Canadian content here as Toronto FC's powerhouse fullback gets his first for the team with great aplomb. Click to continue reading...

The AC Milan vs Lazio match saw a variety of impressive goals but the one which sticks out above the rest was the winner scored by Gianluca Zambrotta.  Zambrotta's is winning goal of the week for the following reasons, 1. distance 2. location 3. power 4. as fullback Zambrotta doesn't score often, making this a very special goal compared to the rest netted by seasoned goalscorers this week. Click to continue reading...

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Ex-QPR Birthdays: David Bardsley Turns 45...John Spencer Turns 37-

QPR's former England International fullback, David Bardsley Turns 45: Born September 11, 1964. Signed by Trevor Francis in 1989 from Oxford. Bardsley played almost nine seasons with QPR. Bardsley is - or at least was recently - coaching Ajax academy in Florida. Click to continue reading...

France coach Raymond Domenech has handed Arsenal left back Gael Clichy his first senior start in les Bleus' World Cup Qualifier against Serbia this evening. The 23-year-old was on the bench for Austria's 3-1 mauling of Domenech's men last Wednesday, but after Man United fullback Patrice Evra's abysmall peformance, Clichy finally gets his well deserved start. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa reward Holland defender Wilfred Bouma with new contract

Dutch fullback Wilfred Bouma has put pen to paper on a new two-year deal at Villa Park with an option of a third year.

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Greg Seltzer of Soccer365 and his own blog No Short Corners checked in with Wizards left back/right back/left mid/right mid Michael Harrington last week for a feature story published today. Listen to Mikey's answers about the difference between playing on the left and right, the dog days of summer in MLS and one European fullback he admires. Click to continue reading...

Pierce
Marples
Pelletier


According to Michael Bullock of the Patriot news (click here for the full article), midfielder Jason Pelletier, central defender Nigel Marples, and fullback Ryan Pierce will be on loan to D.C. United for a short stretch early next week. They will report to D. Click to continue reading...

One of the Italians to move abroad this summer was World Cup winning fullback (and team barber) Massimo Oddo. The 32 year old right back had a nightmare season last year. He wasn't himself at all, he played poorly, all his crosses ended up in Row Z, and he found himself left out of the national team set-up, missing Euro 2008.

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In a season that's had its fair share of ups and downs, we've finally got something to show for it! Maybe a title in the US Open Cup wasn't necessarily the goal for this season, but it's certainly an accomplishment the team should be proud of, and most importantly, its great that United has fought its way back into the international picture. Click to continue reading...

Young-Pyo Lee has joined Dortmund after the club agreed to terms with Tottenham Hotspur for the South Korean fullback. Lee's survival at Spurs this long has been something of a oddity for us Lilywhites as he had fallen behind Gareth Bale, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Jamie O'Hara and Gilberto in Juande Ramos' estimation. Click to continue reading...

Speedy French fullback Armand Traore will be desperate to give Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger a title boost tonight, as the 18-year-old's new Pompey side take on Manchester United at Fratton Park. Traore, 18, makes his Portsmouth debut against United following last week's season-long loan move from Arsenal. Click to continue reading...

For the record, here are my player ratings from the two matches I missed while on vacation, based only on descriptions of the games given by Fullback, BDR, and Goff.

8/10/08: 4-1 loss at NYRB
Top shelf: Jaime Moreno
Call: Fred
Rail: Zach Wells, Pat Carroll, Marc Burch, Devon McTavish

8/12/08: 3-1 win in USOC Semi-finals vs NE:
Top shelf: Jaime Moreno, Luciano Emilio, Santino Quaranta
Call: Brian Namoff, Zach Wells, Ivan Guerrero
Rail: None

The other big thing that I missed while I was out was the formal acquisition of new starting goalkeeper Louis Crayton, and the other transactions surrounding that move. Click to continue reading...

This is just a random stream of consciousness, so bear with me.

I was just thinking that English nat'l team and Bradley's boys appear to have quite a bit in common. Though, yes I know, England is way better.

• Neither can really live up to its fans expectations.
  
• Neither can create anything offensively and rely on set pieces to get points.

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The first-place Columbus Crew. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Sure, it only lasted until Wednesday, when New England beat D.C. to move back on top of the East, but for four days the Crew enjoyed the rarified air of first place in the brutal Eastern Conference.

The fact that Columbus beat red-hot FC Dallas to move into first made the accomplishment even more impressive.

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So much for settling in.

Uncle Phil set Stamford Bridge ablaze on his debut, guiding Chelsea to a superlative 4-0 win over Portsmouth in the Premiership curtain raiser for both clubs. First-half Goals from Joe Cole, Nicolas Anelka and Frank Lampard insured three points for the Blues, while Deco's out-of-nothing scorcher in the 89th minute capped a memorable performance one which will have put the rest of the league, including Fergie's boys, on notice.

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The 2007-08 season was an unprecedented one for Chelsea Football Club. The Blues reached their first-ever Champions League final. They also amassed an impressive 85 points in Premiership play. Regardless, Chelsea failed to acquire any hardware for the first time in three seasons. The Blues finished runners-up in three competitions Premiership, Champions League and Carling Cup their EPL tally of 85 points the most for a second-place team ever.

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1. They're Under Starters Orders...

Here we go again!

Firstly, allow me to publicly register my outrage at the sale of King John Pantsil to Fulham – a decision so bereft of imagination and foresight that it could only have come from Alan Curbishley.

The loss of image rights alone has deprived us all of the proposed line of official Pantsil silken smoking jackets with complimentary snuff box. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have accepted Middlesbrough's reported £3.5million offer for full-back Justin Hoyte after both clubs agreed that the fullback can talk to the north East side. Boro are keen to get a right-back in place before the start of the season, having sold Luke Young to Aston Villa. However, with the opener against Tottenham set for this [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal have accepted Middlesbrough's reported £3.5million offer for full-back Justin Hoyte after both clubs agreed that the fullback can talk to the north East side. Boro are keen to get a right-back in place before the start of the season, having sold Luke Young to Aston Villa. However, with the opener against Tottenham set for this [. Click to continue reading...