Landon Donovan first tested himself on the international stage in 1999 at age 16, signing with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. The California teenager got homesick and frustrated with a coaching carousel that left him feeling his development was stalled. Click to continue reading...

That Everton have had a horrific summer is a given. Up until yesterday, they hadn't signed anyone, despite watching a carousel of players waltz through the exit. Insult has been added to injury with winger Albert Riera holding out for a move to Liverpool, rather than signing for Everton, ... Click to continue reading...

Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United, my Uncle Bob, your Aunt Fanny, Old Bromleynians Football Club, a Ptarmigan named Percy, and a carousel of continental clubs have been salivating over Valencia's David Villa for weeks now, unfortunately for those clubs, and the press (who have been acting like feral hounds this silly season) [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United, my Uncle Bob, your Aunt Fanny, Old Bromleynians Football Club, a Ptarmigan named Percy, and a carousel of continental clubs have been salivating over Valencia's David Villa for weeks now, unfortunately for those clubs, and the press (who have been acting like feral hounds this silly season) [. Click to continue reading...

This is that unusual topic which allows me to indulge my passion for football, and, well, the passion that got me my day job teaching 19th century American literature. If you are lucky enough to visit White Hart Lane on match day, you might hear the Tottenham fans chant "Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur", to the tune of the song popularly known as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". Click to continue reading...