According to reports, MLS officials were ready to offer Davies a hefty salary, bonuses and a sponsorship deal, hoping to keep the speedster in North America. Click to continue reading...

For quite a while now, I've been getting questions and comments about the WCR Weekly Top 25.  Some weeks, I try to go into a little detail regarding the purpose and reasoning of the rankings, but it becomes cumbersome to try to give explanations and principles on a weekly basis.

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It's become one of those personality defining questions: Beatles or Stones? Tea or coffee? Blonde or brunette? And now mariconada_phoenix has gone and asked it on Forums Offside: FIFA or Pro Evo? The latest versions of both games will be released in the next couple of months: FIFA '09- October 3rd in Europe October 14th in North America Pro Evolution [. Click to continue reading...

September 13, 2008 - The Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) draft takes place next so let's catch up with what's happening with the new league. If you've been living in a cave, the WPS will be the highest level of women's professional soccer in North America. The league consists of seven teams across the country with markets for the 2009 season including [. Click to continue reading...

So I've been geeking out all week long on the new Red Bull Arena webcam. To most people watching a stadium being built is about as entertaining as watching paint dry but without getting a contact high from the fumes. But if you are a Gotham soccer fan watching this process feels like being introduced to your one true love a single, supple body part at a time. Click to continue reading...

Live from the Stadio Friuli in Udine Italy, Italy vs. Georgia in World Cup 2010 Qualifying.   Television coverage in North America is available on both Gol TV and Gol TV Canada, Sept 10th @ 2:45 pm EST, with a match repeat @ 9:00 pm on both Gol TV and Gol TV Canada. (also available on RAI international) match preview to follow [. Click to continue reading...

L'équipe has the probable first 11 for France's opening world cup qualifier on Saturday :

Mandanda
Sagna, Mexès, Gallas, Evra
Govou, L. Diarra, Toulalan, Nasri
Benzema, Henry

In North America, Setanta will be showing both of France's upcoming world cup qualifiers on same-day tape delay:

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PES 2009 isn't scheduled for release in Europe until October 17, 2008 and in North America until November 12, but we have four different previews for you today. PES (Pro Evolution Soccer), by Konami, is the most critically acclaimed football video game title. PES 2009 will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PS2, [. Click to continue reading...

   Calling all Serie A Fanatics,  please take time to click on the Serie A On TV link above, for up-to-date coverage for North America, with UK coverage to follow. (A complete schedule of LIVE matches is located on the bottom half of the page.) Please email me @ serieatalk.com if you have any information on late additions or any [. Click to continue reading...

Sorry I couldn't post this sooner, I have been working and all of a sudden it was Friday night and I hadn't posted a weekend preview. There are a few good games going on in North America this weekend, the best of which takes place in Mexico. The number 2 and 3 teams in the rankings play tomorrow. San Luis (2), the best offensive team in Mexico, has 13 points from 5 games and Tigres (3), has only conceded one goal in three games. Click to continue reading...

Several players based in North America took part in World Cup qualifying last night. Here are the standout performances. Click to continue reading...

I cant believe Toronto FC have waived Laurent Robert.In the same week they will say goodbye to Maurice Edu who has signed with Glasgow Rangers Toronto has released the 33 year old Midfielder.In his stead Toronto has signed former L.A. Galaxy striker Carlos Ruiz to the club.Ruiz is five years younger and has an MLS pedigree before loosing his job to Edson Buddle. Click to continue reading...

Setanta Sports North America has added a new feature to its U.S. and Canadian websites. The new feature allows you, the viewer, to voice your opinion by uploading a video recorded on your webcam or computer. The first topic is: Which team do you think will break the Big Four in the Premier League this season? Click to continue reading...

It was an afternoon of fun and surprises as Barcelona, teaming with the AYSO and MalariaNoMore.org, took part in a 4 v 4, eight team tournament titled "More Than A Game," to benefit their work in Africa and abroad. Each team consisted of 2 Barcelona players, a rank amateur (Fernando Fiore of Republica Deportiva [. Click to continue reading...

The All American 2008 Super Liga final kicks off tonight at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

The New England Revolution will face the Houston Dynamo for the one million dollar prize as we reach the crescendo of the month long eight team tournament.

According to the pre match press release, "Houston beat New England in the previous two MLS Cup Finals, but the Revs, who have never lost to the Orange during the regular season, are perfect in the SuperLiga tournament and have been the best overall team in North America since the beginning of the MLS regular season. Click to continue reading...

North America Things are very bad in LaLaLand GM Alexi Lalas and the struggling LA Galaxy (winless in seven games) may well be parting ways, according to Greg Lalas: "A source close to Major League Soccer's glamour franchise tells me that Tim Leiweke, president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Galaxy, made [. Click to continue reading...

We haven't talked USL around here in while have we? Typically I try to watch FSC's game of the week with some consistency but for whatever reason it hasn't grabbed me this season. This Thursday though is the most-anticipated USL match if the season; the final Portland v. Seattle match of the season and --with Seattle leaving USL-- perhaps ever. Click to continue reading...

The North London derby will have some new fans this upcoming season as many football fans in North America will be engaged in one of the world's great derby's for the first time. That's because perhaps the two best young players in the region, Giovanni Dos Santos (Gio) and Carlos Vela will now be part [. Click to continue reading...

I love Craigslist. You can find anything on there: Jobs, apartments, true love, one night stands (ahem, apparently) and - best of all - trades. Like this one. One brave Toronoto FC fan has offered to trade one third of his reproductive equipment for Houston Dynamo's Canadian goal machine Dwayne De Rosario. Click to continue reading...

 Carlos Vela in Mexico colors The North London derby will have some new fans this upcoming season as many football fans in North America will be engaged in one of the world's great derby's for the first time. That's because perhaps the two best young players in the region, Giovanni Dos Santos (Gio) and Carlos Vela [. Click to continue reading...

You read that right. Dynamo defender Craig Waibel equalled the NFL record 63 yard field goal while kicking with the Houston Texans for charity. OK, so it wasn't a game situation and no one was rushing him (or whatever you call it, I don't really understand NFL to be honest) but it's still impressive. Click to continue reading...

Hammers boss Alan Curbishley fears his players could burn-out during a gruelling pre-season schedule. The Irons beat Peterborough United in a friendly at London Road last night, just three days after returning from a nine-day tour of North America, which included games against Colombus Crew and the MLS All-Stars. Click to continue reading...

Its Friday, which means (to those absolutely retarded ones out there) that it will soon be the weekend. And this weekend is special because, in addition to MLS action, football season kicks off for real in North America. For the first time since the beginning of these rankings, the top four leagues in CONCACAF will be in action. Click to continue reading...

Whilst MLS tries to expand further within North America, the Premier League is again focused on colonising overseas. Click to continue reading...

West Hammered: MLS Learns from the Pros While English cynicism used to be a cherished import in the all-too-earnest hinterland of soccer-loving North America, the bile has lost its caché in the past few years. No more, Guardian. Cease and desist, 'When Saturday Comes'. Your glib asides on the American game, which may have [. Click to continue reading...

It's tempting to think the NASL came out of the blue in 1968 as money-men in North America, mesmerized by England's win in '66, finally decided to give that Euro-frippery a try. The reality is decidedly messier, featuring a kind of convivial merger and acquisition in which Toronto's own Steve Stavro, a grocer with an eye for the beautiful game, played an integral role. Click to continue reading...

This afternoon, Setanta North America released its complete broadcast schedule for the first two months of the 2008/09 Barclays Premier League season, along with confirming its lineup of Sunday and Monday matches for the two months after.  You can take a look at the announced matches at Setanta's website. Click to continue reading...

Chase Hilgenbrinck, a defender from the New England Revolution's has quite his team to join the priesthood. The Revolution's have just won Group B of the 2008 North America SuperLiga against Santos Laguna (who are the current winners of the Mexican Championships). It's hard to wonder why a 26 year old Boston native would [. Click to continue reading...

To go along with the announcement of the first wave of Premier League matches for TV in the UK, Setanta has also announced the schedule for its channel in Ireland.  This is noteworthy becuase Setanta in Ireland, like North America, airs live matches from the UK blackout time of 3PM GMT Saturday. Click to continue reading...

According to this site and Lig TV the Turkish striker could be coming to BMO Field.

"According to Lig TV, the Turkish Super Lig's all-time leading scorer Hakan Sukur is close to signing a one year 4 million dollar deal with Toronto FC. Reports state that the veteran 37-year old, who has played for Galatasaray, Inter, Torino, Parma and Blackburn, has been offered a contract by the MLS club and looks warmly on closing out his career in North America.

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The 2008 North America SuperLiga is in full swing and that means decisive battles between Group B. Today (July 13, 2008) the New England Revolution defeated Santos Laguna 1-0 in what can only be called a miracle. In the picture fans celebrate the only goal of the game by the Revolution's at the Gillette Stadium [. Click to continue reading...

Superliga, North America's richest club tournament begins tonight. All matches will be shown live on Telefutura who report according to the NY Times that the viewer ship for last year's event exceeded that of Euro 2008 in the United States.... Click to continue reading...

Setanta North America has confirmed its first seven pre-season matches the network will be showing in the United States and Canada in the buildup to the new Premier League season. Five of the matches will be friendlies involving Liverpool and Sunderland, while the other two matches will bring us Aston Villa's 3rd round UEFA [. Click to continue reading...

Over three weeks of tournament action and only one country stood tall: Sweden. Ibrahimovich proved to be unstoppable in the virtual world, earning glory for his country where the real world left a bit to be desired. Standing in the finals against a tough Croatian squad, they dispatched their opponents 2-1 for [. Click to continue reading...

Darren Huckerby the former Coventry, Manchester City and Norwich man will be able to sign with San Jose after all. Huckerby originally traveled to North America two weeks ago to join up the club that had filed a discovery claim... Click to continue reading...