Is Lukaku the next Chelsea Super Star?
LONDON — When Romelu Lukaku was scoring goals as a boy against men in the Belgian league, he had visions of growing into the next Didier Drogba. There is an uncanny physical resemblance. And over the past week, the 20-year-old Lukaku, has scored wearing Drogba’s old color — Chelsea blue — against teams in Bangkok and […]
Ronaldinho is Still the Man!
His full name is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira. He is also known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho. Now, at 33, the one-time greatest soccer player on the planet is in the twilight of his career, chasing one more title — the Copa Libertadores — with his Brazilian club team Atlético Mineiro.
Development Academies vs. High School Soccer
Interesting article about the US System………………….. February, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy announced it would move from a seven-month to a 10-month season starting in September. The move seemed like a natural progression to accelerate the development of youth players, but it was met with great controversy since it forced top players to choose between […]
Lack of Black Football Managers a Problem
About a quarter of players are black, but just two out of 92 league clubs in England currently employ a non-white manager The number of black managers in English professional football has doubled – to a grand total of two – after it was announced on Thursday that Paul Ince would be taking over at […]
FIFA sets 2014 World Cup ticket prices in Brazil
The long-awaited sale of 2014 FIFA World Cup tickets will start on 20 August 2013 at 12.00 CET (07.00 BRT) via FIFA.com. For international football fans, ticket prices start at USD 90 for the group-stage matches in category 3 (apart from the opening match, which costs USD 220). For Brazilian residents, the cheapest tickets priced […]
HHP-Futubolo
Jabulani Tsambo, aka HHP (Hip Hop Pantsula) He’s been nominated for a number of Awards, including Best International Act at The B.E.T. Awards, Best African Act at The MOBO Awards and has won a Channel O Awards HHP has been called “The illest lyricist” by Wyclef Jean…
R2B: Brazil, Where the Beautiful Game Struts
The banner-waving, anthem-singing fans of Rio de Janeiro’s Flamengo club formed a billowing mass of ruby-and — black-clad humanity. They moved not only in reaction to the ebbs and flows on the field far below, but also to the samba beat pounded out by musicians in the midst of the grandstand mayhem around me and […]
CHELSEA FC FOUNDATION AND FC HARLEM ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP
The Chelsea Football Club Foundation and FC Harlem today (Wednesday) announced a partnership to develop community initiatives for young people in New York.
