Leeds United have unveiled their new home kit for the 2013-14 season. With new manager Brian McDermott now in charge of Leeds, the team will be wearing a new kit next season designed by Macron, an Italian company. The design is quite a different one for the Elland Road club, with a blue vertical line […]

Chelsea face stern opponents in the Europa League on Thursday against Swiss Super League current champions FC Basel. With an impressive resume against English clubs in recent years, having toppled Tottenham in the previous round and Manchester United in last year's UEFA Champions League, one thing is certain. This will be no walk in the […]

Once in a while, I come across a site that's worth sharing. This is certainly one — an interactive webpage that features the historical English football league tables from 1889 to 2012. Every. Single. Season. Click on a team name and see that club's positions highlighted throughout the history of the Football League and Premier […]

It's incredible to believe, but Robert Lewandowski would have signed for Blackburn Rovers in 2010 if it wasn't for an Icelandic volcanic ash cloud that ruined the plans. Robert Lewandowski was playing for Polish side Lech Poznan in 2010. He was due to fly into the country to meet with Blackburn representatives to discuss a […]

Watch highlights of Borussia Dortmund versus Real Madrid from the UEFA Champions League semi-final, first leg. Few would have expected such an eyeopening result as this one before the match kicked off. With all of the controversy heading into the game after it was revealed that Dortmund's Mario Gotze is joining Bayern Munich, the big […]

Philip Badger’s plea to NBC Sports Network to let Premier League fans pay for NBC Sports Live Extra separately covers a few of the reasons why the online service will be available only to cable subscribers, but it ignores some key facets of cable TV economics that play a role in NBC’s decision. As Philip […]

For today's UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, all eyes will be on poor Mario Gotze who — while still a Borussia Dortmund player — has signed a pre-agreement to join Bayern Munich this summer for a transfer fee believed to be £32 millon. The timing of Bayern […]

With Manchester City missing out on the Premier League title this season, expect a boatload of transfer rumors between now and the end of the transfer window with the club being linked with several major players worldwide. Manchester City to sign Eriksen and Cavani — The Guardian While there's no doubt that City need to strengthen their […]

Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by The FA for biting Branislav Ivanovic in the match between Liverpool and Chelsea last Sunday. "Luis Suarez has been suspended for a total of ten matches after an Independent Regulatory Commission today ruled on a charge of violent conduct," said a statement by The FA. "A three-person […]

What would the Premier League table look like if the first goal scored in the 2012-13 season matches settled the outcome of the games? Thanks to Opta, they've created the alternative league table below, which reveals some interesting observations: Chelsea would be top of the table if the first goal in their matches settled the […]

Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United right back Gary Neville has helped pay part of the wages for the footballers of Bury Football Club. The League One club are in a massive financial crisis, and are on the brink of collapse unless someone comes in to save the club. Neville has a lot of […]

Like many other Americans who follow the Premier League closely, I've been reading the news about NBC's plans for their coverage next season with great interest. For the most part, it sounds like a great improvement over what FOX Soccer has been bringing us. But there's one aspect from their recent press releases I want […]

Manchester United veteran defender Rio Ferdinand has resisted offers from the US and China to sign a new one-year contract at Old Trafford. The Guardian newspaper reports that Ferdinand received serious offers from the US and China, but decided to stay with United because of his young family as well as extending his career with the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Andres Cantor, one of the most recognizable soccer commentators on US television, will be the lead commentator for Telemundo's coverage of the English Premier League beginning with the 2013-14 season. Cantor is best known for his signature "GOOOOLLLLLLLL" call. The commentator, who began his career in 1979, will commentate many of the top Premier […]

Watch match highlights of Bayern Munich against Barcelona from the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final between the champions of Germany against the current leaders in Spain. The first leg was played in Munich with goals-a-plenty scored. One leg down, one to go in order to decide who will play in the UEFA […]