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Why no one cares who's club champion of the world
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 17, 2018
I was 7 years old when I received the first and most ...
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Goalkeepers are different -- but they shouldn't be
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 10, 2018
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker his raised right knee hit Joshua King square in ...
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The problem of prejudice still at the heart of Scottish soccer
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 3, 2018
Ask a thousand fans why they watch sports and what they get ...
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'How Football (Nearly) Came Home: Adventures in Putin's World Cup' -- a bracing breeze of a book
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, November 26, 2018
If there's one thing you can love about the World Cup, then ...
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Infantino's scurrilous plan to sell FIFA down the river
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, November 19, 2018
First of all, I'd like to apologize for my column three weeks ...
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Anger is the new normal, but there's no excuse for abuse
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, November 12, 2018
While refereeing a youth game this past weekend I sent a player ...
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Glaring errors in the VAR-less EPL prove the value of video referee
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Thursday, November 8, 2018
That goals are such a rare commodity in soccer is arguably one ...
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If Europe's top clubs really want a 'Super League,' let them go
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, November 5, 2018
"They stuff their bellies with tomorrow's ache," the Canadian poet Edmund Vance ...
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Morality, cash and 'the relevance of soccer'
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, October 29, 2018
FIFA President Gianni Infantino again touted his vision of an expanded Club ...
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Bayern Munich's media-bashing backfires on Rummenigge and Hoeness
Soccer America Confidential, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, October 22, 2018
How can such a successful and habitually professional club show itself up ...
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Elite? Premier? Not when the punts are flying
Youth Soccer Insider, Ian Plenderleith - Friday, May 30, 2014
The setting is a "showcase" tournament featuring some of the top youth ...
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Dealing With Lopsided Games
Youth Soccer Insider, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The parents of the girls U16 indoor team screamed at every shot ...
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Man. United downs Osaka, 5-3, to reach world final
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Friday, December 19, 2008
[CLUB WORLD CUP] Manchester United beat Japan's Gamba Osaka 5-3 to reach ...
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Tottenham, Sampdoria among UEFA Cup qualifiers
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Friday, December 19, 2008
[UEFA CUP] In Thursday's final night of UEFA Cup group action, Tottenham, ...
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Guzan blameless as Villa downed by Hamburg
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Thursday, December 18, 2008
[UEFA CUP] Deportivo Coruna, Lech Poznan and FC Copenhagen advanced to the ...
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Quito beats Pachuca to reach final
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Thursday, December 18, 2008
[CLUB WORLD CUP] Two first-half goals were enough for South American champion ...
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San Lorenzo tops Tigre in Apertura playoff opener
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Thursday, December 18, 2008
[ARGENTINA] San Lorenzo beat Tigre, 2-1, in the first game of the ...
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Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo off the hook
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
[ENGLAND] Both Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo have escaped disciplinary action from ...
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Barca beats battling Real to go eight points clear
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 15, 2008
[SPAIN] Barcelona overcame Real Madrid with two late goals from Samuel Eto'o ...
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Top teams tie, Villa moves up
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 15, 2008
[ENGLAND] All the top four teams tied, allowing Brad Friedel and Aston ...
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Goal glut hits Italy as Juve minces Milan
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 15, 2008
[ITALY] Juventus beat Milan, 4-2, in the weekend's big game as Serie ...
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Dropped points and late goals as Hoffenheim keeps lead
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 15, 2008
[GERMANY] Hoffenheim took the unofficial "fall champion" title, but the top teams ...
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Boca, Tigre and San Lorenzo to play off for Apertura title
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 15, 2008
[ARGENTINA] Boca Juniors, Tigre and San Lorenzo finished level on points at ...
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United, Bayern, Porto and Juve top groups
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Thursday, December 11, 2008
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Porto, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Manchester United won their ...
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Chelsea, Roma and Panathinaikos all through to round of 16
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Wednesday, December 10, 2008
[UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Chelsea, Roma and Panathinaikos secured the three remaining spots ...
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Ronaldo joins Corinthians in comeback bid
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Wednesday, December 10, 2008
[BRAZIL] Three-time World Player of the Year Ronaldo, 32, will make a ...
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Boca, Tigre and San Lorenzo take Argentine title to the wire
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, December 9, 2008
[ARGENTINA] Boca Juniors, Tigre and San Lorenzo are in a three-way tie ...
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Tottenham tops West Ham in London derby
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Tuesday, December 9, 2008
[ENGLAND] Tottenham traveled to West Ham United and deservedly won, 2-0, in ...
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Last-gasp Villa edge English thriller
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 8, 2008
[ENGLAND] U.S. goalkeepers Brad Friedel of Aston Villa and Tim Howard of ...
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Tardy Toni tops Hoffenheim
Soccer America Daily, Ian Plenderleith - Monday, December 8, 2008
[GERMANY] Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim with a late, late goal from Luca ...
