http://worldplayeroftheyear.com All About Soccer Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:06:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Amid talks of a possible stay in Milan for David Beckham, AC Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani denied any possibility of acquiring the midfielder.  He states the reason being that it doesn't make sense with all the sponsorship deals. http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/beckham-to-return-to-mls-after-loan/ Are you serious?!   This was the first question most people asked upon learning that one of the most controversial players to ever play the game is about to land the head coaching job for the Argentina World Cup Team.   According to that AFA, it sounds like the deal is pretty ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/maradona-lands-argentina-coaching-job/ Desperate to remain on England's World Cup squad, Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham is considering playing with Serie A powerhouse AC Milan during this year's MLS off-season.   The details of the contract are still somewhat vague, although while being interviewed by the reporters at Milan's Malpensa airport AC Milan ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/beckham-on-loan-to-milan/ After years of mediocrity when it comes to World Cup Play, England has finally started to hit it's stride and use the immense talent it has on the club.  A large part of the professional play comes from the head man, Fabio Capello. Not only has he been able to organize ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/fabio-capello-brings-england-to-true-professionalism/ The U.S. silenced a few critics who said they weren't able to score and that they didn't have anybody willing to step up and take the role of dominant goal scorer.  DeMarcus Beasley showed us, and the world, that he has a knack for the back of the net and ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/united-states-dominates-cuba-clinches-spot-in-the-6-nation-qualifying-round/ Three-time World Player of the Year Ronaldo recently received an offer to play for French team Paris Saint-Germain amidst the flurry of attention he has recently received.  The injury-ridden Brazilian is coming off of a near career-ending knee injury and is finally ready to begin training again.   After suffering the injury eight ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/ronaldo-contemplating-move/ Head Coach Bob Bradley announced last week the 23 players he will include on the roster for the U.S. Men's National Team's World Cup Qualifying match versus Cuba this Saturday.  The game will begin at 7 pm EST at RFK Stadium in Washington DC and can be viewed on ESPN ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/us-announce-roster-for-qualifier-vs-cuba-saturday/ After almost four full years of playing soccer on the University of Utah's football field at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT, Real Salt Lake finally has a place to call home: Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT. "Our guys have been waiting for this for a long, long ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/home-field-advantage/ The Spanish Men's National Team appears to have extended its lead over the rest of the world as it remained in first place for the fourth month in a row Wednesday. Although Spain's recent World Cup qualifying wins have come over weaker teams Armenia and Bosnia, the top ranking remained in ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/fifa-world-rankings-update/ David Beckham, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder, will miss their upcoming match against Houston due to receiving a fifth yellow card in the Galaxy loss to Columbus.  Landon Donovan will also miss the game due to being called up for the U.S. National match against Cuba on Saturday.   So, what I'm ... http://worldplayeroftheyear.com/bend-it-like-a-yellow-card-suspended-beckham/