On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, co-host Richard Farley returns to join partner Christopher Riordan, giving the duo a chance to take an early look back on their preseason picks, using the season's first few weeks to assess surprises and disappointments. Amongst the surprises, Dwayne De Rosario landing in New York […]

Oh, what a joy it must be to have the job of a goal-line official. Free admission to Champions League matches. One of the best views of the game from alongside the goal. And an opportunity to watch some of the world's greatest footballers a mere few feet away. What's that, you say? I have […]

A photo of Newcastle United's home shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Puma, the new home shirt is quite a diversion from a typical Newcastle United home shirt. The classic look of the black and white stripes has been significantly altered. So much so, […]

This was going to be the toughest road match for Real Salt Lake in their first International club competition. It’s always comfortable to be at home. Yet when you have to go down to Costa Rica and play in one of the worst road venues in the entire confederation of CONCACAF, to pull out a […]

There were several storylines that came out of the Bernabeu Tuesday night after Tottenham Hotspur sunk to a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Real Madrid. One of the most interesting to me was the annoying commentary by co-commentator Ray Wilkins, the former Chelsea assistant manager. He made his colleague Alan Parry's mispronunciation of Spanish surnames […]

Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Adebayor bagged a brace as Real Madrid destroyed Spurs by four goals to nil Tuesday night, a result that surely sends them crashing out of the Champions League. The second leg at White Hart Lane next week could well be their last match in the prestigious tournament for some time as […]

The United States lost a promising national team player today when Andy Najar officially announced he would represent Honduras in the 2011 Gold Cup and thus be eligible to play for their national team. Najar, the 2010 Rookie of the Year in MLS, comes from the Central American country but has lived the past few […]

A full demonstration of the tempermental QPR strikers talents for anyone in doubt.

EA Sports have fed all of the data into their FIFA 11 simulation machine to determine who will win the Champions League matches this week between Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur as well as Chelsea against Manchester United. Watch the above video to see the Chelsea versus Man United match highlights first followed by Real […]

Real Salt Lake has landed in Costa Rica and are prepared for tonight's kickoff. Tonight RSL will take on FC Saprissa on their home turf with the aggregate winner advancing to the CONCACAF Champions League Final. Kickoff is 10 PM Eastern time. RSL holds a 2-0 aggregate lead thanks to their victory over El Monstruo Morado two […]

A photograph has been leaked of the official ball for the 2011-12 Premier League season from Nike. The ball, which will also be used in La Liga and Serie A, is called Seitiro. According to Football Shirt Culture, "[Nike] features what looks to be their most modern design to date for their football range. Each […]

Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew have announced that it'll play Newcastle United in a friendly this summer at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The preseason friendly for Newcastle United is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26 at 7:30pm. It's the second preseason friendly announced for Newcastle United's U.S. summer tour. The other friendly will be […]

The long wait for Verizon FiOS customers to get Fox Soccer Channel HD appears to be almost finally over. "For all of the soccer fans out there, Fox Soccer Channel HD is coming in April," said Heather Wilner, manager of media relations for Verizon FiOS, on its corporate blog. Interestingly when Verizon FiOS's director of product […]

Queens Park Rangers are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League with an almost unassailable 13 point chasm between themselves and third place. However in a bitter twist of irony for boss Neil Warnock a legal cloud resulting from a third party player ownership dispute is threatening to undo a seasons hard work. […]

A new photograph purportedly of Liverpool's new away shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League has been leaked on the Internet. The photograph, featuring Luis Suarez and a fellow Liverpool teammate, shows the Uruguayan striker modeling the dark grey shirt with red trim. The shirt color is such a dark grey that it looks to be […]