Author Archives: The Gaffer

Premier League clubs have agreed a landmark deal that will have a profound impact on the TV experience of matches on television. They’ve agreed to give TV channels around the world more access to players, which means pre-match interviews and … Continue reading →

Dutch legend Ruud van Nistelrooy along with two other former PSV stars are featured in a new PSV/Nike promotional video to promote the club’s new home shirt and to celebrate PSV Eindhoven’s 100-year anniversary as a soccer club. Van Nistelrooy … Continue reading →

Bolton Wanderers Football Club has had a busy 24 hours. Yesterday they announced that they decided to ditch a payday loan company that was going to be featured as their new shirt sponsor, and instead replaced them with a different … Continue reading →

No final decision has been made yet regarding the future of FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go. While we know that FOX Soccer will morph into FXX later this Summer or early Fall, and FOX Sports 1 will broadcast … Continue reading →

Watch all 31 goals that Gareth Bale scored for Tottenham Hotspur and Wales during the 2012-13 season. Bale, who won the PFA Player of the Year Award for 2012-13, scored his first goal of last season in August for Wales … Continue reading →

Manchester City have officially announced the signing of Shakhtar Donestk midfielder Fernandinho for a transfer fee believed to be £34 million. The 28-year-old Brazilian midfielder has completed a medical and will wear the number 25 shirt at City. He will … Continue reading →

EA Sports have announced a ton of details about FIFA 14, so we’ve broken it down to give you the answers you need. Watch the following video for a walk-through of the new features: Key features: Precision Movement—Now every step … Continue reading →

Swansea City have signed a pre-contract agreement with Real Betis for midfielder Jose Canas on a free transfer. As long as no complications arise, Swansea will be able to officially sign Canas as soon as the transfer window opens on … Continue reading →

The official gameplay trailer for FIFA 14 has been released. FIFA 14 will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on September 24 in North America and September 27 in Europe. And here’s the official gameplay trailer: What … Continue reading →

Chelsea have officially unveiled their new away shirt for the 2013-14 season. Designed by Adidas, the new Chelsea away shirt leads with white as the primary color, the sixth time a Chelsea away kit has featured this color scheme. The strip … Continue reading →

New Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has released seven players from Stoke City including notable names such as Jermaine Pennant, Rory Delap, Dean Whitehead, Mamady Sidibe, Matthew Upson and Carlo Nash. On top of that, Stoke City have announced that six … Continue reading →

For the first time in the history of English football, the amount of revenue generated by all 92 clubs in the top divisions has broken the £3billion barrier. Here’s what The Guardian newspaper says tonight: “The combined annual revenue of the 92 … Continue reading →

The website WhoScored.com have announced the best rated new signings in Europea from the 2012-13 season, and there are some surprises in the starting XI and substitutes selected. There are no La Liga players in the starting XI. From the … Continue reading →

England kick off their first match in the under-21 European Championship today at 2:30pm ET (on ESPNU, ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com for viewers in the United States) against Italy. The Group Stage match in Group A pits an England team … Continue reading →