grvadmin Archives: 07/2013

It was a win for the United States national team, but also a win for Major League Soccer, as the United States captured their fifth…

Arsène Wenger; Arsenal’s most successful ever manager, amassing 11 trophies in 17 years with the Gunners, a revolutionary, the undisputed King of the Emirates. Arsène has consistently bought sensibly and nurtured youth, keeping the North London club at the top of the English game on a budget whilst all around him have lost their heads, splurging millions for every inch of successful progress, surely he is now the Premier League’s resident Godfather since Sir Alex’s retirement, regardless of whatever Mourinho might claim. Right?

Luis Muriel, the 22 year old striker for Italian Serie A side Udinese and is most certainly a talented player for the future, he has impressed this year for his club throughout the 2012/13 season which has led to a number of top European sides keeping tabs on the Colombian frontman.

The 2013/14 season will mark the ten years since a side last broke up the monopoly of the top two sides in La Liga- Real…

For one, soccer (or football) obviously doesn’t get enough exposure here in the United States. Right now our National Team is on an 11 game unbeaten streak, just won the Gold Cup, and is a win away from qualifying for the World Cup. Yet, sports outlets such as ESPN want to focus more on NFL training camps or which baseball player is using steroids now.

Replacing Walter Mazzarri was always going to be tough for Napoli. Mazzarri brought success and stability to the club in his four year stay at the club. During his time at Napoli, Mazzarri led the club to a European place each season; guiding them to sixth place in Serie A in his debut season, resulting in UEFA cup (now Europa League) football; 3rd in the 2010-11 mainly due to Edinson’s Cavani’s genius, a 5th place finish in 2012, before leading Napoli to 2nd place in the just ended campaign; his last for the club. The 2012-13 campaign was Napoli’s best since winning the 1989-90 Scudetto.

Off the back of their best season in slightly over a decade, Bayer Leverkusen will surely be raring to go for the 2013/2014 Bundesliga season.…

The Western Conference is lead by Real Salt Lake, 37 points. They joined the league in 2005 and their one success came in 2009 when…

It was a difficult season last time out for Schalke, a club who suffered the loss of a manager (Huub Stevens, due to poor results) and a key player (Lewis Holtby, now of Tottenham Hotspur) while still trying to remain in contention for a European spot.

For those unfamiliar with the Supporters’ Shield, it is an annual award given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. In addition to being a major trophy in MLS, the winner receives an automatic bid to the CONCACAF Champions League.

Swansea’s brand of pass and move football has proved so successful against their British opponents that they now have the chance to display it on…

Do you have any pre-match rituals? read this insightful piece regarding religion and how it can help prepare you for game day.

As we have passed the 40 days mark until the closure of the transfer window Arsenal are still yet to capture a key signing which is needed to boost the North London side chances of finally winning silverware after an 8 year period.

For over 200 years, soccer, or football if you so prefer, has had its place in North America, here’s to the future success of Major League Soccer.

After the announcement yesterday that it’s very likely that Martin Angha is leaving, Fin Best looks at the group of players who made it to the NextGen semi-final will make it as an Arsenal player.