3 Red Cards. A fight. A penalty retaken. These things, when combined, might be seen in one full weekend of action in any other soccer league in the world. Yet it all happened in a single night of Major League Soccer action. Truth-be-told, it all happened in a single game. Last night's 1-1 draw between hosts D.C. […]

What's that saying, "The more things change, the more they stay the same?" So was the story for Arsenal fans on Saturday, as Martin O'Neill's Sunderland squad stifled, squashed, and blocked their way to a point at the Emirates. Everyone has been wondering how Arsenal would cope without Robin van Persie. They started in Arsene […]

The forthcoming Premier League season is arguably the most anticipated campaign in many years. The groundbreaking signing of Robin van Persie by Manchester United has certainly captured the imagination and notice of everyone involved in English football and therefore, before a ball has been kicked in anger the season has already had one of its […]

The CONCACAF Champions League is taking a step towards it's UEFA counterpart in it's United States distribution. For American consumers who have enjoyed free, legal feeds from the Confederation's site, that convenience should soon go away. CONCACAF and FOX Soccer, in a press release issued today, announced that they have signed a new multi-year contract […]

The excitement of a new season is merely days away, as the friendlies are nearly complete, and the Barclay's Premier League season will kickoff on Saturday. Today, the yearly tradition of the Community Shield took place at Villa Park, displaced from Wembley Stadium due to the Olympic tournament. Manchester City took advantage of the ejection […]

As we go through this first season of Major League Soccer's contract with NBC Sports, we've read many a story about the way that the league has received increased exposure (here's one). The move from FOX Soccer to NBC Sports Network (and NBC to a lesser extent) constituted a fundamental change the number of matches […]

Spending big money to sign Andy Carroll would be a giant miscalculation by newly-promoted West Ham United. Sam Allardyce needs to avoid making the same mistake Kenny Daglish and Liverpool made in January of 2011. According to reports, West Ham agreed a deal to take Andy Carroll away from Anfield. The former Newcastle striker has […]

The Philadelphia Union punished a wasteful New England Revolution side on Sunday evening, as Jack McInerney notched the late winner to give the Union a solid victory between two teams whose playoff lives hinge on matches like these. The winning goal came in the 90th minute, as the Union applied pressure trying to get the […]

There have been a number of friendlies over the course of the past two weeks, as teams from England and beyond look to prepare for the start of the league campaign. The difference with most of those matches is that they rarely involve two league rivals — aside from Saturday’s French Super Cup. But in […]

Debate the meaning, debate the significance, debate the need all you want. The MLS All-Star Game garnered plenty of fine moments, and it was especially pleasing if you are a fan of the comeback. It's a friendly, of course. If you decided to put on baseball game #97 of 162 to find a contest of […]