All Entries in the "December 2009" Category
Taking A Look Ahead To 2018
With fans and members of the media focusing their energies on the 2010 World Cup, I encourage you to take a step back and fast forward a good 10 years or so. The United States hopes to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, and while this event is indeed a long way off, [...]
American Soccer Trivia Challenge
Courtesy of Jamie Clary (@soccerprofessor on Twitter), The Yanks Are Coming presents our first American Soccer Trivia Challenge. Test your knowledge and click on the link at the bottom of the page to see how you did. Feel free to post your score in the comment section. All questions are from Clary’s latest offering, The [...]
Jackleg: Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is a lot of things: elite soccer player, prima donna, lady’s man, jackleg. Many of my colleagues here at The Yanks Are Coming hate Ronaldo and have hated him for years. Blame this on the fact that he was a Man U player and that he takes dives, whines a lot, and has [...]
Player To Watch #25: Philipp Lahm
Number 25: Philipp Lahm Position: Sideback/Defender Country: Germany Club Team: Captain, Bayern Munich FC, German Bundesliga American Professional Athlete “Soulmate”: Jonathan Toews, Center/Captain, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL A gifted screenwriter would be troubled to begin a character sketch better than the following two offerings. First, imagine a good-looking, well-spoken twenty-six year old. He’s a gifted athlete, [...]
Yankettes Casting Call
Please look better than this guy! If you’ve been a reader of The Yanks Are Coming for even half a breath, you’re most likely aware of our Yankette of the Month section. If not, here’s the scoop. Traditionally, we’ve featured tasteful photos of one American female celebrity per month along with a brief profile offering [...]
Checking Up On Some Yanks
Guess what happened yesterday USMNT fans!? The team that I root for in the Scottish Premiership won a game 4-1! The defending champion Rangers got a goal from Kris Boyd, two from Kenny Miller, and one from my boy Nacho Novo! Not since my videogame “Master League” team in Winning Eleven 9 has a Rangers [...]
Charlie Davies On The Mend?
With the holidays in full swing, U.S. Soccer news has seemingly taken a back seat to adult beverages, burgeoning waistlines and dogs wearing antlers. Fortunately for the good folks at The Yanks Are Coming, the men on the USMNT fancy the use of Twitter. Undoubtedly, one of the biggest questions on the minds of USMNT [...]
And The Winner Is…
Before we get to the winner, everyone at The Yanks Are Coming would like to thank you for your continued support. We’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings in August 2008 with our original eyesore of a site. Over the course of the Twitter jacket contest, you’ve all done so much to help [...]
Donovan Voted Most Popular Player
The readers of The Yanks Are Coming voiced their opinion and Landon Donovan received the most votes to become the most popular player on the USMNT. Congratulations to Landon and thank you to all those who voted. Here is a breakdown of the voting results: Landon Donovan 30% Tim Howard 13% Clint Dempsey 15% Charlies [...]
Merry Christmas!
From all of us at The Yanks Are Coming, have a merry Christmas! Whether you are stuffing your fat face or watching the NBA, we hope you have a great day with your friends and family. Come back on Friday for more in the way of the USMNT and World Cup commentary. *The budget was [...]
