I’ve seen numerous lists of top college players/pro prospects in the last few weeks and quite frankly they’ve made me laugh. The same robotic big athletic players are being hyped up and called the nation’s best. I am going to keep it short and sweet and post a small list of players we feel have […]
Akron Zips vs Cal State Fullerton Titans: 0-0
Northridge, CA – Game 2 of our college season coverage involving the defending national champion Akron Zips couldn’t have come at a better time. Caleb Porter’s team gave me a clear reminder that “it can be done at the collegiate level.” Playing the game with a true possession style and having a consistent team identity […]
Barcelona Season Preview
After 3 seasons of seeing magical football displayed by arguably the best football team ever assembled I asked myself if it could ever get better than this. The answer is YES!!! The FC Barcelona dominance of world football will continue on for a bit longer. The best show on Earth must go on!!! I am […]
UC Irvine vs USD Game Recap
Irvine, CA– So the college season kicked off last Friday for most programs across the country and I received a clear reminder of where we stand as a soccer nation with the horrific display between UC Irvine and USD. Yes, the game was such a disappointment that it could be considered a waste of a […]
College Season Game Coverage!!!
We’ve decided to do some detailed game analysis during the college season this fall. We will do our best to cover a couple of games on a weekly basis live out of Southern California as well as some games we see on TV (FSC game of the week) or online video feed. First up will be […]
Mascherano, Pavel Pardo, Rafa Marquez clear examples
Just a little more to elaborate on Gary’s statements from the previous article (see below) regarding Marcelo Bielsa’s scouting and promoting talented players to the next level. “Everyone would be shocked if someone like Bielsa came. He will find the talent. He would have no problem debuting an 18 year old from the academy or […]
Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona Preview
This mouth-watering duel between the two Spanish giants will decide a big portion of La Liga title. Both clubs and managers are trying to deny this but reality states that both teams are fully capable of taking maximum points the rest of the way. Fans around the globe will tune in to arguably the most […]
Robben and Sneijder in, Real Madrid out!
How must Madrid president Florentino Perez feel now that the 2 players he forced out the door last summer have led their new teams to the Champions League semis while his new superstars are watching the games on their 80 inch lcd tv’s at home with him? Arjen Robben’s stunning goal put Bayern through past […]
US National Team U20s: Dallas Cup Report
Another crack at some Elite competition for US mens soccer and another failure! The US U-20’s were paired in the Super Group at Dallas Cup with the Mexico U-20’s, Vancouver Whitecaps, and Eintracht Frankfurt. With a National Team, player selection is usually critical as there is little time to work. This is usually the case all […]
World Cup Groups Are Set for South Africa 2010
The World Cup draw took place at 9 am PST and the groups are set! Here they are. More detailed analysis to follow! Group A South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France Group B Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece Group C England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia Group D Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana Group E Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon […]