England - where soccer began

England - or the place where soccer began - is one of the most prominent soccer teams in the world. Established in 1863, England paved the road of glory for game, which turned out to be the most loved in the world. Even though they won the FIFA World Cup only once, in 1966 on home soil, England is always regarded as favorite whenever the World or European Cup begin. Definitely, recent years have not been dear to the English fans, who had to watch the last European Cup - 2008 - in front of their TV and not by invading the European stadiums as they usually to do. Picture that : the European Champions without the inventors of the game!!! Dire moments the England soccer!! But, without doubt they'll be back before we know it. England always has and always will play the game to its ultimate passionate level, which drives millions of fans around the world. It can't go overlooked - the Wembley stadium - the home of the England national team, as well as to Manchester United. The White Horse Final, played on the Wembley Stadium on 28 of April 1923, has the highest ever unofficial "non-racing" sports attendance in the world, which is very unlikely to be broken in the near future - estimates of the number of fans in attendance range from 240,000 to well over 300,000

United States :)

So we have decided to write a post on the United States National Team. We are all americans so why not write a post on them? Soccer is the most played sport in the world and the United States has become one of the best soccer teams with many popular and great players. The United States is in the CONCACAF federation and is ranked 21st in the FIFA world ranking. The United States has not won a world cup but has came close by winning third place in 1930 which was their first appearance in the world cup. There team colors are red, white, and blue like the American Flag and have and had great players like Cobi Jones, Landon Donovan, and Erik Wynalda on their roster. Soccer will continue to grow in the United States and will continue to bring great players. -Timothy Menjivar

The Ultimate Match

There is nothing bigger, gracious and prestigious in the world of soccer then the FIFA World Cup. Since 1930, when the first world cup trophy was awarded, the FIFA World Cup stands by far as the most watched event of all sports. It takes place every four years, and the next one is being held in South Africa, the first African to ever organize such an important event. The current worls champs are the Italians (4 wins), but the most successful team is Brasil with 5 wins.

China

The Chinese soccer team was founded in 1924 as the Chinese national football team. They joined FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) in 1931. China has been a prominent figure in the Asian Cup and finished second in the AFC 2004. 

Many of China's best players have moved to Europe to gain more experience. The Chinese soccer team has had mixed results. They tend to do well in some of the qualifying rounds but then lose when it comes to the matches that really matter.

Though they have done well in the Asian arena, they have not done as well in the global arena. They have only qualified in one FIFA World Cup, the 2002 World Cup held in both South Korea and Japan.

Soccer is a very popular sport in China, with an estimated 300 million Chinese tuning into the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The Japanese and South Korean soccer teams are the two biggest rivals of China.

Los Angeles Galaxy

im not even mad jeesh

Since we all live in southern california, we chose to do an entry on the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Los Angeles Galaxy soccer club plays for the MLS soccer league and in 1995 they became one of the ten founding franchises of that league. The Los Angeles based team got their name "Galaxy" because Los Angeles is the home of the "hollywood stars". The Galaxy has won two MLS cups (2002,2005) and the US open twice as well (2001,2005). A few years ago they opened a new stadium called the Home Depot Center where the Galaxy plays there home games and shares it with there arch rivals Chivas USA. The Galaxy has grown in popularity when they signed David Beckham the English superstar of soccer. I have been watching the Galaxy for many years and will continue to do so because they are a great team. I have had the privaledge of seeing them play live and hopefully get the chance of doing it again soon. -Timothy Menjivar

brazil !!!

Brazil is said to be the best soccer team in the world,and this is why we are posting an article on them. By winning the world cup in(1958,1962,1970,1994,2002) they have became the most succesful soccer team in the history of the world cup championship. With that said they are the only team to play in every single world cup championship tournament. There team uniforms are either yellow and blue, or blue and white which are colors in the brazilian flag. There success would not have been possible without there great soccer players like Pele, Ronaldinho,Ronaldo just to name a few. There are many other great soccer teams in the world but we cant deny that Brazil has left a mark in the history of soccer.-Timothy Menjivar

Go rosoneri !!!

So far we have presented, probably the most beautiful array of soccer players, the national representative of Brasil. Well, in respect to soccer clubs, the options are wide open, thinking of the hundreds of clubs around the world. But we have to start from somewhere!!
When it comes to soccer clubs, the first thing that crosses my mind is AC Milan.
I love Italian league, and I'm a big fan of AC Milan (I'm curious to see how many " bianconeri " will interact). For those who don't know, rosoneri stands for red and black, which symbolize the AC's colors, while "bianconeri"" represent the all time rival Internationale Milan. AC Milan was established in 1899 and is by far one of the most successful soccer teams in the world. They won the Champions League for 7 times, best record on the "old continent", second only to Real Madrid, with 9 wins. How I would describe AC Milan? Perfect organization and lethal execution! and recently, amazing creativity...AC just bought Ronaldinho !!

what soccer stands for

160 million more viewers than the Super Bowl had in 2006, soccer stands without a doubt as the most loved game in the world. Organized soccer is played in over 144 nations, with nearly 20 million active players. Soccer Fans all over the world just can’t wait to see their idols, weather they play in the Champions League, Premiership(England league), Il Calcio (Italian league), MLS (USA league), Primera Division (Spanish League) or Brazilian League. These leagues went well beyond national borders.

Our Blog!!!!

We are the isds soccer blogger's! This blog is meant to inform readers on what we think are the best soccer teams around the world. Soccer is said to be the most popular sport in the world and this is why we chose to write on this. We are three guys Tim, Kyle, and Claudiu and we will write two blogs a week, each on a soccer team we enjoy watching. Hopefully you enjoy reading them, as much as we like writing them. Hopefully by writing these blogs we will gather a strong base of readers and be able to network with other soccer fans around the world. Enjoy and tell your friends :)- Timothy Menjivar