Remember this name. Chase McQueen. He is the latest American goalkeeper plying his trade in the English football leagues. He follows a tradition of excellence, from Brad Friedel to Tim Howard to Kasey Keller to young Cody Cropper at Southampton. It’s quite a legacy and a lot to live up to, but McQueen certainly knows a bit about that. And he is ready to prove himself. His soccer story starts in the most unorthodox of places: Malibu, California. Born literally into
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The FA Cup Miscellany by Michael Keane is an absolute treat for English football fans. The FA Cup is something special and so is this book. They both have a incredibly charming quality. The book has a little bit of everything put together in no certain order, while any team can win the FA Cup. You hear about the first edition in the 1871/72 season where only a few of the original 15 teams are even recognizable today. You’ll
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: A Cultural Analysis of Manchester United by Søren Frank stands out as a great Manchester United book. Yes, Man U’s global popularity has led to dozens of books every year, but this one is just a bit different. First things first, you don’t have to be a Manchester United supporter to enjoy this one. It certainly wouldn’t hurt, but this is a football book for football fans. Second, it covers the entire history of the club
1. What can we expect to see from Eastbourne Borough FC this season? A bit more stability for a start. Last season, manager Tommy Widdrington’s first full season in charge, was very much one of transition. He swept away most of the squad from the previous regime, some of whom had been at the club for up to 10 years, and took time to establish which of his new players were worth keeping on. Results suffered as a result and they look were looking over
Mark Metcalf’s The Origins of the Football League is one of the most fascinating soccer books I have ever read. Metcalf’s diligent research gives us a firsthand look into the first season of England’s Football League, something that truly revolutionized the sport of soccer. You hear about the challenges faced by those early footballers and the journalists that followed them. Uneven pitches, sketchy weather, unforgiving equipment, pitch invasions, uncertain referees, the list goes on and on. But
NBC Sports Group today released channel assignments for the first three weeks of its television coverage beginning Saturday, August 17 at 7:00 AM ET on NBC Sports Network with the Liverpool-Stoke City matchup. In addition, NBC Sports Group in the coming days will launch an interactive game finder (via NBCSports.com) to provide fans with details on how to find Premier League games on TV, online and on mobile devices, based upon where they live and their TV provider. In the first three
The words from Wigan Athletic manager Owen Coyle could not have been more true. Photo Credit: Joe Foughty/ISNSoccer.com Wigan Athletic finished their U.S.tour with a 4-1 win over USL PRO side Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Over 4,000 passionate fans turned out to see the FA Cup Champions take on their local team. The game had a great atmosphere: a beautiful new facility, the skyline and the rivers as a backdrop, and fireworks for the fans afterwards. Simply put, this is a thriving soccer market.
In their first match after being relegated from the English Premier League, Wigan Athletic defeated the Columbus Crew with a riveting second half, 2-1. Goal scorers included James McCarthy (on an assist from Ohio State product Roger Espinoza) and Marc-Antoine Fortune for the Latics and Ryan Finley with the lone Crew goal. Photo Credit: Kevin Cross/ISNSoccer.com “We knew it was always going to be a tough game,” Wigan manager Owen Coyle said after his first match as Latics’ boss. “The Columbus
