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Celebrating Manchester United's 18th Title With Houston's Red Army

Most people look forward to setting their alarm clock back a few hours at weekends, but long lie-ins are not a luxury enjoyed by devoted football fans across the United States...

Written by Ian Thomson about 6 months ago 208 reads 7 comments
Didier Drogba in WWE Switch?

Chelsea's gravitationally challenged striker Didier Drogba is renowned for his comical over-selling of the slightest physical contact, which could explain recent rumours reaching Hawksport that ...

Written by Ian Thomson about 6 months ago 589 reads 2 comments
Following a Minority Sport in New York City

Football may be viewed as a minority sport in the U.S., but in a city as multicultural and monolithic as New York, there are hundreds of thousands of soccer fans following the action from Europe and South America every week...

Written by Ian Thomson about 6 months ago 119 reads 2 comments
Fox Soccer Channel Needs To Step Up MLS Coverage

An irreverent look at FSC’s Game of the Week Fox Soccer Channel announced last Monday that it had acquired the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in the United States—a privilege held by ESPN since 1994...

Written by Ian Thomson about 7 months ago 60 reads 2 comments
Seattle Sounds Out A Warning

Seattle—the Emerald City based in the Pacific Northwest, famed for coffee, grunge music, Pike Place Market, and the Space Needle—could soon be adding to its list of attractions with the name of Seattle Sounders FC...

Written by Ian Thomson about 8 months ago 129 reads 1 comments
Major League Soccer 2009 Preview

Predicting the Major League Soccer champions days before the new season begins is an unenviable task. Firstly, strict roster restrictions and salary caps guarantee a certain level of parity among the league’s 15 franchises...

Written by Ian Thomson about 8 months ago 129 reads 2 comments
Adrian Heath's Austin Aztex Prepare For USL Debut

Austin Aztex, the newest professional team in the U.S., continued their preparations for their inaugural season in the United Soccer Leagues First Division—North America’s second ...

Written by Ian Thomson about 8 months ago 94 reads 0 comments
Mexican Domination Continues in CONCACAF

The inaugural CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals took place this past week with Mexican teams continuing their dominance of the region’s premier cross-border club prize...

Written by Ian Thomson about 8 months ago 96 reads 2 comments
Melbourne-Adelaide: Melbourne Captures Title, While Adelaide Regain Pride

Melbourne Victory completed a clean sweep of Australia’s domestic titles last Saturday with a narrow 1-0 win over Adelaide United in the Hyundai A-League Grand Final...

Written by Ian Thomson about 9 months ago 45 reads 3 comments
United Victory over Inter Milan Far from a Foregone Conclusion

Manchester United’s stirring performance in the San Siro on Tuesday night has provoked two polarised views of who will progress to the Champions League quarterfinals...

Written by Ian Thomson about 9 months ago 77 reads 7 comments
Landon and Bayern Struggle As Hertha Goes Top

Landon Donovan suffered an afternoon of frustration as Hertha Berlin moved to the Bundesliga summit with a 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Saturday...

Written by Ian Thomson about 9 months ago 78 reads 3 comments
After 2-0 Victory, USA on The Way To South Africa While Mexico Falters

The fourth and final round of CONCACAF’s convoluted World Cup qualifying process began last week with six remaining nations competing for three automatic places in next summer’s Finals...

Written by Ian Thomson about 9 months ago 37 reads 0 comments
U.S. Soccer: A Kljestan Of Time

There was much to be admired in the USA’s 2-0 win over Mexico in their World Cup qualifier last night—a passionate pro-American crowd in Columbus, another authoritative display by ...

Written by Ian Thomson about 9 months ago 41 reads 0 comments
David Beckham: Good, but Not That Good

On Monday’s Fox Football Fone-In show in the US, regular Milan-based guest Hyder Jawad gave a refreshing take on David Beckham’s tenure in Serie A by describing it as no more than ordinary...

Written by Ian Thomson about 9 months ago 314 reads 17 comments

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Ian Thomson Article Archive

Celebrating Manchester United's 18th Title With Houston's Red Army

Didier Drogba in WWE Switch?

Following a Minority Sport in New York City

Fox Soccer Channel Needs To Step Up MLS Coverage

Seattle Sounds Out A Warning

Major League Soccer 2009 Preview

Adrian Heath's Austin Aztex Prepare For USL Debut

Mexican Domination Continues in CONCACAF

Melbourne-Adelaide: Melbourne Captures Title, While Adelaide Regain Pride

United Victory over Inter Milan Far from a Foregone Conclusion

Landon and Bayern Struggle As Hertha Goes Top

After 2-0 Victory, USA on The Way To South Africa While Mexico Falters

U.S. Soccer: A Kljestan Of Time

David Beckham: Good, but Not That Good

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