Tottenham land Adebayor on a loan deal, Man City sign Nasri, Eto'o becomes the world's highest paid player and Robbie Keane comes to LA

Hi guys, so we haven’t been posting for a while and we missed our last podcast but Twil has been on vacation so we decided to skip it. As for the lack of posts, we have been super busy so we are going to do what we can. In the meantime, follow us on Twitter (@flagisup) for daily tweets on current matches and other soccer news. You can find a link on the right sidebar. Also like us on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=hp#!/pages/The-Flag-Is-Up-Soccer-Blog/171246266253046) for updates on posts. If you have any questions, ideas, or simply want to see some more of a certain topic on the blog, email us at theflagisup.blogspot@gmail.com

the flag is up podcast #2 August 15, 2011

Here it is folks, our second weekly podcast! This time around we discuss the games of the opening weekend in the EPL, as well as some late breaking transfer news. Enjoy and thanks for listening!

the flag is up podcast #1

Hello all. Below is our first ever podcast. We intended to have this ready on Monday but due to some technical problems, here it is on Friday! As the season gets underway, we hope to make this a weekly occurrence every Monday. This week we talk about the current state of US soccer, this summer's transfer window, and our thoughts on the upcoming EPL season. Enjoy and thanks for listening!

Edwin Van Der Sar &Paul Scholes Testimonials

United Players Paul Scholes and Edwin Van Der Sar both retired at the finish of last season. Both Being such great players for the club, they both had their own testimonial matches, just like Gary Neville earlier last season.

First was Edwin’s; where he put together his own dream team to face Ajax. The match took place in Amsterdam ArenA on August 3rd, 2011.

2011 World Football Challenge

Clubs from England, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Mexico and the USA will battle it out for the World football challenge. Here is a list of the participating teams;
Manchester City FC – English Premier League (three matches)
Manchester United FC – English Premier League (three matches)
FC Barcelona – Spanish La Liga (three matches)
Real Madrid CF – Spanish La Liga (three matches)
Juventus FC – Italian Serie A (three matches)
Club America – FMF Primera Division (three matches)
CD Guadalajara – FMF Primera Division (three matches)
Sporting Clube de Portugal – Portuguese First Division (one match)
MLS Eastern Conference – Major League Soccer
· Chicago Fire (one match)
· New England Revolution (one match)
· Philadelphia Union (one match)
MLS Western Conference – Major League Soccer
· Los Angeles Galaxy (two matches)
· Vancouver Whitecaps FC (one match)

Beckham: Still #1 in my Book

The classy David Beckham showed off Chicago Fire by providing the assist to Landon Donovan’s header to take the lead early in the second half. Nazarit brought Fire back into the game, also a header. But only minutes after, D. Becks secured the win by scoring from a corner kick. As he sent the ball in, it went through the goalkeeper’s legs, and into the netting. Another phenomenal goal to add to his collection.

Photo Courtesy: David Beckham's Facebook Page

Zoltan Gera to make a West Brom return?

West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson is prepared to bring former winger back to the club. The 32-year-old Hungarian International is currently a free agent after having his contract with Fulham come to an end.