Controversial as it may sound, I just could not help but share my thoughts. Some might agree and some might not, but it’s all up to your own judgements. As we all know, from this year onwards, the FIFA World Player of The Year and the highly prestigious Ballon d’Or will be combined and rechristened […]

While the Carling Cup begins again today and tomorrow, a lot of talk is being brandished around about the relevancy of the actual existence of the tournament itself. While I believe the League Cup has enjoyed a resurgence over the course of the last few years, many disagree stating it's a silly competition that simply […]

We all know that diving has become a real problem in world football over the last couple of decades, but I think this video shows play-acting at an all time low.

FIFA have today announced the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or award, and as promised it has revealed just how much England underperformed at the World Cup, but perhaps surprisingly it suggests a power shift away from the Premier League. In all honesty nobody could say they are surprised to see not one English player nominated […]

Have you ever questioned rooting for a team? It doesn't even have to be a soccer team – maybe you watch pro football or baseball, and your hometown/local team is just bad. Because you love the sport and the team, you support it through think and thin and you buy season tickets even though that […]

I've never had an authentic Philly Cheese Steak from Philadelphia, but after watching this interview with Jozy Altidore, I'll definitely give it a try the next time I'm in the City of Brotherly Love. During the interview, Altidore visits tourist trap Genos to hang out with his parents and talk soccer. Altidore discusses fighting for […]

When I'm chatting with friends about music, I often ask them what was their favorite concert of all time. For me, it was a performance by Midnight Oil in 1987 or 1988 in a tiny club on the Fort Lauderdale strip. This was before their single "Beds Are Burning" became a nationwide hit. Their music […]

Blackburn Rovers look set to become the latest Premier League club to be snapped up by foreign investors. Indian group Venky’s are hopeful of completing a takeover of the club by November, a move which will see the first Indian owners of a Premier League club. While the announcement is sure to course excitement amongst […]

The Major League Soccer season came to a close on Sunday, finalizing the four match-ups in of the coming conference semifinals. To talk about this weekend's active, the coming playoffs, as well as where the eight eliminates teams go from here, I welcome co-host Christopher Riordan for this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk […]

Fulham Football Club. from The Neighbourhood on Vimeo. Fulham is the oldest professional football club in London with a very proud history. The west London side is a small club in a giant city. But as you can see from the above video, it's a club that has a rich history and an ideal location […]

I have to say that after seven months of hardnosed football in Major League Soccer, we have been entertained with a great season with plenty of ups and downs. Tons of surprises as the western conference have more sides into the playoffs than the East. Yet towards the stretch of this season we are seeing […]

Tuesday, October 26th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Roger Allaway of Big Soccer Talks US Soccer history Blake Compton, Columbus Crew Supporter NASL Segment: Hector L. Diaz Montes discusses First Leg win for Puerto Rico Islanders in D2 Championship Final Discussing Red Bulls Two Goal Victory over the Revolution. Matt Conroy and Miguel Nunez of […]

Has football finally jumped off the cliff? In a week where we were treated to an utterly enthralling Champions League game at the San Siro and the emotional scoring return to the Emirates of Eduardo, the biggest stories were one player’s greed and the near collapse of a team that won the FA Cup three […]

The first year of the post-Manuel Pellegrini era commenced with a startling thud, as through seven rounds last season, Villarreal propped every other Primera División team up at the bottom of the table. This smooth, plucky team from the Valencian Community had not felt such futility since they made their maiden voyage to La Liga […]

The Week 30 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Final Week YTD YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 20,277 NA 6 15,502 NA 192 2007 20,575 1.47% 7 16,767 8.16% 195 2008 17,338 -15.73% 7 16,460 -1.83% 210 2009 19,916 14.87% 8 16,037 -2.57% 225 2010 17,292 -13.17% 9 […]