I consider myself a football fan who, more often than not, looks on the bright side, but there are a few little things in the game that really grind my gears. Managers who wear tracksuits is one. Unless you’re planning a 20 minutes cameo on the pitch, what’s wrong with looking smart and wearing a […]

In this summer’s transfer window two teams dominated the headlines but for two very different reasons. Manchester City and their high spending was nothing new since the 2008 Abu Dhabi Group takeover, but the Arsenal saga was very new. The departure of Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona had been the worst kept secret in football for […]

It's getting closer to the big day, so it's no surprise that EA Sports have released a TV commercial featuring Wayne Rooney and Gerard Pique to promote its FIFA 12 game in the build-up to the shopping season (and Christmas, and the holiday season). The TV commercial also stars other renowned soccer players talking about […]

After Wednesday night's triumph for Crystal Palace against Manchester United at Old Trafford, that was another reason why I'm falling in love again with the Carling Cup — a competition that has often been derided in the past. Crystal Palace gave a performance that most Premier League clubs would have been proud of. They pressured […]

Today, NBC confirmed reports that they have hired Arlo White as their primary play-by-play voice for their brand-new Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer coverage. As many of you know, White has been the voice of Seattle Sounders FC, and with the new gig will come the end of his affiliation with the Sounders. This […]

Steve Bruce has been sacked as manager of Sunderland Football Club. Bruce managed Sunderland from June, 2009. As manager, his win percentage was 29%, which was his worst record as a manager during his career. The final nail in the coffin seemed to be the home loss against Wigan Athletic last Saturday where Sunderland gave […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Alternative Premier League Week 13 Rundown, and this week’s winners are...Tottenham Hotspur! With all around them only managing draws, Spurs’s impressive win at The Hawthorns saw them close the gap on those above them, and pull away from those below. In fact, Tottenham’s score of 7.66 was the highest […]

Over the past few Premier League seasons there has been much debate about the growing number of foreign players in starting line-ups. Much of this has surrounded FIFA’s proposed “6 + 5 rule” in which a team would have to field a starting line-up of at least 6 domestic players and no more than 5 […]

It's so easy to dismiss the Carling Cup as a competition that features just B teams, but anyone who watched Tuesday night's games may have come away with a renewed sense of optimism. Yes, it's a cup competition that offers us a chance to watch players we don't see that often, but it's still a […]

Tuesday, November 29th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Yvan Delia-LaVictorie of Lefooter discusses Montreal Impact Expansion draft Robert Jonas reviews San Jose Earthquakes season Michael Orr of Brand New Made In Portland Show Ben Massey of 86 Forever SB Nation Blog on the Vancouver Whitecaps Discussing more Qatar World Cup Negatives Reviewing David Beckham's […]

Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week thirteen of the Premier League. Note: Readers can follow Matt @thehackreport Cheers 1. Tim Krul: The Newcastle keeper’s five saves helped the Toon Army take a point away from the defending champions. 2. Joe Hart: Hart single handedly kept City in […]

httpv://youtu.be/7OIg_rIj_vM Gary Speed appeared on Football Focus, the BBC football show, earlier on Saturday alongside former Leeds United teammate Gary McAllister for a discussion regarding several topics. Eerily, it would be his last TV interview. Only hours later, Speed was found dead in his garage by his wife. While the football world mourns his death, I […]

The upcoming weeks have the potential to shift the balance of power in the Premier League to one of the two Manchester clubs, with the division top two in action against tricky opposition. City currently hold a five-point advantage at the top of the pile, but United will not fade quietly into the night; both […]

It's always a drag when work gets in the way of your retirement dreams. On Wednesday as millions of us were travelling to Thanksgiving dinner, the Montreal Impact selected ten players left unprotected by their fellow MLS clubs and, for the most part, their picks were quality and unremarkable. However, their first pick has sparked […]

Saturday November 26, Chelsea away. Any Wolves fan will tell you that these are the fixtures you scratch off. Chalk it off on the calendar by accepting the inevitable and move on. In fact I presume this fixture brings similar philosophies from the majority of Premier League team supporters. However…. There is always a ‘however’ […]