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UPDATED: The draw for the quarter-final stage of the Europa League was made this morning, and the English clubs have three tough opponents to get through if they want to play in the semi-final stage of the tournament. Chelsea have been drawn against Rubin Kazan from the Russian Premier League, while Newcastle United will play […]

So after discussing and writing an article about the mishaps and the brain farts of Costa Rican International Left Back Roy Miller, you figured that would be the end of his buffoonery and we can move on to the home opener as the Red Bulls host DC United. But sadly we have to discuss the […]

Another night in Italy, and yet another night of racist abuse. Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas complained tonight about the racist abuse his players received at the hands of Inter Milan supporters in the San Siro. "It was very, very easy to hear the chanting so I am sure that Uefa will act on it," […]

With Arsenal and Manchester United out of the UEFA Champions League, the Premier League's hope for European glory this season rests on Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Newcastle United. Each of the three teams has a chance to make it into the quarter-finals of the Europa League tonight. Tottenham, without the suspended Gareth Bale, have the […]

With Arsenal and Manchester United out of the UEFA Champions League, the Premier League's hope for European glory this season rests on Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Newcastle United. Each of the three teams has a chance to make it into the quarter-finals of the Europa League tonight. Tottenham, without the suspended Gareth Bale, have the […]

The man who discovered David Beckham has died at the age of 76. Stuart Underwood was Beckham's coach at his youth team Ridgeway Rovers in England. According to the Bournemouth Echo, Underwood coached Beckham for nine years after putting an advertisement in the Walthamstow Guardian newspaper seeking players for an under-eight team. Here's what Beckham […]

Arsene Wenger has come out fighting after Arsenal's exit to Bayern Munich by saying that English football has received a wake-up call with no Premier League sides in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1996. Here's what he said specifically: "It's a massive disappointment for English football because for many years we have not […]

No matter what Arsenal does today against Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League second leg match, the Gunners find themselves in an unwinnable situation. That is unless, of course, they perform a miracle and beat Bayern on aggregate. If Arsenal gets slaughtered today, they'll get killed in the press even if they are fielding […]

We've recently revealed what Chelsea's home and away shirts will be for the 2013-14 season, but now we have our hands on a leaked photo of Chelsea's third shirt for next season. Chelsea's third shirt for next season will be black with silver trim. It's a simple design but hopefully the silver will look better […]

The Times newspaper of London has egg on its face this morning after it's been revealed that their "exclusive" story about Qatar launching a 'Dream Football League' was a hoax. As was reported last night, the DFL was billed as a summer tournament in Qatar and neighboring Gulf States that would pay teams as much […]

The Qatari royal family are planning on releasing plans next month to launch a new soccer club tournament to be held every two years in Qatar and the neighboring Gulf states, according to an exclusive in The Times newspaper. The tournament would rival the UEFA Champions League and Club World Cup, and would be held every second […]

A photo of Chelsea's new home shirt for the 2013-14 season has been leaked on the Internet. Chelsea's home shirt for next season is designed and manufactured by Adidas, and sponsored by Samsung. The new design of Chelsea' home jersey features a two tone blue hoop design that features blue sleeves and yellow trim. The […]

The news continues to get worse for Arsenal. After last night when we revealed that Jack Wilshere would miss tomorrow's Champions League match against Bayern Munich, it's been confirmed by Arsenal today that he'll also miss this weekend's game versus Swansea. According to The Telegraph, Wilshere will be ruled out until April. But on Arsenal's website, […]

Arsenal Football Club have been dealt a massive blow with the news that midfielder Jack Wilshere is a major doubt for Wednesday's Champions League match against Bayern Munich. The footballer is still recovering from an ankle injury, and will be a doubt for this Saturday's Premier League match against Swansea City too. If any Arsenal […]

Reading Football Club have sacked manager Brian McDermott with immediate effect. McDermott's last match in charge of Reading was their 2-1 home loss against Aston Villa this past Saturday in the relegation battle. "Owner Anton Zingarevich wishes to place on record his thanks to Brian who had achieved great success with the club since taking […]