Jozy Altidore Scores His First Premier League Goal For Sunderland. Finally. [GIF]

We’re set for the busiest day in the 2013/14 Premier League season so far, with nine matches all kicking off. If you live in the United Kingdom, only one of the games is televised (Swansea-Newcastle on BT Sport). For those … Continue reading →

While Manchester United were recently protecting a precious one goal lead against Southampton, manager David Moyes made the most negative change in his short United career thus far. He took off the energetic Wayne Rooney, and replaced him with Chris … Continue reading →

Paolo Rossi stars in a creative new World Cup TV commercial. After getting a shave in a barber shop in Brazil, Rossi tries to pay with a credit card. It’s only then that the Brazilian barber realizes that it’s the … Continue reading →

Following the launch of the official World Cup ball for FIFA World Cup 2014, adidas has released a video featuring the brazuca ball. The video includes plenty of stars from Argentina, Brazil, and Germany, backed by the brilliant song by … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot said lately about MLS expansion, but on a recent edition of ESPNFC, analysts Taylor Twellman and Steve Nicol had a fiery exchange that distilled the MLS expansion debate right down to its essence. Lincoln v. Douglas-esque … Continue reading →

In the last couple of weeks, referees have been under a substantial amount of media pressure after Andre Marriner’s penalty decision at Stamford Bridge and Wes Brown’s red card at Stoke. It was therefore important that the referees had a … Continue reading →

adidas has officially launched the 2014 FIFA World Cup match ball. The ball, named brazuca, was named back in September 2012 following a public vote in Brazil involving 1 million football fans; the name “brazuca” is an informal local term … Continue reading →

Now that the World Cup pots have been confirmed, countries around the globe will be tuned in Friday for the official draw. Managers will now have to quell nerves and focus on preparing their staffs for the task of scouting … Continue reading →

Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis has indicated that his goal for the Eagles is to get two wins between now and the end of the year. Today’s match against West Ham United at Selhurst Park is as good a chance … Continue reading →

ESPN has announced the first five analysts for its coverage of the 2014 World Cup. ESPN has selected Michael Ballack, Steve McManaman, Alexi Lalas, Taylor Twellman and Santiago Solari. Ballack, Lalas, McManaman and Solari will appear on pre-match, halftime and … Continue reading →

Here’s the line-up of commentators for gameweek 14 of Premier League matches on US television across the NBC Sports Group networks this week: Tuesday, December 3: Crystal Palace vs West Ham, 3pm, NBCSN; Jon Champion & Mark Bright Wednesday, December … Continue reading →

Let me start on a personal note. I have received intense criticism from some in the local southeast Florida community about my column written last week about a possible disaster scenario for local soccer if David Beckham mishandles his MLS … Continue reading →

FIFA today confirmed the pots for Friday’s World Cup Draw. The soccer organizing committee decided to put all nine European teams as unseeded countries (rather than ranked according to their FIFA ranking) into Pot 4, with one Pot 4 team … Continue reading →