James On Soccer

Professionalism of coaching youngsters

Reaction to losing is a key ingredient overlooked by most

Toronto FC's Dwayne DeRosario celebrates scoring his side's first goal against DC United.
Paul James

TFC not to blame for lack of Canadian talent

Canada's soccer system is just not good enough as things stand to produce players of the quality required to play at the top North American level

Italy's Fabio Grosso kisses the World Cup trophy in 2006.
South Africa 2010

Profiteering worries World Cup organizers

Alleged price-fixing in the host nation has FIFA concerned with just over four months to go until tournament kicks off

Swedish head coach of the English team Sven-Goran Eriksson (L) attends the opening round Group B World Cup football match Sweden vs. England, 20 June 2006 in Cologne, Germany. Getty Images / ADRIAN DENNIS

Eriksson steps down at Notts County

Former England and Mexico manager resigns as fourth division club's director of football following takeover

Struggling Portsmouth facing threat from neighbouring squad

With the club in danger of going out of business and finishing last in the Premier League, it might appear things couldn't get much worse

Giggs to miss up to four weeks

United midfielder has a fractured right arm

Ancelotti prioritizes cup chase

Chelsea manager sets eyes on FA Cup, seeking to revive hopes of a domestic double

Players could avoid red cards over penalties

Current triple-punishment could be changed by FIFA

MLS, union extends bargaining

Major east coast snowstorm forces players and Major League Soccer to adjust dates and delay possible work stoppage

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SOCCER
Contenders, pretenders line up in Premiership

Predicting the eventual title winner and top-four finishers is, well, an unpredictable business

Didier Drogba of Chelsea celebrates as he scores the first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Fulham at Stamford Bridge on December 28, 2009 in London, England.
Paul James
Mancini receives overdue wake-up call at Man City

Italian manager finally gets to see the full extent of the job at hand after witnessing the Blues' abject display in dismal loss to Everton

English Premier League
England soccer star goes under the microscope

Chelsea centre back John Terry's private life and secret romance becomes tabloid focus after UK court lifts media ban

Paul James
Stoke City success a direct result of internal harmony

Mid-table English Premier League club shows what can be achieved with everyone pulling in the same direction

Stoke City's Ricardo Fuller, left, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team's first goal during their English FA Cup fourth round soccer match against Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Jan. 24, 2010.
EPL midseason report
High on goals, but low on quality

Oliver Kay brings dismal defending to book in assessing the first half of the current campaign that has seen goals being scored with abandon

Manchester United's Michael Owen celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League group B football match Wolfsburg v. Manchester United in the northern German city of Wolfsburg on December 8, 2009.