The Gunners battled back from a controversial goal, and exploited two defensive assignment miscues to scrape out a 2-1 victory against visiting Everton. ARSENAL START FORM: In the absence of injured winger Samir Nasri, Arsene Wenger gave Tomas Rosicky a rare start on the left wing. Aside from that change, he ran out the 4-2-3-1 […]

Perhaps at no point in the history of the United States Men's National Team has Turkey featured so prominently, but with the closing of the European transfer window on Monday, the country's soccer league was near the forefront of many USMNT supporters' minds. That's because a former national team prospects going the the country's second […]

The latest round of goals of the week from the FIFA 11 video game have been posted online. The format of this week's round is different than previous one. Rather than the goals being listed from top five down to number one, this video has a selection of the best goals in no specific order. […]

Well the Premier League may have blown everyone away on transfer deadline day, yet there was some important albeit less glamourous business taking place in the Championship. Sides across the league were busy securing the deals they hope will add strength, depth and results to their side in the second half of the season. Rather […]

Join me LIVE at 2 PM this afternoon for a live blog of the four Premier League matches being played today, including a possible Fernando Torres Chelsea debut. Also a short discussion of yesterday's transfer sagas beforehand to whet the appetite. See you then! Arsenal v Everton (FSC); 2:30 PM ET Sunderland v Chelsea (FS+); […]

The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future have come together for a special video featuring Andy Carroll and several Newcastle United and Liverpool legends. Not safe for work. Spotted on Empire Of The Kop.

If you're like me, I'm very much in need of new soccer T-shirts. I have work clothes, soccer jerseys and casual clothes, but very few T-shirts that I can wear. At the same time, any old soccer T-shirt will not do. I prefer ones which are trendy, beautifully designed and made out of high quality materials […]

At the beginning of the year, I asked readers for feedback on different features they would like to see on the site, with the hope of giving some new content and new opportunities for discussion. One new idea was to do a round-up feature that would capture the stuff that didn't make it on to […]

ESPN has won the bidding for the U.S. TV and Internet rights to the upcoming Euro 2012 and Euro 2016 tournaments according to the Associated Press. ESPN has the rights to broadcasting the matches in all languages. Exact details are limited right now, but ESPN plans on broadcasting all of the matches across it's platform on […]

Let me qualify what I am about to say by stating that I love football and its potential to thrill, excite, inspire and unite us. However, in recent times football has become harder to love. You go to see your team play, and you have to sit there listening to the screaming swearing of thousands […]

The whirlwind Premier League transfer deadline day has ended. There are still some deals being sewn up, but the big news is that the deal for Fernando Torres going from Liverpool to Chelsea has been finalized. The £50 million deal makes the Torres transfer the most expensive signing ever by a British club. Amazingly, on […]

Well, I think I got the *s about right last week. Some of you were wondering why United v Birmingham only got 2 * whereas Blackpool v United got 4, but I think you saw which was the match worth watching!! Remember, these ratings are for neutrals. With the FA Cup on the weekend, we […]

The headlines emanating from Bilbao have had little to do with Athletic's white-hot form, as the rumors swirling around Fernando Llorente's future destination have blanketed this historic club. Tottenham Hotspur has been the main culprit of the Llorente saga, originally offering €30 million, but after Athletic rejected the bid, they upped the ante to an […]

Football needs to be careful. We all love the drama of a good transfer deadline day and that feeling when your club lands a great player is brilliant but the whole situation is becoming scary. As I sit and write this, Fernando Torres is moving for nearly £50 million and Andy Carroll is the subject […]

While MLS has posted the early fixture list for each team, doesn't it seem odd that a release of the full schedule has been delayed? Is there some form of uncertainty at this point that leaves them concerned about publicizing the list? For instance, I was beginning to consider a trip for this summer. I […]