If there is one downside to the Culé culture, it is the way they have let go of some of their stars in the past. Cruyff, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Stoichkov, Kluivert, Ronaldinho, Deco, and Samuel Eto'o just to name some stars of note. Also include Javier Saviola and Yaya Touré in...
Posted June 8, 2010 | 13:06:50 (EST)
One can make the case that never in the history of football has a player had the amount of pressure that Lio Messi has on his shoulders right now.
It's hard to say that it's easy for a 22-year-old to not only start to come into his peak years, but...
Posted June 1, 2010 | 14:22:16 (EST)
There are still question marks surrounding the US national team callup. Let's be honest, Bob Bradley picked the best men available to him. The team has a collective mentality that is very strong. But mentality can only take you so far. The callup stirs mixed emotions, but overall you have...
Posted May 28, 2010 | 15:37:08 (EST)
If there is one thing that makes Sandro Rosell, it's been his involvement in the "youth revolution" that took place at Barcelona in the early part of last decade. He was part of that new generation of executive that ushered in this successful era at the Camp Nou. He was...
Posted May 25, 2010 | 02:08:52 (EST)
Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque is very low-key by nature. That is why his press conference on Thursday was more about the players than about his decision.
Although the 23-man roster looks to be one of the most solid going to South Africa, there were doses of controversy in certain...
Posted May 20, 2010 | 11:46:00 (EST)
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Posted June 9, 2010 | 12:18:56 (EST)