Earl Reed

TEAM: Toronto F.C. COACH: Aron Winter LAST SEASON: 6 – 13 – 15 = 33 points, 8th Place Eastern, 16th Overall TWITTER HASHTAG: #TFC Could the overhaul be nearing completion in Toronto? 2011 must have been a frustrating season for supporters of the Reds. January saw the appointment of former Ajax midfielder Aron Winter as […]

For years the Premier League has been branded as the "best" league in modern day football. Yet as this season has shown, this statement can no longer be the case. The abject failure of many English clubs in Europe has totally transformed the myth and the reality is something altogether different. Take Manchester United, the […]

Team: Portland Timbers Coach: John Spencer Last Season: 11 – 14 – 9 = 42 points, 6rd Place Western, 12th Overall Twitter Hashtag: #RCTID The Portland Timbers had a spectacular first season in Major League Soccer. Did they make the playoffs? No, they didn't. Would 12th place in the full table be considered successful for […]

Team: Philadelphia Union Coach: Piotr Nowak Last Season: 11 – 8 – 15 = 48 points, 3rd Place Eastern, 8th Overall Twitter Hashtag: #DOOP The Sons of Ben certainly couldn’t have imagined an offseason quite like this. The Philadelphia Union enjoyed a solid sophomore season, where they completely turned around an abysmal defense and had […]

For many of us, our viewing of the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and other European competitions is made possible by a robust, premium online portal known as FOXSoccer2Go. The evolution of that product has been long and often problematic, but it has developed to the point now where we receive the top leagues […]

Team: Impact de Montréal Head Coach: Jesse Marsch 2011 NASL Record: 9-8-11, 35 points, 7th of 8 in League, Missed Playoffs Twitter Hashtag: #IMFC Another season, another new team for Major League Soccer. It's awesome to see new markets be reached by the league. As the fifth new team in four seasons, the Montreal Impact […]

Note: If you've noticed, we have temporarily skipped DC United in our 2012 Season Preview. Our colleague and podcast specialist, Chris Riordan, is putting that together. He will have it soon, but until then we will move along with our series of preview articles. Club: F.C. Dallas Head Coach: Schellas Hyndmann 2011 Record: 15-11-7 = […]

Team: Chivas USA Coach: Robin Fraser Last Season: 8 – 14 – 12 = 36 points, 8th Place Western, 15th Overall Twitter Hashtag: #ChivasUSA Back to the drawing board – that seems to have been the theme for the 2011-12 offseason for Chivas USA. Robin Fraser’s team seemed to make some strides in 2011, bouncing […]

Having watched the gutless performance exhibited by the Wolverhampton Wanderers players yesterday, I was expecting a response but certainly not this. First off, Wolves is still in with a great chance of avoiding relegation and to get rid of the manager at this stage of the season defies logic. Mick McCarthy has throughout his tenure […]

I don't care which side you happen to support. If you're a Liverpool or Manchester United supporter, or just a neutral viewer, this is a dire day in the Barclay's Premier League. It's the day we saw petulance win out over professionalism, pettiness over peace. Today the Manchester United-Liverpool derby became less about the history […]

This Sunday’s Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Manchester City certainly has the makings of a decisive game in the outcome of the title race. With City’s stuttering away form over the last six weeks seeing them lose three times in the Premier League, would a defeat by Villa on Sunday represent a fatal […]

After watching Sunday’s remarkable clash between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, I was left in awe at the fighting qualities United have in abundance. For a team minus ten first team regulars including Vidic, Fletcher, Jones, Nani and Smalling, United still managed to display the courage of champions in a sensational second half […]

For a guy who had a tough time finding the pitch for Manchester United, Darron Gibson certainly helped his former employer on Tuesday. His 19-yard deflected strike beat Joe Hart at the hour mark, and Everton earned the home victory over league leading Manchester City. Tim Howard and the Everton defense, playing without injured defenders […]

– SCROLL FOR UPDATES – Just when you thought the Philadelphia Union had acquired some key pieces to supplement last year's playoff team, two unexpected roster moves have left Union fans with questions galore heading into the 2012 season. This morning, Sébastien Le Toux announced on Twitter that the rumors bubbling forth over the previous two […]

Manchester City's month of January continued to drop like a lead balloon. Craig Bellamy stuffed home the decisive goal at Anfield with just over 15 minutes remaining, and Liverpool set up a Wembley date with Cardiff City in the Carling League Cup Final. City was playing for yet another game without their standout central defender, […]