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When Saturday Comes
It was announced this week that annual wages paid to English Premier League players now tops $2 billion, but as the usual off-season transfer speculation heats up, "some clubs are leaving themselves open to being financially crippled for years to come by over-spending," according to the daily editorial at When ...
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Guardian
Soccer's global governing body, FIFA, has set itself up for a clash with the European Union after its annual congress in Sydney Friday voted overwhelmingly to further explore a proposal to limit the number of foreign players in a club's starting XI. FIFA President Sepp Blatter hopes to introduce ...
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Reuters
FIFA announced a profit of $49 million for 2007 at its annual congress, despite having to pay former sponsor MasterCard an astronomical $90 million as part of a legal settlement. As an existing sponsor, MasterCard had had first refusal on the sponsorship rights to the 2010 and 2014 World ...
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Boston Globe
Coaches will more often than not complain about the injustice of a defeat, or heap exaggerated praise upon their team when things go right. It was refreshing, then, to hear New England coach Steve Nicol admit that his team was fortunate to take a point in Thursday's 2-2 tie with ...
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US Soccer Players
J Hutcherson looks at the bigger picture around the U.S. national team in the aftermath of Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to England, and the problems that Coach Bob Bradley has yet to solve. "National team soccer isn't about picking an all-star team from whoever might be available and hoping they gel," ...
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