The chance to write about football is great as I get to talk about something that I have a true passion about to people that share this with me. Sadly between watching and writing about football I am obligated to spend 7.5 hours each week day working a day job, which cuts into the time […]

In the parlance of Twitter conversations in the 21st century, it's important to know what the hashtags are for the Premier League clubs you're conversing about on Twitter. To do so correctly will help you broaden your audience to people who search for their news and conversations on Twitter by using the club's Twitter hashtag. […]

The Premier League today revealed which matches during the first few months of the 2011-12 season have had their kickoff times moved so they'll be featured on television. As a result, we can now infer which matches will be shown on US television – at least some of them. The complete US TV schedule won't […]

IBM recently celebrated their 100 year existence as a company. While this is a massive achievement for a corporation — especially in this day and age with plenty of mergers, acquisitions and financial turmoil — it's not such an unknown feat in the world of English football. For example, let's take a look at the […]

If, for whatever reason, you've dismissed the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and didn't bother to watch this afternoon's war between the United States and Brazil, you missed one helluva match. Some might call it the greatest finish in US soccer history, regardless of the gender involved. If that paragraph has made you curious enough […]

We've all seen it before. A man or lady approaches a burly fellow holding a clipboard. He is the gatekeeper and behind him is a passageway into an exclusive club where the music is loud, the drinks flow freely and the people seem to be having the time of their lives. For the patrons hoping […]

July 9, 2011: One of the most memorable days in Women's World Cup history. If there was anything that could upstage the brilliant cat-and-mouse match won by France over England, it was a determined Japanese squad that deposed the host nation Germany with a stunning extra time goal. There was a commonality between the matches […]

The US TV schedule for most of this summer's preseason friendlies featuring Premier League teams has been announced. As expected, many of the games featuring Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City will be shown on US television networks such as FOX Soccer and ESPN. While the schedule is subject to change and additional games […]

Perhaps this summer, more than any other, is the one where Manchester City comes good. After pipping Arsenal for automatic Champions League qualification last season, City are not in need of a major overhaul; some steady summer planning would do just fine. For fans expecting to see the Citizens splash large amounts of money on […]

In the professional era of world football, the players have a responsibility to their clubs, managers, fans and the game. They are regimented with extensive training programs, fed a disciplined and scientifically proven diet and have their bodies looked after to ensure the pinnacle of sporting performance. Long gone are the days of celebrating a […]

Football players representing the top clubs have just put paid to a frantic 2010/11 fixture list, with the top echelon of British football having played in three domestic competitions, European games and international fixtures. The summer brings an opportunity to spend the multimillions and take a well earned break before it is time for pre-season […]

2011 Women's World Cup USA Vs Brazil Quarterfinals Post Game Show Sunday, July 10 1:30PM EDT – 10:30AM PDT Guests: Jeff Kassouf Women's Soccer Expert, Bret Leuthner Sky Blue FC Radio Announcer, World Cup Buzz Women's writter Haley Thaxton NOTE: Start time will be pushed back if match goes into extra time and or Penalties […]

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has consulted with attorneys about formulating a case against Manchester City after being "banished" from the first team during their forthcoming trip to the U.S. Adebayor, along with Craig Bellamy, Roque Santa Cruz, Shay Given, Wayne Bridge, Nedum Onouha and Michael Johnson have been left off the pre-season tour and […]

With his 2006 work Soccer in a Football World, David Wangerin shone a light on the murky history of American professional soccer in a way that other historians hadn't. While most writers concentrate on the NASL era and beyond, Wangerin filled in the gaps between Belo Horizonte and Port of Spain, documenting the failures and […]

It's that time of year again. July heat is upon us and most MLS teams have played half (or slightly more than half) of their schedule. International friendlies and the all-star games versus Manchester United are looming, so now is the ideal time to look back on the first half of the season and pick […]