Soccer Insider Archive: History

Ready, Set, Score

From the Saudi league, a goal from midfield three seconds into the match: Additional details from The Times of London....

By Steve Goff  |  November 11, 2009; 12:45 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (18)
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Hall of Fame Nominees

The U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced the candidates for 2010 induction: Mike Burns Mauricio Cienfuegos Raul Diaz Arce Thomas Dooley John Doyle Marco Etcheverry Robin Fraser Chris Henderson Eduardo Hurtado Dominic Kinnear Roy Lassiter Shannon MacMillan Joe-Max Moore Victor Nogueira Peter Nowak John O'Brien Cindy Parlow Preki...

By Steve Goff  |  November 9, 2009; 3:26 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (23)
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Sunday Kickaround

*Robbie Findley's 88th-minute goal for Real Salt Lake in the 1-0 victory over Columbus: Why weren't Guillermo Barros Schelotto, the reigning MLS MVP, and Alejandro Moreno on the field for the Crew? "We didn't score any goals the last five games when they were on the field, so I felt...

By Steve Goff  |  November 1, 2009; 12:45 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (46)
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Tuesday Kickaround

*D.C. United is in Mexico and Columbus in Puerto Rico for crucial CONCACAF Champions League matches. *Americans abroad: D Frank Simek and Sheffield Wednesday vs. Preston North End MF DaMarcus Beasley and Rangers vs. Unirea Urziceni (Romania) *In preparation for its World Cup playoff opener at Costa Rica on Nov....

By Steve Goff  |  October 20, 2009; 8:54 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (56)
Categories:  2010 World Cup , CONCACAF Champions League , College Soccer , D.C. United , Greece , History , MLS , TV Share This:  E-Mail | Technorati | Del.icio.us | Digg | Stumble

Friday Kickaround

Greetings from San Pedro Sula, where the USA team hotel is not surrounded by hostile Honduran supporters, fire alarms are not going off every hour, helicopters are not hovering, tanks do not block the alleys. Actually, it's rather quiet here. Yes, security is tight and vendors were hawking flags to...

By Steve Goff  |  October 9, 2009; 1:40 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (28)
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Video: Soccer Movie Trailer

Scheduled for release in October, "The Damned United" is the story of English legend Brian Clough's 44 days in charge of Leeds United in 1974. He once famously quipped: "I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one." Here's the original...

By Steve Goff  |  August 26, 2009; 11:33 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
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Older Entries in This Category »

Monday Kickaround, Steve Goff , August 3, 2009
El MLS Loco, Steve Goff , August 2, 2009
Summer Soccer Reading, Steve Goff , July 13, 2009
Late-Day Kickaround, Steve Goff , June 26, 2009
Poll: Greatest USA Upset?, Steve Goff , June 24, 2009
Tuesday Kickaround, Steve Goff , June 16, 2009
Friday Kickaround, Steve Goff , June 12, 2009
Tuesday Kickaround, Steve Goff , May 12, 2009
Monday Kickaround, Steve Goff , May 11, 2009
Wednesday Kickaround, Steve Goff , April 15, 2009
Snow Patrol, Steve Goff , March 2, 2009
We're No. 2! (Behind Skydiving), Steve Goff , February 26, 2009
Video: Making a List, Steve Goff , February 24, 2009
Soccer History (Continued), Steve Goff , January 9, 2009
Happy Holidays, Steve Goff , December 23, 2008
Normandy, Soccer and History, Steve Goff , December 19, 2008
 
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