SSN is a digest of the day's soccer/football/futbol articles with a focus on the top European leagues and the United States National Team. Below, you’ll find links to articles and video, as well as additional features and commentary. We locate the top news of the day so you can stay updated with ease.
Playing on Sunday
Wigan vs.
Playing on Monday
Friday 22nd AugustSaturday 23rd August
Werder Bremen - Schalke
Hamburg - Karlsruhe
Borussia Dortmund – Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart – Bayer Leverkusen
Hertha Berlin – Arminia Bielefeld
1899 Hoffenheim – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Sunday 24th August
Bochum - Wolfsburg
FC Köln – Eintracht Frankfurt
Guatemala vs. U.S.
He left Beijing when the United States was eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament last Wednesday, and flew to Toronto. Then he went to Scotland to sign a contract with Glasgow Rangers before heading to Guatemala for the U.S. national team’s World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night.
Just 19, Nevin Subotic showed exactly why Borussia Dortmund paid $5 million for him this summer, says Goal.com's Aaron West, while Steve Cherundolo could do nothing to stop Hannover's stumbling.
If you were to select an ideal group of semifinalists, you'd probably want a healthy dose of the tournament's big guns along with an overachieving team that has played the role of ultimate party crasher. On that basis, the four teams that have reached the semifinals of the men's Olympic soccer tournament are as absorbing a quartet as you'll find. In Argentina and Brazil, you have two teams who were on everyone's list of favorites. Nigeria was also tipped as a team to watch prior to the competition's start. Then there is Belgium, which ignored its curfew and has decided to stick around a while longer.
