by Aleks V | @aleksvee From the shores of Brazil to the fields of everywhere else, GoalChatter takes a look back at the biggest news and games in football this year. Men's Tournaments FIFA World Cup Germany beats Argentina 1:0 to win their 4th ever World Cup, and their first as a unified nation. Die Mannschaft became the first European team to win a World Cup hosted in South...
by Aleks V | @aleksvee It's no secret that more and more women continue to break through to top positions in the sports industry, but how many actually influence content on major sports websites? There are a handful of notable female sports bloggers, but their audience is usually limited to fellow bloggers and fans of women's sports. A readership of thousands is only guaranteed for writers at the top...
With new teams set to play in NYC, Orlando, and Atlanta, a pending MLS team in Miami, and a new franchise in Los Angeles, what will be the next site for MLS expansion? St Louis, Missouri Population: 2.8 million (Greater St. Louis) St. Louis's soccer connection goes back to the 60's and 70's, when St. Louis University was one of the most successful college soccer teams, supplying many...
Football During WWII Part of GoalChatter's unique series that highlights the oft-forgotten games, players and managers of wartime football. Every week features a match played in one of the many countries affected by the War. Pre-Match Wartime football took a different shape in England leading up to the second Football League War Cup final. There were now two instead of ten regional leagues, yielding a North and South...
Dynamo Moscow vs Rubin Kazan
FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Rubin Kazan
RPL Week 11: Dynamo Moscow 0-2 Rubin Kazan
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Russian Premier League, Week 11 Dynamo Moscow 0:2 Rubin Kazan Venue: Arena Khimki Referee: Igor Nizovtsev (Nizhniy Novgorod) Goals: 0-1 Ozdoev (48), 0-2 Kanunnikov (71) Cautions: Kuzmin (12), Ozdoev (41), Zhirkov (51), Buttner (53), Georgiev (68), Kanunnikov (90), Ryzhikov (90+2) Ozdoev and Vainqueur vie for the ball. Source: Epsilon/Getty Images Europe There isn't much to say about Dynamo Moscow's loss at home to Rubin Kazan that hasn't already...
Don Garber
Jurgen Klinsmann
Major League Soccer
An Open Letter to MLS Commissioner Don Garber
3:03 PM Dear Mr. Garber, Lets get right down to business. You blamed Jurgen Klinsmann, the best coach the US national team has had for years, for publicly critiquing the state of Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley's fitness, and, in your opinion, the state of Major League Soccer. What Klinsmann really said - had you been listening - is that it is more difficult to maintain one's form in MLS...
Dave McEwan
Detroit Chrysler FC
Dick Walker
Wartime Football (1941): Pawtucket Wins the US Open
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Football During WWII GoalChatter introduces a unique series that will highlight the oft-forgotten games, players and managers of wartime football. Every week will feature a match played in one of the many countries affected by the War. Pawtucket FC vs Detroit Chrysler FC: 8:5 (on agg.) 1st leg: Pawtucket 4:2 (3:1) Detroit May 4, 1941 - Pawtucket, RI Attendance: 3,500 Referee: James JohnstoneGoals: Pawtucket: Mike Souza (3'), Walter Dick, Ed...
Dynamo Derby
FC Dynamo Kiev
FC Dynamo Moscow
Wartime Football (1940): Record-Breaking Dynamo Derby
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Source: fc-dynamo.ru Football During WWII GoalChatter introduces a unique series that will highlight the oft-forgotten games, players and managers of wartime football. Every week will feature a match played in one of the many countries affected by the War. Dynamo Moscow 8:5 Dynamo Kiev June 4, 1940 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow Weather: Overcast, post-rain storm, 15°С Attendance: 60,000 Referee: V. Vonog (Leningrad) Goal-scoring summary: 1:0, 4:2 Nikolai Dementyev (8,...
Miodrag Bozovic resigns from FC Rostov amid the club's financial dilemmas If you've ever seen contestants walk away on 'Millionaire', you've probably wondered whether or not they should have. They came to gamble, after all, and after making it through to Round Two, there's no harm in wanting to live a little. Then comes the stumper. The contestant frantically digs within his mind for the slightest hint, but...
1940 Football League War Cup Final
Blackburn Rovers
Bob Crompton
Wartime Football (1940): West Ham's Cup Win
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West Ham's Archie Macaulay carries the trophy alongside his teammates Football During WWII GoalChatter introduces a unique series that will highlight the oft-forgotten games, players and managers of wartime football around the world. West Ham United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers June 8, 1940, kick-off: 6:30pm Wembley, London Attendance: 42,300 Referee: G. Dutton (Warwick) Goal: Sam Small (34') The last pre-war Football League fixtures were played on September 2, 1939,...
