Fresh home from international duty this week, Maurice Edu was not expected to play for Rangers this week against Kilmarnock. A late failed fitness test by Kevin Thopmson pressed Edu into duty as a starter in his debut for his new club before 50,000 home fans. Fellow American DaMarcus Beasley, also fresh back from Chicago, was also on the field as the Ibrox club found themselves down 1-0 in the early going. Click to continue reading...

Stuttgart, bidding to dislodge last season's Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich, got their campaign off to a solid start Sunday in winning 3-1 away at promoted Borussia Moenchengladbach.
With Bayern held to a 2-2 home draw the previous day by old rivals Hamburg the stage was set for Armin Veh's side to take advantage and his side impressed in securing full points with goals from Thomas Hitzlsperger, Ciprian Marica and Mario Gomez, all before half-time. Click to continue reading...

Undoubtedly, the minute I post this, Ronaldo will give up on Real Madrid and move to Hamburg, so forgive me for being premature. Let's take a look, as the season begins, at the seven best signing so far this summer in the Bundesliga. Christian Fuchs (SV Mattersburg to Bochum) Austria entered the [. Click to continue reading...

This week we make the short trip west on the A40 from Dortmund past Bochum to Gelsenkirchen, home to Schalke 04 and their new coach, Fred Rutten. Much like his new Ruhr rival, Jürgen Klopp, Rutten has been a one club man for almost his entire 30-year playing and coaching career, all with FC Twente [. Click to continue reading...

Good evening folks. After a day of sun, and the requisite nap that comes with sunning, I wanted to offer up some observations as well as news tidbits to keep the day going for those of you who have turned to SBI for your soccer fix.

Peru reduces suspensions, stars set to return

Reversing what was clearly a dumb decision a few months too late, the Peruvian Football Federation has reduced the suspensions of Jefferson Farfan, Claudio Pizarro and Santiago Acasiete.

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So this is the table so far at the end of the year I will post the final table so you can compare, not many English Premier League teams in it so far!

No. Player's Name Pos From To Fee
1. Daniel Alves (Bra) RB Sevilla (Spa) Barcelona (Spa) £25. Click to continue reading...

Good morning folks. Apologies for the delay in getting the day started but a blackout in North Bergen, home of the SBI compound, last night and this morning was to blame.

Let's get to some news:

Altidore may stay with Villarreal

As we reported last night, Jozy Altidore is set to be introduced at Villarreal today and now comes word from Spanish daily Marca that Altidore may stay with the 'Yellow Submarine' a while.

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I'm hoping to dip more into the Bundesliga and La Liga this coming season, including player movements. I'm not making any promises, but it's a good goal to have. Schalke's signing of PSV Eindhoven's Jefferson Farfan is what captured my...

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A busy few days in the world of transfer news, rumour, and speculation:

Finnish international midfielder Mika Vayrynen appears ready to move from PSV Eindhoven to Belgian side Club Brugge.

Also leaving PSV, forward Jefferson Farfan looks ready to join Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04. Click to continue reading...

It's been a turbulent decade for Fiorentina, but it's happy times in Florence again, as the Viola are winning both domestically and continentally. Along with challenging for a place in next season's UEFA Champions League, Cesare Prandelli's side are set to face three-time defending Dutch champions PSV in the quarterfinals of the UEFA [. Click to continue reading...

I tried to stay outside of the EPL, so for instance, Rooney, wasn't included.

Jefferson Farfán, PSV Eindhoven
The 22-year-old Peruvian striker Jefferson Farfán has quite an impressive goal-scoring record at PSV Eindhoven with 70 goals in 126 total appearances and with the losses of Alex, Cocu, and Arouna Koné, he's going to have to continue that form if defending champion PSV is going to contend in the Eredivisie this year. Click to continue reading...