You can watch the video, but you might not understand at first.

Even, I dunno, fish know that in soccer the ball has to go into the goal for a score to count, right?

Apparently the referees in the Reading v. Watford goal decided otherwise. In this game, a ball that goes next to the goal counts. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas rookie Brek Shea has undergone surgery for a torn medial meniscus in his right knee, the club announced on Thursday, and is expected to be sideline for 3-4 months in recovery.

Shea, 18, was the second-overall pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, but has seen very little playing time in his first MLS season, making two appearances on the year for a scant 17 minutes. Click to continue reading...

While many of you are already into your fall seasons, some of you still may be looking to recruit an assistant coach to help out. Our state soccer association recently started publishing a Recreational Soccer newsletter, called the Sideline Beacon and the first issue had some good tips. Bill Furjanic, the NCYSA Technical Director of [. Click to continue reading...

RFK stadium and the flag-waving Barra Brava versus the Hoops.

Kickoff!

1 - Sully thinks DC's high pressure to deny service will be key to the game.
3 - Quavas Kirk with a shot after DC had a nice run of play. It's Q's first start this season.
5 - Andre Rocha is down and now on the sideline with an injury. Click to continue reading...

Individual game tickets are now available for Real Salt Lake's debut games in their brand-new stadium in Sandy. The club will open the new facilities in primetime on ESPN2 against the New York Red Bulls on Thursday, October 9th and will play their final regular season home game of 2008 on Saturday, October 18, against FC Dallas. Click to continue reading...

It was before the farewell match, but it's an incredibly fitting picture, as the rest of the Bayern team heads towards the field, Oliver walks alone towards the sideline. (Alexandra Beier/Reuters) Click to continue reading...

Liverpool ace Steven Gerrard says he had no choice but to go under the knife to resolve his groin problem.

Gerrard underwent the groin operation earlier this week after the club decided the time was right to get the injury cleared up.

The injury will sideline Gerrard for up to two weeks and it means he will miss England's World Cup qualifiers with Andorra and Croatia next month. Click to continue reading...

Here's a ton of sideline video and post-game interviews following United's 3-0 walloping of the Rapids. More Access United right..... here.

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A 3-0 scoreline is pretty good, eh? Some in the press box were calling it the most complete United game of the year and it's tough to disagree. Three goals scored, a shutout and players working for their teammates all over the pitch. Two absolute stunners from Joe Vide and Santino Quaranta and a opportunistic Quavas Kirk gets his first career regular season goal.

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You wanted goals in the A-League. Here they are. Here's how they happen.

Make no mistake Glory were duped, dudded. After fighting back and scoring some great goals, they were beaten by poor ref / linesmen decisions and communication, and their defence.

Ref Zetter did not have his best game. Click to continue reading...

Here's the latest edition of Access United, which features sideline footage and post-game comments from United's 2-0 win over the visiting Kansas City Wizards. More Access United on our YouTubes page.

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Craig Bellamy will find himself on the sidelines for the start of the season after limping out of West Ham's 5-3 victory over Ipswich. The Welshman was substituted after 24 minutes and his frustration was clearly evident as he proceeded to kick an advertising hoarding before exchanging words with a fan on the sideline. Click to continue reading...

It was a funny comment attributed to Frank Farina in the Courier Mail today. It was suggested that the pre-season cup should be scrapped because it exposed players to suspensions for the real A-League season. Craig Moore's send off yesterday was the case in point. However, John Kosmina could be running this argument with 3 off on suspension (1 red and two - two yellows for the pre-season cup). Click to continue reading...

Read all about it here after the jump.


Here is an excerpt:

Chicago Fire star Cuauhtemoc Blanco has been suspended from U.S. Open Cup play for at least two years for his conduct during a quarterfinal game against D.C. United on July 8, a U.S. Soccer Federation panel ruled.

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I got an e-mail this afternoon from the New York Red Bulls explaining that Ecuador are playing Colombia on August 20th at 8 pm. They are having a presale on Thursday, July 24th from 9 am to 1 pm EST for anyone who is interested. All you have to do is call 1.877.RBSOCCER. It seems like they are giving you a break on the prices for those who are interested, here are the details:

Ticket prices are as follows:

Midfield: $55 ($70 face value)
Sideline: $40 ($55)
Corner Flag: $25 ($40)

It should be a really good game and I wish that I could go, but its tough to make it out there on a Wednesday night. Click to continue reading...

Time to get in a quick pregame post before tonight's 8:30 pm (ET) kickoff:

TFC is fresh off two draws, one respectable, one not so much. We all felt the frustration of the tie in beautiful British Columbia, where we were hoping to exact a measure of revenge following our first home defeat of the season against the Whitecaps on July 1st.

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Of course I didn't see the Blanco/DC Open Cup incident. I was here in California, and the match wasn't televised. I also wasn't enterprising enough to look for an Internet stream, if there was one. So when Brad Feldman brought the topic up, I had only contextual points to make.

1. Blanco arrived in the league with a reputation of not only skill, but a tempestuous personality. Click to continue reading...

This was a game that never seemed to get up to full speed, ending with the two teams still tied at one apiece.

Chivas USA Coach Preki took central defender Jim Curtin out at half time, pushed Bobby Burling into the middle of defense, moved Cary Talley to right back and inserted sub Atiba Harris into midfield.

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With an 0-4-1 skid in USL First Division play behind them, there was a definitive sense of relief on the Carolina RailHawks' sideline after Friday's 1-0 win over Portland at WakeMed Soccer Park.
"The relief is knowing we were good," said Carolina coach Scott Schweitzer, whose team remains unbeaten (3-0-3) at home. Click to continue reading...

I've gathered a list of websites that will help you stay up to date with your national team and learn who will be in the squad for 2010! Sam's Army- http://www.sams-army.com/ Mexico- http://mexico.theoffside.com/ Canoe- http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/Canada/home.html Portugal- http://www.geocities. Click to continue reading...

Semih Senturk did it again. He guided the ball exquisitely between Lehmann and the goalpost for a 86th minute goal after Sabri turned Philip Lahm inside out at the sideline and then slid the ball across. Semih was at hand to beat out Lehmann and Metzleder. The magnificent Turks had stormed back after they familiarly looked defeat in the face from a Miroslav Klose goal in the 80th minute.

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I am often amused by "soccer haters" in the United States who claim, for no real reason whatsoever that I can think of, that footballers are a dainty species. No doubt this perception arise from watching the likes of a Luca Toni, who dives like Greg Louganis, but the vast majority of the footballing world tend to play on at all costs. Click to continue reading...

The Galaxy managed to blow two leads in the second half and in the end escaped with a 3-3 tie with David Beckham blowing a gorgeous chance to smash home the winner in the 90th minute. Afterward he slumped to the turf, hanging his head in shame.

Substitute Steven Lenhart was the hero for Columbus, poking home the ball in the 88th minute to make it 3-3 after Steve Cronin punched away a hard Frankie Hejduk shot.

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Watching the game between Chicago fire at CD Chivas USA, last night, we were struck by what seemed like yet another increase in the production value of the broadcast. From the pre-game show to the slightly higher field of view and the sideline camera angles, everything just looked much better than at the start of the season. Click to continue reading...

That's right: right. Ok I'll stop. Now before I write a decent introduction to tomorrow's spectacle, I'll just bring you the latest update coming in from our camp in Austria. And this update is particularly positive, as according to our staff, Ivan Rakitic is completely fit and will start the match tomorrow.

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Germany 1, Austria 0
Croatia 1, Poland

It wasn't the beautiful advertisement for soccer that yesterday's Turkey-Czech Republic game was, but Germany secured the result they needed with a 1-0 win over Austria to advance to the quarterfinals. It's the first quarterfinal berth for Germany since they won Euro '96. Click to continue reading...

Germany 1, Austria 0
Croatia 1, Poland

It wasn't the beautiful advertisement for soccer that yesterday's Turkey-Czech Republic game was, but Germany secured the result they needed with a 1-0 win over Austria to advance to the quarterfinals. It's the first quarterfinal berth for Germany since they won Euro '96. Click to continue reading...

Ruud Van Nistelrooy. Robin Van Persie. Arjen Robben. Most people can safely say that these three do not play with a sense of charity when they get the ball. The me first mentality of these players is quite pervasive. There was great relief at Old Trafford when RVN departed for Real. Robben was criticized during the 2006 World Cup by his team mates and fans for being a ball hog.

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Rohan Ricketts' performance Saturday night was a wonderful treat. He turned those recent flashes of potential and promise into the real deal in a dazzling night at BMO Field. His two second half goals were the difference as he sparked a victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids.
TFC has been a revolving international duty door lately, as the team was missing Maurice Edu, Greg Sutton, Jim Brennan, Amado Guevara and Tyrone Marshall as they were with their respective national teams. Click to continue reading...

Italy 1, Romania 1
Holland 4, France 1

Any questions? Holland continued their dream run through the Group of Death with a 4-1 win over France. The win clinches the top spot in Group C for Marco Van Basten's men after a sweep of the finalists from the 2006 World Cup. As they did in their opener, Holland took the early lead but continued to press from there. Click to continue reading...

Big Phil was handed the sideline seat as the new Chelsea coach today, with an announcement on the club's website filled with pomp and circumstance - as you can see to the left. (There's no link behind that either.)

Big Phil will be stepping down as the coach of Portugal, a position he's held for 5 years, at the end of the tournament to take over a freaking dream job for a coach with a transfer kitty which could rival the GDP of a small nation, and a defensive line featuring some of his current hands (Carvalho, Ferreira and recent signee, Boswinga).

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Jo Burgess back for the Peace Cup.

Matildas Coach Tom Sermanni was in open and reflective mood speaking in Vietnam after the Asia Cup.

"Probably for the first time since taking over I found team selection difficult," said Sermanni.

The Matildas came fourth in the recent Asian Cup suffering losses to Japan, twice, and North Korea. Click to continue reading...

First of all A massive thanks goes out to the following individuals who made du Nord possbile while I took a couple of weeks away from the action. They are very talented people, and I am humbled by them.

Thank You:
Luis Arroyave - The Red Card
Luis Bueno - Sideline Views
Ben Burton - Section 8 Chicago
Andrea Canales - Sideline Views
Zach Dundas - Eleven Devils
Graham Fox - Unaffiliated
Adam Spangler - The Offside Rules
Matt Olson - rolu | dsgn
Shawn Francis - This Is American Soccer
Dave Brett Wasser - Historic Soccer Videotapes

~and~

Tim Howard single handedly stymied Argentina on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

In a way there is little to talk about at the moment, I am working on a couple thing that may or may not go out today. I saw some unit rankings on Sideline Views and couldn't help but to start my own. They are worth discussing and worth doing at the moment really as [...] Click to continue reading...