), controlling the backline like a young general.