The result in the afternoon tilt between the USA and Honduras was not a pretty one. After reasonably positioning themselves in the first half, the second stanza could have been brilliant with a second goal or at least a possible draw. But as we all saw, the mental mistakes coupled with inspired play from Honduras […]

Samba’s return: Whenever I watch Christopher Samba (5.0) – which isn’t often; it’s not like I’ve been getting up early to see Anzhi Mackhachkala games – I always cast my mind back to his amazing career in the north of England. Like how, for a while, he was both Blackburn’s best defender and its best […]

After all of the transfers in and out of the Premier League yesterday, the Beat The Manager prediction game is open again — this time for Gameweek 26. 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 play. You get to pick the […]

The suspense is building for next week's UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid and Manchester United. And thanks to one genius named Aditya Rathod, he's made a superb fan made video to increase the hype. While the video is quite longer than most promos (this one is almost two minutes), there's no doubting that […]

After England's win against Brazil yesterday courtesy of a beautiful Frank Lampard strike, England manager Roy Hodgson urged Frank Lampard not to move to MLS if he wants to continue winning caps for England. Lampard has 94 England caps and needs only 6 more to reach the elite 100 club. By moving to MLS, where […]

There are those times when it seems everything possible can work against you to turn the average day into a complete and utter failure. The circumstances surrounding the United States' opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Round of Qualifying campaign fit that bill completely. They had to start out on the road, […]

Turn on your TV to watch a game anywhere in the world and the chances are that you will soon see the face of an ex-footballer attempting to share his knowledge of the game with you. Except that all too often it appears as though that knowledge, or at the very least the ability to […]

There are two big matches being played in the world of football today that have a lot of meaning to the readers of this blog. The first is England against Brazil at Wembley in a friendly that will feature Ashley Cole playing his 100th game for The Three Lions. The game also marks probably the […]

FOX's decision to throw Gus Johnson into the deep end next week with the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Manchester United sends a strong message to its hardcore soccer base who have been watching the Premier League on FOX Soccer for 15 consecutive years — we don't care about you anymore. We've lost […]

Newcastle United are still interested in bringing Andy Carroll back to Tyneside, so in order for the deal to go through, Liverpool are interested in getting Hatem Ben Arfa heading to Anfield as part of the deal, according to The Guardian. It sounds like a brilliant deal to me, but I can't see it happening. Newcastle […]

Stefan Szymanski, the co-author of Soccernomics, is online and ready to answer your questions about the second edition of the book as well as related topics. This is your chance to ask the expert your questions. The live chat will begin at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT tonight (Tuesday, February 5, 2013). The second edition of Soccernomics […]

Don't forget that Soccernomics co-author Stefan Szymanski will be joining us tonight on EPL Talk at 8:30pm ET to participate in a live Q&A to answer questions about the second edition of the critically-acclaimed book. Think up some great questions, and we look forward to seeing you online at http://www.epltalk.com/2013/02/05/stefan-szymanski-interview

FOX Soccer today announced that basketball announcer Gus Johnson will be the lead commentator for several high profile Premier League and Champions League matches over the next few months. Plus, Sports Illustrated have revealed that Johnson is being groomed by FOX to be the voice of FOX's World Cup coverage for 2018 and 2022. The […]

Photos of the new US men's national team (USMNT) home shirt for 2013 have been leaked on the Internet. The centenary shirt, to mark 100 years of US soccer, features the new centenary crest on the front of the shirt as the main focal point. The rest of the shirt features the navy blue trim, […]

Is it any surprise that match fixing occurs? Every year countless billions are wagered on sports around the world. In 2011, $3.2 billion was wagered on sports... in Nevada casinos alone! Just online sports gambling in England, France, Italy and Spain equals about $15 billion. Between legal and illegal (or casual) gambling, we are talking […]