The world has another homosexual professional footballer. Robbie Rogers, the former U.S.A. international and Leeds player has revealed via a well-written statement on his website, that he is gay and that he is now to step away from the game to discover his identity outside of soccer. I wish him all the luck in the […]

It seems that Arsene Wenger is suffering from the same disease as Brendan Rodgers. After their clubs get one or two good wins under their belt, both managers start saying silly things. In Wenger's case, he believes Arsenal can finish second in the league this season — leapfrogging Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City. First things […]

After a grueling week, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will be glad by his team's performance Sunday against Chelsea, and admits that his side have not given up on the title. Judging by today's performance, he's absolutely correct. The only stumbling block is Manchester United who haven't given up yet and look unstoppable at the […]

Never before has a commentator been so reliant on his co-commentator during coverage of the beautiful game on FOX Soccer. In most matches, the co-commentator adds color by occasionally sharing some analysis or bringing more insight to the game by making a stark observation. But in the matches where FOX Soccer's Gus Johnson has been […]

As most of us know the new Major League Soccer Schedule announcement is always an exciting day for an MLS supporter. When to plan road trips, those big rivalry games against those sides that you want to beat so badly and so on. But for the second season in a row the uneven Schedule has […]

"With starting odds of 1,000-1 as a minimum, Bradford’s achievement of reaching the Capital One Cup Final really can be considered a once in a millennium opportunity. In an era in which the selected elite dominate both domestic league and cups, a Bradford vs Swansea City final is a refreshing change to the usual mundane […]

Manchester City faces Chelsea today in a match that many are considering the race for second. Mathematically there's still a chance for City to win the Premier League title, but the way that Manchester United are playing, it seems unlikely that the Red Devils will slip up. Nevertheless, it's a massive match for both Roberto […]

We had some matches with big consequences today. Key losses in battles between Reading and Wigan, and QPR versus Manchester United could have a big impact on the season. Without giving anything away, here are today's Premier League match highlights for Saturday, gameweek 27 of the EPL: Fulham vs Stoke City Video: Fulham v Stoke […]

For the past three years, the gulf between the two MLS conferences has seemingly been as deep as the Grand Canyon. In 2011 and 2012, the East's representative in MLS Cup was Houston, a convert from the West. The last time MLS Cup featured an original Eastern Conference team was 2008 when two teams from the […]

Not to be outdone by fellow Premier League club Manchester City, Swansea City Football Club have created their own rendition of The Harlem Shake in the lead-up to their first-ever major cup final tomorrow. While the beginning of the video is a carbon copy ripoff of Manchester City, the second half of the video is […]

Six Premier League matches are on deck today beginning with Fulham against Stoke City (7:45am ET on ESPN2 for viewers in the United States). There's no late kick-off today, so we have five matches at 10am ET/3pm UK time. Take your pick from QPR against Manchester United, Arsenal versus Aston Villa, West Brom against Sunderland, […]

Newcastle United suffered a massive blow today when it was revealed that Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul has suffered an injury that will keep him out of action for five weeks. These are the sort of changes that could damage a club's chances of avoiding relegation. Alan Pardew will rely on Newcastle United backup goalkeeper Rob […]

After last weekend's FA Cup matches and this past mid-week's European matches, we're ready for the Premier League aagin. The Beat The Manager prediction game is open again — this time for Gameweek 27. If you haven’t played Beat The Manager before, start today. A new iPad Mini will be awarded after Gameweek 30. It’s free to […]

When Robert Hay and I were tossing around the idea of a Season Preview series, the team-by-team thing seemed a little tedious. I asked him to start throwing out some general ideas, and I tossed in a few of my own. This was one of them, and I’m not sure this is an easy one […]

Since Roberto Martinez took over the reins at Wigan Athletic in 2009, there has always been one stand-out performer who leads from the front, keeps the team up and consequently leaves for a bigger club. Before Roberto Martinez's new side kicked a ball, he had to find a man to replace the hugely influential Antonio […]