4-19-11

Will the Sounders grab Benny? Could he be the piece of the puzzle to start the Jets!

Sport and politics, it is often said, should not mix. However, as hard as some may try to keep them apart, governance and this particular socio-cultural phenomenon have regularly impinged on one another’s territory throughout history. Real Madrid and Barcelona are two teams that have muddied the sport/political lines. Part 1, 2, 3

Liverpool and Kenny Dalglish are planning to win something with kids. Anfield's caretaker manager is confident that the work being done at the club's academy is finally bearing fruit

How big can the EPL become in America?

Goal of the Week Nominee



Ask anybody who's done it, and they'll tell you that sustaining success is much harder than achieving it in the first place. The great Hungarian coach Bela Guttmann refused ever to spend longer than three years at a club because he felt that after that he could no longer motivate players.


Bolton 0 – Stoke 5 (FA Cup semi-final, April 17, 2011)



On paper the New York Redbulls look like a foreign legion of players, if they can start to get results like last weekend they could run the table in the MLS.


Aberdeen 0 – Celtic 4 (Scottish FA Cup semi-final, April 17, 2011)



It seems there’s a monkey on the back of every MLS team that faces a Mexican team in Mexico: that 0-19-2 all-time record. Real Salt Lake say they know what it takes to avoid becoming victim No. 20.


Catania 1 – Lazio 4 (Serie A, April 17, 2011)



Today is D-day for Benny Feilhaber as he awaits to find out if Chivas USA, positioned No. 1 in the allocation rankings, will be signing him or passing on him. Three other Americans playing abroad could be next to follow the Brazilian-born US national teamer to MLS.


Lecce 3 – Cagliari 3 (Serie A, April 17, 2011)



While he waits for the whirlwind to set him down with an MLS club, fresh league catch Benny Feilhaber has revealed that the move from Danish side AGF Aarhus happened in a relative flash. While most transfer captures unfold over the course of weeks, months, even years, the US international found himself packing to play professionally at home within 72 hours of initial contact.


Bayern Munich 5 – Bayer Leverkusen 1 (Bundesliga, April 17, 2011)



North America’s most prestigious youth tournament kicked off Sunday in the Dallas area, and with it came some early success for MLS academies facing tough challenges. FC Dallas and Vancouver both got their respective campaigns off on the right foot.


Borussia Dortmund 3 – Freiburg 0 (Bundesliga, April 17, 2011)



Sometimes there is a reason fans don't like owners, for the 2 Americans who owned Liverpool you can now understand why!! Clueless!


Feyenoord 6 – Willem II 1 (Eredivisie, March 17, 2011)



A legend in the global game is reaching the end of his career. Layla Carlsson looks back at Argentina striker Martin Palermo’s greatest and not so great moments, as she makes a case for the Boca striker being a genuine, living footballing icon and the latest addition to the TFT Icons series.


Amkar Perm 1 – Zenit St. Petersburg 3 (Russian Premier League, April 17, 2011)



Saturday night saw the first of the four Clásico encounters taking place over just 16 days and it ended in a 1-1 draw that felt like a pair of heavyweights sussing each other out, neither able to gain the upper hand


Olympiakos 6 – Larrisa 0 (Greek Super League, April 17, 2011)