Italian Football Federation President Carlo Tavecchio said he plans to request to FIFA the use of television replays for questionable calls following widespread scrutiny of officiating decisions during Sunday's Serie A clash between league leaders, Juventus and AS Roma. The president also called for players and officials at Juventus and Roma to 'tone things down' after both clubs public criticism of match […]

Earlier today, former Barcelona and Atletico Madrid striker David Villa took part in his first training session with Melbourne City FC. Spain's all-time leading scorer had previously been training in New York prior to his arrival in Australia 24 hours ago. The striker will join the A-League side on a 10-game loan spell before returning […]

Jurgen Klinsmann has announced his squad for the US Men's National Team friendly against Ecuador, which will be played on October 10 in East Hartford, Connecticut. After a 15-year international career in which he became the most accomplished player in team history, U.S. Men's National Team forward Landon Donovan (@landondonovan) will make his final appearance […]

For the second week in a row, Manchester United has a very lucky win under its belt. Everton deserved a point from this game, and played very well in the second half. Manchester United will need to improve their play significantly to compete with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City; whom they will play soon. Injuries-notwithstanding, […]

Today, amid the celebrations of Diego Costa's goal which spotted Chelsea a 2-0 lead over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, Sky Sports announcer Martin Tyler asked the question: "Have you seen a foreign player adapt so quickly to the Premier League?" Of course, the long-time commentator was adding his own verbal 'flavor' to Costa's splendid finish […]

Premier League managers Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger got into a spat during the first half of the Chelsea-Arsenal match on Sunday after Chelsea defender Gary Cahill made a nasty tackle against Alexis Sanchez in front of the two managers. Wenger, obviously incensed by the foul, walked over towards Mourinho, but the Chelsea manager motioned […]

Over the past few weeks, it appeared Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was a dead-man walking. A large section of the club's supporters, – who were fed up with a year's worth of dismal performances – had focused their attention on the Magpies' fourth-year manager. Protests were organized and signs handed out demanding that Pardew […]

Rio Ferdinand. The name conjures up a myriad of emotions and thoughts for soccer fans, both positive and negative. A flamboyant and contentious personality like Ferdinand is bound to be divisive, and it often seems that the majority of fans (not just fans of rival teams) dislike Ferdinand. What is it about Ferdinand that is […]

Manchester United welcome Roberto Martinez's Everton side to Old Trafford this Sunday in what is arguably Louis van Gaal's first real test as manager of United as the Toffees look to replicate last term's domestic double over United. United head into Sunday's fixture with no real let-up on the injury front with Chris Smalling, Phil […]

Prior to his side's round of seven La Liga encounter with Valencia, Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone told the media: "As they are not in European competition this season, Valencia will have to try hard not to be in the top four [in Spain]." The quote from the Argentine boss had been perceived by some as […]

With the news that MLS is basically imploding, the mess that is Chivas USA, in order to sell a new MLS team in Los Angeles, it’s worth looking at what that team could and should do in order to be successful. It’s not as if the team itself has been a complete failure since its […]

David Herman takes a prominent role in the running of the official Manchester United supporters group in the United States, One United USA and was kind enough to speak to us and answer a few questions regarding the group's foundation and future plans. Chris Winterburn (Chris): Firstly David, how did One United USA form as […]

NBC has announced the commentators for this weekend’s Premier League matches that will be shown on television and Internet across the United States. Here’s the line-up: Saturday, October 4: Liverpool vs West Brom, 10am, NBC Sports Live Extra and NBCSN; Gary Weaver & Davie Provan Hull vs Crystal Palace, 10am, NBC Sports Live Extra; Jonathan Beck […]

It’s especially pleasing to see a young player given their chance in a team and grasping it with aplomb. There’s something innately refreshing about witnessing a fresh face make their mark and typically, when a youngster yields a positive contribution, the watching crowd stir and purr a little more than usual. But one spot on the pitch you rarely see […]

With the international break looming large, we implore you to immerse yourself in a fine set of domestic action weekend. And as luck would have it, there's a quintet of wonderful fixtures to take in over the course of the next couple of days. We've got two games from the Premier League—a division which has averaged a […]