As Chris Lesley said in Kicking The Habit, soccer is on its way to becoming one of the next big American sports. It has already reached phenomenal levels overseas, and is rapidly growing in America. When I was a kid, I remember watching the 1994 World Cup. After a good showing by the U.S. Team, […]
Just before Euro 2008 began taking over our TV sets, FIFA announced the proposal of a new rule, quite simply dubbed the ‘6+5’ rule. This would mean that football teams may only be allowed to field 5 foreign players in their starting 11, with the other 6 being from the home country. However, there may […]
There are two times each year when soccer Agents undertake most of their business – during the Transfer Windows. Each country is permitted by FIFA, soccer’s world governing body, to promulgate two such periods and it is during these stipulated times that players can be bought and sold or loaned from one club to another. […]