Video Tuesday
With not much of stateside interest going on with matches today, it seemed like a good time to ruin your productivity with some tube...Let's kick off with a quick Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah howdy-do. By the way, do say that previous sentence out loud a...
Who likes goals?
You may have heard that Ajax, who once trialed Charlie Davies, is coming to play D.C. United on May 22nd. NSC pal Brian Zygo told me that he'd heard they may also come to Houston on the trip. We shall see...Let's begin with Birmingham's Kevin Phillips,...
Don’t you (forget about Lee)
Don't don't don't don't! Bình Dương's Lee Nguyen scored twice from restarts, including the late winner from a devilish corner kick, to key a 4-3 win over Thanh Hóa.Side note: Isaac Acuna also scored again this weekend, but his Mexico call-up seems ...
Gray Monday
*"Somebody's f**ked up big" were Andy Gray's famous last words, referring to the appointment of the subsequently impressive Sian Massey to run the line at Wolves v Liverpool on Saturday. Now that somebody who has messed up is him, as the face of Sky Sports is out of work after the station fired their figurehead...
Coming soon: Bin Hammam v Blatter
Machinations at the top of soccer politics revolve around Qatar 2022 -We should all pay more attention to the name of Mohamed Bin Hammam, as he could end up running our sport before long.The global condemnation of FIFA's handling of December's World Cu...
Video Friday
The silly season is whipping up, so I'm already busy on the hunt. You can find this year's monster Top 5 Potential Summer Euro-Freebies over at S365, and I'll drop the MLS version here soon. A little switch from past editions. Why the change? No idea.....
The finest Swiss cheese
*Too little, too late - We now learn Switzerland's sports minister had ordered an investigation into "corruption in sport" a month before the controversial World Cup hosting decisions. "It is clear that Switzerland is obliged to do something," Ueli Maurer announced in response to the growing allegations of FIFA wrongdoings, which led to the suspension...
FIFA = dirty scum (updated)
I'll have a full blast later on at S365, but let's just not pretend that awarding World Cups to Russia and Qatar was based on strength of proposals. Mmmmkay?UPDATE: Okay, NSC regulars. I know someone is skilled enough on the computer to plaster Blatter...
Top 5 World Cup Market Boosts
This was a tough list to rank. There's so many variables in defining who picked up more transfer buzz than who after South Africa.I mean, is it the guy who had no buzz going in and now has a decent amount of interest? Or is the known star who is now wa...
World Cup Video Friday (updated)
I'll have a few things later on, for now enjoy some tube...To start, MLSS gets commentary from Bruce Arena and Cobi Jones on the USMNT job well done in advancing to the knockouts.As always, we like to check in with Studio 90. Today, Jay DeMerit is the ...
Club & Country
For Club:With Liverpool's Israeli International playmaker Yossi Benayoun having agreed terms on a contract in principle with Premier League Champs Chelsea, The Times' Tony Barrett ponders whether this is the first of many departures from Anfield.Could ...
Advanced scouting (updated)
As always, the more detailed England v Japan clip is to follow... that team is not exactly scaring anyone (other than Fabio Capello and Stuart Pearce) right now.UPDATE: Alright, here's the real goods. Note more silly errors at the back for England. Wha...
