FOX Sports soccer analyst Stu Holden claims that Wales are the weakest team in Group B of the upcoming World Cup. The United States men's national team feature in the group alongside Wales, England, and Iran. Speaking on The Athletic podcast 'COPA with Felipe Cardenas,' Holden said that he hasn't been too impressed with Wales. […]

FOX Sports is faking their soccer announcers being at stadiums in England during UEFA Champions League broadcasts. For the second Champions League gameweek in a row, the US broadcaster has gone to elaborate measures to trick viewers into thinking that their announcers are in the stadium when they are, in fact, in a studio in […]

US and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee after having a MRI exam to evaluate the extent of his injury he picked up in the 2013 Gold Cup Final. While Holden is a gifted footballer, he has had a horrible history of injuries […]

Bad news struck an all-around good guy today in a way that, in another situation, would have seemed almost comical.  Bolton and U.S. national team midfielder Stuart Holden is out for six months, according to his club.  The initial reports had him out for only six weeks after a routine exam of his healing knee, […]

Landon Donovan’s spectacular first goal for Everton, yesterday confirmed what those of us in the United States already knew: Donovan is a world class player who is one of the top international footballers around. Donovan’s move to Everton, however is not permanent. In March, one of the top players anywhere on the globe returns stateside […]

For most Europeans, the January transfer window is all tease and no touch.  Very few moves of true import happen in January, and that is especially true in a World Cup year, where players would rather see if the tournament can up their stock.  However, for American soccer stars, the January transfer window, which occurs […]

The English Premier League is one of the most popular football leagues in the world for many reasons, especially its coaching soap opera. No other league has managed to turn coaching vendettas and spats into a complex, highly entertaining mix of both low and high art in the manner that the EPL has achieved. Granted […]

On the Eve of the 2009 season, the Houston Dynamo has lost an important member of its extended family.  On February 16, 2009, Brian Holden, father of Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden, passed away at his home in Sugar Land, Texas.  Mr. Holden, who was born in Wigan, England, had battled pancreatic cancer for the past […]