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It is a reputation that must be stomped out regularly, like a stubborn brushfire in dry season. MLS fights forever its minor-league image on two fronts, both here at home and abroad.
"The graveyard of forgotten genius," is what Paddy Agnew, the Irish journalist, once dubbed MLS. And now this alleged soccer cemetery boasts the spry, lanky body of Thierry Henry, who appeared very much alive and kicking Thursday as he signed on for a 4-1/2-year stint with the once-lowly Red Bulls.
ALAN SHEARER, the former England football captain, doesn't think much of my theory. I'm loitering outside an interview room half a mile from the grounds of Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, waiting to interview the... more »
It's not often you get to see a man physically age in front of your eyes. But on Sunday, on the final day of the Premier League season, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini appeared to do just that. He stepped on the pitch... more »
The wheel has turned full circle for John W Henry at Liverpool. His game-plan to gain control of the club was formulated at the London offices of the law firm Slaughter and May and, 19 months on, slaughter in May has cleared... more »
After the rain, the sunshine. As the media rolled into Chelsea’s training center Tuesday, an unseasonal, wet and cold day in London and its surrounds gave way to a tentative glimpse of summer. It was the perfect... more »
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