While most of the world is in qualification mode for the 2010 World Cup, the host country South Africa is also in 'qualification mode.'

FIFA president Sepp Blatter visits South Africa next week and organizers of the 2010 World Cup are confident the head of football's organizing body will like what he sees. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea's Under-16 showcase, The Cobham Cup, kicked off today. And Marko Mitrovic stole the show.

In his Chelsea debut, the highly-touted Swede signed by Chelsea last December found himself on the scoresheet less than a minute into the Blues' tournament opener with River Plate. Mitrovic drove home a penalty, which he had won by latching onto an errant loose ball just 10 seconds into the game.

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I'm 111 posts in on this thing and need to freshen up the scenery. We need to showcase other perspectives from around the world. With that in mind, please consider contributing a post or two.

My thinking is, if you're like me, then you're probably already spending time on your favourite football news sources - from Serie A to Australian A-League, or maybe AC Milan to Sydney FC. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham will be joined by Leona Lewis and the London mayor Boris Johnson.
Lewis, 23, is said to be singing a duet with Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page for the event.
Beckham will be driven into China's national stadium, the Bird's Nest, onboard an iconic Routemaster bus, before dismounting to kick footballs with children representing every country in the world. Click to continue reading...

ADELAIDE UNITED FC ANNOUNCES COACH FOR NEW W-LEAGUE

ADELAIDE UNITED FC ANNOUNCES COACH FOR NEW W-LEAGUE

Adelaide United FC has named Michael Barnett as the club's Women's Team Coach for Football Federation Australia's (FFA) new national women's league, the Westfield W-League.

Barnett is the current coach of local South Australian Super League club MetroStars and has over a decade of coaching experience, which includes two years in charge of the men's SA State Team. Click to continue reading...

While the soccer tournament in China is an opportunity for the under-23s to showcase their ability and boost their international reputation, McBride is all about using all the tricks gathered during his long career.

In terms of experience and know-how, his input could be priceless.

I am now officially addicted to this photograph.

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There may have been only a few people who bothered to read all the way through the comments on my post about Toronto fans at the MLS All-Star Game. One major point of contention was whether or not very many people were actually watching the exhibition match (the implication being that it didn't matter how the fans behaved because few saw it). Click to continue reading...

In a few days the MLS will host their annual All-Star game in Toronto at BMO Stadium. This year they will be put up against West Ham a middle to low end of the table club in the EPL.


But lets get down to brass tacks (I never really got that saying.. does anyone really know where that comes from). Click to continue reading...

When is $1 million not $1 million? When you're dealing with MLS of course! Quick background: SuperLiga is the tournament that was created last year to showcase David Beckham provide a place for the best of MLS and the best of Mexico to meet up. The first set of games in [...] Click to continue reading...

The Roar came out at full speed for the first 20 minutes and could have had 3 or 4 goals early. As we know, the Roar are at their best this way. Very entertaining for the crowd of 14,000. (Photos are 'the game stops for Thomas Oar' and 'Charlie Miller about to surprise and delight').

The first half was a showcase for new strikers Sergio van Dijk (very strong in the air and with the ball to his feet - put a left footed swivel turn just over the bar from outside the box) and Tim Smits (good in the air, scored a looping header and looked fast enough to cause an A-League defence havoc - but slowed into the 2nd half) and full back Luke DeVere (great in the air but with clearly a lot to learn about controlling strikers and their runs). Click to continue reading...

In two weeks, viewers in the U.S. will be able to tune in to ESPN and watch the future of American soccer. Almost a year after its founding, the US Soccer Development Academy -- consisting of 64 teams from across the country -- will showcase its best eight teams at U-18 and U-16 levels in front of the television cameras for its inaugural national finals. Click to continue reading...

A quick look at three recent events in the world of football that showcase its hypocrisy: Exhibit A: Porto and UEFA UEFA kick Porto out of the Champions League for 'bribing referees with professional sex workers', but later let them back in once the news has died down. What was that? Temporary benching for a red-card offense? Click to continue reading...

I really hope that Robin Van Persie and Tomas Rosicky can both overcome their injury problems and remain injury free next season.

Van Persie is obviously playing sparingly for Holland at the moment and I hope he has a great tournament and returns to pre-season with Arsenal ready for the new season. Click to continue reading...

Sponsored post from our partners BetClick The first glamorous showcase tie of Euro 2008: Italian defence meets Dutch flair. Neither side is going to want to lose points with France still to play. The betting is tight with one goal... Click to continue reading...

Right off the bat, allow me to apologize for the lack of updates to this blog. What started out as my launching pad into soccer journalism has evolved into a showcase for my work on Revsnet.com, and the occasional informal mini-diatribe about global and local soccer.

Now, since my start at Revsnet, I've been trying to introduce some fresh flavors to this blog in the hopes of keeping it flavorful (that is, if journalism can actually entice a sense of taste upon one's tastebuds). Click to continue reading...

Since there hasn't been any real news other than Chicago officially signing Paolo Wanchope, it is time to do the usual Thursday thing and preview the night's prime-time affair. For the first time in a while the Houston Dynamo won't be a showcase in the weekly game on The Duce. Surprising as it may seem, [...] Click to continue reading...