The Other Football

Wantaway Gunner to be included in monster £40m deal?

Brant Parsons — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:09:00 -0400

We all know that Barcelona would like to bring in Arsenal superstar Cesc Fabregas and apparently we're going to be reading rumors about supposed offers for the next few weeks. But there was one that I had to pull out...

Gold Cup quarters set - United States will play Panama

Brant Parsons — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:24:33 -0400

With Panama and Mexico winning today, the quarterfinals have been set for this coming weekend. The United States will play Panama in the second game on Saturday and will avoid Mexico until the final should both sides advance through the...

Cowherd, Simmons, and Why Their Opinions Matter

Kevin McCauley — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:41:49 -0400

This piece originally appeared on the Match Fit USA blog. The Other Football welcomes Kevin as a guest contributor. I’m a regular listener to Bill Simmons’ B.S. Report. Regardless of the subject matter, which ranges from traditional American sports to...

European Club Friendlies Round-Up

Nick Davies — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:00:00 -0400

Some teams have started their pre-season friendlies today whilst others are playing away on tour, here is a list of results from today to wet your football appetite. Melbourne Victory 0 Fulham 3 Munich 1860 1 Manchester City 1 Bradford...

Manchester City say No for Eto

Nick Davies — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:10:00 -0400

Manchester City have today announced they will not be pursuing the services of Barcelona's Samuel Eto. The official club statement says the time is right to pursue other avenues and they will continue on with their transfer plan. It is...

Manchester United Striker set for Sunderland talks.

Nick Davies — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:52:19 -0400

The BBC understands Sunderland are close to a £5m capture of Manchester United forward Fraizer Campbell. It's understood he will attend a medical this coming weekend after he rejected a move to Hull City where Campbell scored 15 goals whilst...

Joe Burnell joins Exeter City

Nick Davies — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:51:53 -0400

Exeter have made their third signing of the summer by snapping up Joe Burnell on a free transfer. Burnell, 28, offers lots of League One experience to the Grecians from former employees Bristol City, Wycombe Wanderers & Northampton Town. The...

Wycombe sign Duberry

Nick Davies — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:51:30 -0400

Michael Duberry has signed a two-year contract with League One newcomers Wycombe Wanderers after being released by Reading. The experienced defender has spent much of his career in the EPL with Chelsea, Leeds & Reading and 10 years ago was...

Will Manchester City tempt Terry away from Chelsea?

Nick Davies — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:48:12 -0400

Lots of talk this summer about John Terry and his Chelsea contract whilst Manchester City are said to be waiting in the wings. Just a few things have caught my eye in the past few days- A reported £30m bid...

Join 'The Other Football' EPL Fantasy League now

Orlando Sentinel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:29:00 -0400

It's getting to be that time. I know we all say it every year - "This will be the year that I play Fantasy Football all season long" - but this year, I mean it. For now. If you want...

Pictures: Lionel Messi takes in Disney World

Brant Parsons — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:49:00 -0400

Barcelona FC star Lionel Messi was at Walt Disney World today and he visited th Wide World of Sports Complex. The Argentine international met with kids that were there to prepare for the Disney Cup Youth International Soccer Tournament and...

Old Arsenal and Liverpool headache off to Spain

Brant Parsons — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:24:34 -0400

Jermaine Pennant has a new home. The former (get ready for the list - Notts County, Arsenal, Birmingham City, Leeds and Liverpool - am I missing any?) is heading to Spain to play for Real Zaragoza. The Premier League will...

Pictures: Glen Johnson is introduced at Liverpool

Brant Parsons — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:56:21 -0400

Who doesn't like looking at pictures? Here are a few from Glen Johnson's press conference at Anfield today. You can click here to see them. Liverpool fans, how do you feel about the Johnson signing?

It's Liverpool for life for captain

Brant Parsons — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:35:19 -0400

Steven Gerrard signed a two-year extension to his contract at Liverpool that would keep the captain at Anfield through 2013. The 29-year old English international has played with the Reds his whole career and this signing likely means he'll never...

Mexico looks for advantage against the U.S.

Brant Parsons — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:22:41 -0400

The World Cup qualifier between the United States and Mexico is much bigger for our neighbors to the north than it is for the USMNT (U.S. Men's National Team for those who like things spelled out). While the United States...

Yanks on the move: which is the bigger story?

Douglas Beard — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:28:33 -0400

What’s more amazing: This week US central defender Oguchi Onyewu has signed to play for Italian giants AC Milan. The move follows his stint with Belgian standout Standard Liege which included a horrific loan spell with Newcastle United. There is...

USMNT rolls on

Douglas Beard — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:42:58 -0400

USA 2 – Honduras 0 The US and Honduras faced off a month ago in a WC Qualifier and, much like the US, this Honduran side was a shadow of the squad that took the field that June night. Still,...