If Brendan Rodgers' dreams were to come true overnight, Liverpool would pass and move like Barcelona. His squad would most likely be small in stature and pass the ball around endlessly. Player movement off the ball would be automatic, and eventually the “striker” would be alone in front of goal for the easy tap-in. Liverpool […]

News Corp. may convert FOX Soccer into an entertainment network, according to a report by the LA Times. Executives at News Corp., the parent company of FOX Soccer, are reportedly discussing the possibility of turning FOX Soccer into FX2 — a sister channel of FX. Then, the soccer rights that FOX Soccer has retained could […]

Rafa Benitez and Nigel Adkins both have several decisions to make before the midweek Premier League match. Should Benitez play Ba or Torres? Should Adkins risk Luke Shaw after he picked up an injury last weekend? The list goes on and on. In the free Beat The Manager game, you get to decide whether Demba […]

In 2004, Major League Soccer decided their eleventh franchise would be placed in the soccer hotbed of Southern California. Rather than move the team to San Diego or another part of the area, the league’s brain trust and team owners arrived at the conclusion Los Angeles needed a second team. Of course what many Johnny […]

Six Premier League sides are in action today as each of them have another chance to qualify for the fourth round of the FA Cup. Each team has a FA Cup third round replay in their path. Today's FA Cup matches involving Premier League teams are as follows: Stoke City vs Crystal Palace, Bournemouth vs […]

For better or worse, the days of afternoon NBA Finals are over. Long gone are the afternoons where I would rush home after school to catch Major League Baseball playoff games. The vast majority of important matches in the traditional US leagues are scheduled for 8pm "starts" with actual game play beginning up to an […]

The FA have revealed a logo to celebrate their 150 years in existence. The English Football Association logo features a montage of several iconic faces from the rich 150 year anniversary including Stanley Matthews, Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker, John Barnes, Geoff Hurst, Viv Anderson, Steven Gerrard, Don Revie, Ashley Cole, Bobby Moore, Michael Owen and […]

Chelsea midfielder Lucas Piazon is heading to Malaga on loan according to his fellow Blues teammate Patrick Bamford. Piazon has been unable to break into the Chelsea side on a regular basis, so the move to Spain will be a welcome one for the talented Brazilian so he can pick up some much-needed playing time. […]

The assistant referee who urged Joleon Lescott to take his Manchester City teammates over to the away section at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday to thank the City supporters who paid an exorbitant £62 for each ticket has been axed by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the board that assigns refs and assistants to […]

Tuesday, January 15th 8PM EST – 5PM PST Guests: Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer & Tropigol .com on the Soccer Night in Newtown, CT. Derek Richey of The straight red card internet show discussing NASL in Indianapolis Replaying my Eric Wynalda Interview from this past summer

Liverpool would have gained many admirers with their gutsy and determined display against Manchester United despite a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford. Liverpool went into the match with a far inferior team in terms of age and quality but they controlled the tempo of the match well. It was an efficient away display which may […]

One of the most iconic stands in the Premier League is Chelsea's East Stand, which was opened for the 1974-75 season. Almost forty years on, the stand still looks modern from pitchside. I ran across a very interesting documentary on YouTube that's worth watching whether you're a Chelsea supporter or not. There's some match footage […]

In the Arsenal against Manchester City match, what a way to spoil a perfectly good game of soccer, huh? Referee Mike Dean didn’t have a whole lot of choice when Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny wrapped his arms around Manchester City forward Edin Dzeko and dragged him to the ground inside the 6-yard box. Law 12 […]

Website 101 Great Goals has footage of Samir Nasri and Marouane Chamakh being abused by Arsenal fans on their way to yesterday's match at the Emirates. Both Nasri and Chamakh decided to travel to the stadium together to watch the game, but while walking on foot, they were met by some angry Arsenal supporters — […]

The world will be watching today as Manchester United takes on Liverpool, while Arsenal plays Manchester City. In today's matches, it's an opportunity to judge how far (or close) Arsenal and Liverpool are from the quality of Manchester United and City near the top of the table. Are the Gunners and Reds just a player […]