In a game that counted little if anything in the grand scheme of things, Thierry Henry dazzled a crowd of 20,312 at Red Bull Arena on Thursday night, scoring his first goal in a Red Bulls kit. Check out the Thierry Henry photo gallery from the match! Meanwhile, on the left coast it was Algeria all over again for Landon Donovan, only this time instead of the stars and stripes, Donovan was representing the LA Galaxy, and instead of soccer’s biggest stage, it was an MLS regular season match against in-state rivals San Jose Earthquakes.

“I am here to win a Championship.” So many stars have made that statement in the past, but none have held the weight of a Thierry Henry. On a picture perfect summer afternoon, the New York Red Bulls unveiled their ‘pièce de résistance’ amongst a throng of media and local dignitaries. Like a Hollywood premier, [...]

Our man, FIFA-accredited photographer Bahaadeen Al Qazwini, was at the World Cup finals in Soccer City, Johannesburg where he documented Spain’s triumphant receipt of the FIFA World Cup trophy. Check out the photos here. Also be sure to check out more of Mr. Al Qazwini’s work on his Flickr page.

Opening night at PPL Park had everything – a fire alarm scare (Chickies and Pete’s to thank for that one), fireworks, a packed house of 18,755 Union faithful, an electric atmosphere, fans spelling out “UNION” in blue, gold, and white seat cards, and Baldomero Toledo in the middle of the field. Nothing compared, however, to what all Philadelphians crave for: a win. They got that as well.

The U.S. Men’s National Team lost their round of 16 match to Ghana 2-1 in extra time at Rustenburg on Saturday night. The loss ends the Americans’ World Cup and leads to the inevitable second-guessing of coaching and substitution decisions on behalf of Bob Bradley.

Our man, FIFA-accredited photographer Bahaadeen Al Qazwini, was at the Italy v Slovakia match which saw the defending World Cup champions eliminated from the tournament at the hands of the Eastern European upstarts. He has a few photos from the encounter. Check ‘em out here. Also be sure to check out more of Mr. Al [...]

While all the U.S. soccer world is abuzz over the team’s remarkable 1-0 triumph over Algeria yesterday, there were quietly several other group stage matches that took place. Our man, FIFA-accredited photographer Bahaadeen Al Qazwini, was at Soccer City for the Germany v Ghana game. He has a few photos from there as well as [...]

The U.S. Men’s National Team defeated their Algerian counterparts 1-0 in a test of wills that went down to the final moments at Pretoria Wednesday afternoon. With the dramatic victory, the U.S. capture Group C and advance to the round of 16 at the 2010 World Cup. The winning goal came off the boot of Landon Donovan, for whom the victory was particularly emotional.

ASN did not attend last night’s meltdown by the host country against Uruguay because we were in Durban at Switzerland’s upset of Spain. But we do have a few photos from the action at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium. These were shot by FIFA-accredited photographer Bahaadeen Al Qazwini, who was kind enough to share them with [...]

ASN attended last night’s Brazil v North Group G match-up at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. Other than our Twitter comments, and to reiterate that it was really cold, we have nothing to report from the match, a 2-1 victory by the Selecao. Instead, we have a few photos for your viewing pleasure. These were [...]