Reuters Soccer blog merges with Left Field
The Reuters Soccer blog is merging with our sister site, Left Field -- Reuters' global sports analysis and opinion page.
In future please head to Left Field http://blogs.reuters.com/sport/ for all sports blogs including soccer articles.
Reuters Soccer blog merges with Left Field
The Reuters Soccer blog is merging with our sister site, Left Field -- Reuters' global sports analysis and opinion page.
In future please head to Left Field http://blogs.reuters.com/sport/ for all sports blogs including soccer articles.
Qualification covers cracks as Irish dare to dream
As with any celebration, it would have been rude to point out that the hosts had not exactly shone during qualifying as they struggled against sides from both ends of the table.
Balotelli courts maturity not Milan
Mario Balotelli has got into more scrapes than a bad teenage skateboarder but the maturing Italy striker has finally found some inner peace and his game is therefore flourishing.
FIFA fails to act in naturalisation row
FIFA has failed to act on allegations that Burkina Faso flouted rules on fielding foreign-born players on their way to qualifying for the African Nations Cup.
United speculation grows as Solskjaer secures first Molde title
No sooner had Molde stumbled across the finish line to win their first Norwegian league title in their hundred-year history than the speculation had started.
Would Molde coach and former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer be the man to suc...
Video: Soccer Player Punches Ref
Good thing this guy decided to be a soccer player. If he had to do anything with his upper body, he'd fail miserably. Watch the video below of a soccer player punching a ref.
The soccer player, named Julian Bursuc, was upset about something. He was talking with one ref but then when another ref entered...
USA vs. Belgium: The Pre-Game Tailgate
The U.S. men's national team is ready to play its first game in Europe under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, and while recent opponents Mexico and Costa Rica posed their own problems for the United States, facing Belgium in Brussels today (2:30pm, ESPN2) will present its own set of difficulties. The Americans are still searching...
Johnson not eligible to play in upcoming USMNT friendlies
German-born midfielder/defender Fabian Johnson was one of the more intriguing call-ups by Jurgen Klinsmann for the U.S. men's national team's upcoming training camp, but he won't be playing in the team's friendlies against Costa Rica and Belgium. U.S. Soccer announced on Monday that Johnson is not eligible to play in the upcoming friendlies while his...
Fergie the old hand shows softer side…for a bit
Is Fergie going soft on us ahead of the big clash v Arsenal on Sunday? Or is he merely playing mind games? Whatever the case, fasten your seatbelts for what is sure to be a cracker of a match at Old Trafford.
From Tranmere to Bayern Munich in a flash
Dale Jennings may as well be called Roy of the Rovers.
The teenage striker, who only made his first-team debut last season, completed a dream move from English League One (third division) side Tranmere Rovers to German giants Bayern Munich on Wednesd...
