November 24, 2008 - I first had the pleasure of meeting Jill Oakes when she was coaching soccer at a local high school. In fact it was the same high school she attended six years earlier where she helped the girl's soccer team win league and CIF championships and was named Parade and Gatorade high school player [. Click to continue reading...

Young Axel Witsel has certainly got a lot of courtship at the moment: he's being closely monitored by top European clubs (Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal and Inter MIlan), and everyone tags him as the next big hope of Belgian football. Could this Diable Rouge soon make his big move to the Premier League, and [. Click to continue reading...

"In most ways I am content not to know such information, and to think of sportswriting not as a real profession but more as an agreeable frame of mind, a way of going about things rather than things you exactly do or know. A reasonable guess is a source of pleasure, since it makes me [...] Click to continue reading...

After Arsenal's destruction of Sheffield United, Sachin Nakrani profiles five of their best prospects. Click to continue reading...

Stevenage Borough's Youth team begin their FA Youth Cup campaign tonight when they face Bishop's Stortford at Broadhall Way. It's the first game in the Youth Cup for the newly formed youth side since Colin Read took over during the summer. In their last game Boro were beaten quite comfortably at Broadhall Way by Barnet. Click to continue reading...

The PE's Jim Alexander profiles Galaxy goalkeeper Charles Alamo.

Now, if Alamo's injury had been caused by a reckless opponent barreling him down while trying to score a goal, his Galaxy teammates could rally around the event, "Remember Alamo!" as motivation.

But it seems that Alamo's afflictions were more or less self-inflicted. Click to continue reading...

Justin Rodriguez profiles Charles Renken. I actually think Charles will have an easier time of it because Freddy Adu came before him. People will be more careful about the hype they put on Charles. Freddy has lived up to many expectations with a pretty solid pro and international career, actually, but the build-up around him was such that some people still think he's disappointed. Click to continue reading...

As the majority of domestic seasons have just kicked off, here are some of the discussions and articles you can expect in the coming weeks.

• Our profiles of the South American nations continue with Ecuador and Chile.
• Analysis of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup as the action from the group stages unfold.

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Hello everyone. I've decided to take down the scoreboard section and stop writing news items for the time being. I am just spreading myself too thin, both on the website and in life in general. I need to circle the wagons a bit and focus on what I do best - profiles of football clubs and publishing articles from some of our great contributors. Click to continue reading...

Yes it's that time of year, the start of the 2008-09 English Premier League. In his usual fashion Bill Turianski gives us a visual overview of what we'll be seeing - a map of England overlaid with the 20 club logos sized proportional to attendance and located according to, well, their location. A list of each club's average attendance last season is also included plus some visual profiles of each club on the right hand side - kit, logo, last season's finish, titles and much more. Click to continue reading...

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QPR's Week in Review - in Brief: "Ian Dowie Sacked" rumours spread across the messageboards and into the press. before being unequivocally denied..."ABC Loan Paid off"....All Season Tickets Sold...Lee Cook and Daniel Parejo officially unveiled (after Gorkss in/Rehman and Nardiello out, at the end of the previous week). Click to continue reading...

Round the web I go, where I stop, now you know.

The article's not much, but the attached video of a 14-year-old Chris Seitz? Priceless.

The OC Register profiles another Olympian, ARod.

Ridge smacks down SuperLiga.

Greg Ryan recalls Olympic glory.

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The official CONCACAF website has been posting profiles of this year's Champions League participants since last week. The profiles are decent and it looks like they're put some time in writing them. One critique is that there's not a hyperlink to the club's official website, even though the website URL is highlighted in blue. Click to continue reading...

August 1, 2008 - For 10 days in June, Stephanie (Lopez) Cox knew she wasn't going to the Olympics. For the next days 10 days it appeared she might. What caused the rollercoaster ride and how did the star soccer player deal with the ups and downs? Stephanie's story deals with personal setbacks, overcoming obstacles and second chances. Click to continue reading...

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Another in Vital Football/QPR Profiles: This time of QPR Report! - Vital Football/QPR-QPR Report

See Also: Earlier Vital Football/QPR Profiles
Vital Football/QPR - QPR Fan Site Profiles & Q&A:

- Interviews with Ex-QPR World (and QPR-Supporting) Billy Rice - Part II and Billy Rice - Part I

- Ben Kosky - Kilburn Times

- Clive Whittingham - Loft For Words

- Simon Skinner - QPRnet. Click to continue reading...

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Vacation is over, it's time to get cracking on this here website again. I had some nice travels to San Francisco and New York, including getting to meet Stephane, super-fan of Belgian club RWDM. Very nice to meet you! I've started the lengthy process of updating all the clubs and leagues to reflect the various promotions, relegations and reorganizations of the offseason. Click to continue reading...