Real Madrid celebrated their 31st Liga in style by thumping rivals Barcelona 4-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu. This will have to go down as the most one-sided clasico since Ronaldinho destroyed Madrid’s defence in November 2005. How times have changed since then. Ronaldinho is only in the news now for his off the field antics, [...]

Today’s transfer roundup starts with transfer-related news, but not a big rumor. Instead, I give two thumbs-up to Real Madrid’s Wesley Sneijder for looking out for his brother’s best interests, as he stepped in to prevent Real from making an offer to former club Ajax for his brother Rodney, a promising youth team [...]

So, what’s going on in the world of transfer rumors today? As always, chime in and chip in with opinions - and with rumors! Barcelona went into Arsenal to nab Thierry Henry last summer, and now they’re being linked with another one, as the Blaugrana may have Emmanuel Adebayor on their summer wish-list. Rumor Rating: 1 [...]

The article uses last available financial disclosures of the club as at 30th June, 2007 (download document (PDF) here). The words “current/currently” reflect opinion/fact with the same timeline in backdrop. All figures are in million pounds. The author is a financial analyst. It has been some time that people have been talking about a financial crisis in-the-making [...]

The North East of England is often described as a ‘football hotbed’ – an area that is widely accepted to be rich in the culture, tradition and passion of the beautiful game. Three big clubs, hundreds of thousands of loyal supporters and a breeding ground for talent through the eras, there can’t be many parts [...]

Chicago got goals from former United midfielder Justin Mapp in the 39th minute and a wonderful left footed blast from Cuauhtemoc Blanco just past the hour mark, for his 3rd goal of the season to defeat DC United on the Thursday national TV showcase on ESPN2. United (2-5-0, 6 points) have now lost four of their last five league matches, languishing firmly at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. “It’s very concerning,” said DCU head coach Tom Soehn. “We’ve got to really evaluate and make sure now that we turn this around. It’s getting to a crucial time.”

Univision Network will broadcast a soccer reality show titled “El Juego Supremo” (The Ultimate Match) starting this fall. The show will bring together five soccer legends from Mexico and five from the Americas, including the U.S. These legends will assemble and train a team of rookies. Two legends from each team will serve as the primary coaches, and each coaching team will give 10 talented amateur soccer players the opportunity to demonstrate their skills on live TV.

Relentless pressure paid off for the home side on Sunday afternoon, earning the Colorado Rapids a 2-0 shutout over D.C. United at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Colorado outshot the visitors 17-5, firing early and often from everyone. Jacob Peterson and Facundo Erpen became the ninth and 10th players to score for Colorado this season, tying them [...]

Salt Lake County in Utah could indirectly continue to help the city of Sandy with funding for Real Salt Lake's stadium, according to EUfootball.biz. The county might extend a deal giving Sandy $300,000 a year for the Sandy Amphitheater. The deal was slated to end this year.

While you may be enjoying the silence or not, ZZ is under going some strategic change right now. We are in the midst of rethinking how we can better serve...

Opening night proved to be a double route as the Revs and Rapids drummed their opponents. Both New England and Colorado threw out the gravel, greased the wheels and drove...

A name change for the spirit of our community is something we are discussing. As a founder of Ziga-Zoga, who came up with our name, we have been discussing the...

Click to Play Another great save from the Texas Pro Soccer Fest, from Friday night's Toronto FC-D.C. United match. Toronto keeper Brian Edwards reacts quickly to deflect away a rocket...

Click to Play Video from Sunday's Houston Dynamo-D.C. United match at the Texas Pro Soccer Festival. Houston's Pat Onstad makes one great save in the 71st to keep the Dynamo...

On Sunday, the first Texas Pro Soccer Fest wrapped up at Steele High School in Cibolo with the Houston Dynamo and D.C. United playing out a 1-1 draw, and Toronto...

On Saturday afternoon, the Texas Pro Soccer Festival took a little time off from serious football for a little fun and fundraising. In New Braunfels, a host of reality show...

After ten goals on Wednesday night, Friday's Texas Pro Soccer Fest doubleheader at Steele High School in Cibolo was much more about quality defense and being opportunistic on the attacking...

Click to Play Eddie Griffin speaks with D.C. United head coach Tom Soehn and star forward Jaime Moreno following one of their Texas Pro Soccer Fest practices at Soccer International...

As promised, here are a few tips for aspiring footballers courtesy of Chivas USA's Ante Razov. Razov has three main musts to help pave the way for success: 1) Practice...