Today's two Premier League matches include high-flying Newcastle United and Arsenal, both against recently promoted sides — QPR and Swansea respectively. A win for Newcastle and they'll leapfrog over Liverpool into sixth position in the league. A win for Arsenal and they'll be just one point behind fourth placed Chelsea. Of course, QPR and Swansea […]

It's been a few weeks since we've had an open thread, but this weekend's Premier League fixtures offers plenty of opportunities for some of the underdogs in the league to register an upset. With no early and no late kick-offs today, you have seven Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm GMT/10am ET. Potential upsets […]

With New Year’s come and gone, all Bundesliga teams have ended their brief winter vacation and have traveled to training camps in much warmer climates than Germany. Many teams have already played warm-up test matches and have begun running out their newest winter signings. The second half of the season begins with match day 18 […]

After two successive cup games, Liverpool return to league action this Saturday with a home fixture against Stoke City. The Reds have already met Tony Pulis` men on two occasions this season, suffering a contentious 1-0 defeat at the Britannia in September before gaining a degree of revenge a month later with a 2-1 victory […]

In the late 1980's, football stickers were still the rage so when Pro Set launched a collectible card collection in England and the United States in the early 1990's, they definitely turned heads. The quality of the photos were spectacular when compared to the tiny stickers from Panini, and it wasn't any surprise that they […]

Leo Messi's place at the pinnacle of world football was confirmed by his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, but he didn't do it alone. To celebrate his win, Leo has thanked everyone who has supported him in his career, from his team-mates and family to the fans that help make football the most beautiful game of […]

The most intriguing pick-up in the 2012 MLS Superdraft was the one not made in Kansas City. The Portland Timbers traded forward Kenny Cooper to the New York Red Bulls for the team's 2013 first round Superdraft pick and conditional allocation money. The move, announced prior to the draft, clears up some intriguing personnel conundrums […]

It's day four of cleaning out my garage (it's looking pretty tidy so far). Today I uncovered a pack of England cards that were issued by Upper Deck in 1998 under the title of "England: The England Card Collection." In the above picture, you'll see five of the six cards that were contained in a […]

The U.S. Soccer Federation yesterday announced an expanded Open Cup format and schedule, one that will incorporate all MLS and lower division teams in a newly and hopefully more condensed way. In essence, the changes allow the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to mirror the English FA Cup, where lower division and semi-pro teams have […]

Glen Johnson committed a two-footed lunge against Manchester City in Wednesday night's first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final. However, the tackle (see above animation), which was far worse than the one that Vincent Kompany committed against Nani this past Sunday, was unpunished by referee Lee Mason. The tackle by Liverpool's Glen Johnson is sure […]

On day three of cleaning out my garage, I found a pleasant surprise in a 1962 collection of 25 cards entitled "Football Clubs and Badges" from a company named Lamberts Of Norwich. The cards were included in packets of tea from Lamberts. Each card features an English club with the club's name, football kit, crest […]

Today we wrap up our "Three Questions" series with the defending MLS champions, the Los Angeles Galaxy. By any definition, they were the best team in MLS last season: they convincingly led the Supporters Shield's race most of the season, looked like the best team in the playoffs, and won the MLS Cup. They did […]

It may seem like a typical mid-week game, but Tottenham's match tonight against Everton is monumental. If Spurs win, they go joint second with Manchester United, and will be just three points away from Manchester City at the top of the table. A win for Harry Redknapp's side tonight and another slip-up by either of […]

The departure of Neil Warnock has shocked many QPR fans, who consider his dismissal to be an unjust, knee-jerk decision, based solely on their recent slump in form. Remember of course that it was Warnock who, within just over a year in charge, transformed the club from relegation contenders to clear winners of the Championship; […]

Day two of cleaning up my garage unearthed some more gems. This time it's "Football '90," which is a small stack of Panini stickers from the 1990-91 season. There are about 50-75 stickers in all, nowhere near the entire collection. But the first thing that jumped out at me is all of these long forgotten […]