Two American Soccer Legends Who Never Wore A Jersey

Los Angeles Times

Grahame L. Jones of the LA Times pays homage to two the greats in American soccer who died a day apart last week: Lamar Hunt, a great champion and patron of the sport for more than 30 years, and Ahmet Ertegun, the music mogul-turned soccer investor who along with his ... Read the whole story

EPL, FA Powerless Over Foreign Agents in Bungs Inquiry

The Independent

For the English Football Association, one of the main problems with the bungs inquiry is that many of the agents in question don't actually fall under its jurisdiction. Many of the world's biggest stars have agents who come from places like France and Israel. How do you reign in a ... Read the whole story

Adu Would Have Gone with or Without Nowak

Washington Post

As it turns out, Peter Nowak had nothing to do with D.C. United's decision to trade teenager Freddy Adu to Real Salt Lake, despite the departed coach's strained relationship with the youngster. United President Kevin Payne told the Washington Post that he still would have had Adu traded had Nowak ... Read the whole story

Real Signings Put Pressure on Becks

BBC Sport

We are a little more than a week away from the transfer market reopening, and Real Madrid, which lost, 3-0, to Recreativo Huelva on Wednesday, has already made two signings that cast David Beckham's future at the club in doubt. Thirty-one year-old Becks has struggled to hold down a place ... Read the whole story

$100 Million: Fergie's '07 Player Purse

London Times

On Jan.1, the Glazers, the American family that owns Manchester United, bestows upon Sir Alex Ferguson the team's annual spending budget, which reports say will be $49 million plus one superstar of Wayne Rooney or Cristiano Ronaldo stature at a price also believed to be $49 million, subject to the ... Read the whole story

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